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  • Belarus jails hundreds of activists

    Authorities in Belarus have jailed at least 600 opposition activists following a police crackdown on protesters after Alexander Lukashenko won a fourth term as president. The interior ministry said on Tuesday that the activists, including at least five presidential candidates, were jailed for between five and 15 days, on charges of provoking violence.. More

  • Israeli fighter jets attack Gaza

    Israeli fighter jets have attacked the Gaza Strip, wounding two Palestinian fighters, according to a Palestinian medical source and witnesses. The overnight raids came after the Israeli army accused Palestinian fighters of "firing nine mortar shells" on Monday into southern Israel, which fell on open ground and caused no deaths. Three raids.. More

  • Tour bus crash kills 28 in Malaysia

    A double-decker bus carrying Thai tourists overturned on a Malaysian highway on Monday, killing 28 people on their way back from a hill resort in the country's worst road accident in years. The tourists were heading to Kuala Lumpur after a weekend trip to the popular Cameron Highlands in central Malaysia when their bus spun out of control and crashed.. More

  • Deadly earthquake hits Iran

    An earthquake in southeast Iran has killed at least five people and destroyed homes, a regional governor has said. The quake struck late on Monday in a mountainous region and was given a 6.3 magnitude by the US Geological Survey. Kerman province is said to be the worst affected area. "Seven people have been killed and hundreds have been injured... More

  • N. Korea raises alert ahead of South drill

    North Korea's military has raised an alert for artillery units based along its west coast ahead of a planned live-fire drill by the South, Yonhap news agency said on Sunday, quoting a government source. The report of the move raised tensions further on the Korean peninsula hours before the U.N. Security Council was due to meet in emergency session.. More

  • HRW urges US to financially penalize Israel over settlements

    Palestinians in the occupied West Bank lack basic amenities and are effectively being forcibly displaced by discriminatory Israeli policies, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Sunday. The New York-based rights group called on the United States to penalize Israel by withholding from its massive annual aid a sum equal to the amount.. More

  • Many killed in Afghan city attacks

    At least 10 people have been killed after Taliban fighters launched attacks in Kabul and in the Afghan northern province of Kunduz. Sunday's attacks, which Al Jazeera's correspondent in Kabul said "took place almost simultaneously", came as the death toll for foreign troops in Afghanistan hit 700 in 2010, by far the deadliest year of the.. More

  • Blizzards disrupt travel in Europe

    Flights across Europe have been cancelled and road and rail transport made virtually impossible after blizzards and freezing temperatures shut runways, train tracks and highways. Shivering drivers remained stranded on roadsides, while airports in Britain, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark reported cancellations or delays to flights. Heathr.. More

  • '35 dead' in Bangladesh capsize

    Rescue officials say at least 35 people have drowned after a boat capsized in northeastern Bangladesh, the AP news agency has reported. Officials say the boat capsized late on Saturday on the River Surma, about 175km northeast of the capital Dhaka. Matiur Rahman, a rescue official at the scene, said 35 bodies have been recovered so far. Most of the.. More

  • China, Pakistan sign for billions

    China and Pakistan have signed nearly $20bn in economic deals, boosting trade and investment as Wen Jiabao became the first Chinese premier in five years to visit the nuclear-armed state. Business leaders formalized another $10bn worth of deals on Saturday at Islamabad's Marriott Hotel, where a devastating suicide truck bomb killed 60 people in 2008. Pakist.. More

  • US drone strikes kill 54 in Khyber

    Last night’s US drone strikes against the Khyber Agency, which killed seven people, appeared to be only the tip of the iceberg, as Pakistani officials now report that the United States has launched a salvo of missiles against the agency, killing at least 54. The major strikes hit in the Spin Darang village, and were said to be targeting a meeting.. More

  • Nato air strike 'kills four Afghan soldiers'

    A Nato air strike in southern Afghanistan has 'mistakenly' killed four Afghan soldiers, officials say. An Afghan defense ministry spokesman confirmed to the BBC that the soldiers, who were on patrol, were killed in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province after being 'mistaken' for fighters. Nato has been informed and is investigating, he said. The.. More

  • Arabs rule out new 'peace talks'

    Arab foreign ministers have said there will be no more negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis unless the United States makes a "serious offer" for resolving the conflict. "The negotiation track between the Palestinians and Israelis is futile," a statement released after a meeting of Arab League minister meeting in Cairo.. More

  • UN ends last sanctions on Iraq

    The UN Security Council on Wednesday ended key international sanctions imposed on Iraq in a move to bring closure to the Saddam Hussein era. Three council resolutions ended sanctions over weapons of mass destruction and ended the UN oil-for-food program for Iraq. One resolution passed lifted sanctions imposed in 1991 to stop Iraq building the feared,.. More

  • Deadly bomb attack in Iran city of Chabahar

    A bomb explosion in the south-eastern Iranian city of Chabahar has killed at least 15 people and injured many more, the official Iranian news agency says. The blast took place outside the Imam Hossein Mosque, the Irna agency said. Irna said the governor-general of Sistan-Baluchistan province had confirmed the incident. The attack reportedly targeted.. More