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  • Palestinian unity meeting postponed

    A planned announcement of a new Palestinian unity government has been delayed after the Fatah and Hamas movements failed to agree on a prime minister. The announcement was planned for Tuesday, but Fatah officials told the Reuters news agency that talks between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who heads Fatah, and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal,.. More

  • Iranian opposition group urges protection

    The leader of an Iranian opposition group has called for the United Nations to protect a camp of its disarmed fighters in Ashraf, Iraq, after as many as 35 people were killed there in an Iraqi army attack in April. During a rally attended by thousands in the French town of Villepinte on Saturday, Marjam Rajavi, the leader of the Mujahideen-e-Khalq's.. More

  • Germany confirms human E. coli transmission

    Health officials in Germany have confirmed that they have detected the first case of human-to-human spread of the deadly strain of the E. coli bacterium that has claimed the lives of almost 40 people. Authorities say a woman working in a kitchen of a catering company near Frankfurt, in the state of Hesse, became infected with the bacterium after eating.. More

  • Syrian forces 'storm town near Turkey border'

    Syrian troops and gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are reported to have stormed the town of Bdama near the Turkish border. The alleged assault on Saturday followed another Friday of protests, which have grown in size despite Assad's wide-ranging military campaign to crush a three-month old uprising. Security forces shot dead 19 protesters.. More

  • Deaths in Israeli coastal city blast

    An explosion in the Israeli town of Netanya, north of the capital Tel Aviv, has killed four people and injured another 60, Israeli police officials say. The blast occurred in a four-storey residential building on Independence Square in the town centre early on Friday. Micky Rosenfeld, the Israeli police spokesman, said the appeared to be a result.. More

  • UN urges probe of Syria 'rights violations'

    The UN human rights chief has called for a full investigation of alleged abuses carried out by Syrian authorities against anti-government protesters. Navi Pillay, the high commissioner for human rights, said on Wednesday that her office had received reliable reports that up to 10,000 people have been detained and more than 1,100 killed, most of them.. More

  • Fatah and Hamas to hold talks in Cairo

    Palestinian officials say they will be ready to unveil a new unity government at a meeting between Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president and Fatah leader, and Khaled Meshaal, the Hamas chief, in Cairo next week. Leaders from the two factions met for several hours in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss forming the new government, which Palestinians see as.. More

  • Libyan revolution fighters make fresh advances

    Pro-democracy fighters have made fresh advances in both the east and the west of Libya, gaining ground against forces loyal to the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, reports say. Late on Tuesday, NATO resumed bombing of the Libyan capital with strikes hitting the east of the city. Libyan state TV said the bombings had struck military and civilian targets.. More

  • Syrian troops 'widening' crackdown

    Syrian security forces are reportedly widening an operation in the north of the country aimed at cracking down on anti-government protests amid reports of defections from the army's ranks. Troops pushed towards the town of Maarat al-Numaan after detaining hundreds of people in a sweep through villages near Jisr al-Shughur, the Reuters news agency reported.. More

  • More Syrians waiting to cross Turkey border

    Reports say hundreds of Syrians have been gathering on the northern border with Turkey, preparing to cross over if the Syrian army advances further into the area after seizing the town of Jisr al-Shughour. Syrian security forces announced on Sunday they had retaken Jisr al-Shughur after army troops, backed by helicopter gunships and tanks, moved into.. More

  • US House votes to block funding for Libya

    The US House of Representatives has voted to prohibit the use of funds for US military operations in Libya. Politicians adopted the amendment to a military appropriations bill by a vote of 248 to 163 late on Monday. A number of members of Congress have expressed their dissatisfaction at Barack Obama's, the US president,decision to go ahead with operations.. More

  • Syria army 'takes control' of Jisr al-Shughur

    Syrian troops backed by helicopters and tanks took control of the northwestern town of Jisr al-Shughour as President Bashar al-Assad continued his crackdown against dissidents challenging his 11-year rule. Thousands of residents of the town of 50,000 people, located on a vital road junction, fled to Turkey, about 20 km (12 miles) away, before Sunday's.. More

  • Jordan's king promises democratic change

    Jordan's king has bowed to popular demands for elected cabinets but given no timetable, saying that sudden change could lead to "chaos and unrest'' in this country that has averted the turmoil seen in other Arab nations. It is the first time that King Abdullah II has made such a concession to Jordanians, who have taken to the streets during six.. More

  • Turkish PM 'to govern for all' after poll win

    Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a third term in parliament, winning nearly 50 per cent of the vote in the country's general election. But the AKP, led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country's prime minister, fell short of its target of 330 seats on Sunday, which would have allowed it to press ahead with its plans to unilaterally.. More

  • Afghan blasts leave many dead

    The commander of a provincial Afghan police rapid reaction force has been killed in an attack in Khost in eastern Afghanistan, sources have told Al Jazeera. Saturday's attack, which killed Commander Zahir, also claimed the lives of two of his bodyguards. Up to 16 others were wounded in the blast. The attack occurred when a bomber blew himself up.. More