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  • US says 'sorry' for Pakistan deaths

    The US has apologized for a recent helicopter attack that killed two Pakistani soldiers at an outpost near the Afghan border, saying the American pilots mistook the soldiers for Taliban fighters they were pursuing. Wednesday's apology, which came after a joint investigation with Pakistan, could pave the way for Islamabad to reopen a key border crossing.. More

  • Crews race to clean Hungary spill

    Hungary has declared a state of emergency in three counties, a day after a torrent of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant tore through nearby villages, killing four people and injuring 120. The waste, produced during bauxite refining, poured through Kolontar and two other villages on Monday after bursting out of a containment reservoir at the Ajkai.. More

  • Flash floods in eastern Indonesia kill at least 68

    A navy warship arrived in a remote corner of eastern Indonesia carrying tents and medical supplies Wednesday after flash floods and mudslides tore through mountainside villages, killing at least 68 people and leaving thousands homeless. The disaster in West Papua province — triggered by days of torrential downpours — destroyed roads and.. More

  • Arrest in DR Congo over mass rape

    A DR Congo rebel commander has been arrested on suspicion of leading raids on villages in the country's east where 500 people were raped in late July and early August, the UN has said. UN headquarters in New York circulated an announcement by the UN peacekeeping force in Congo of the arrest of commander of a tribal Mai-Mai militia, known as Lieutenant.. More

  • 'Germans killed' in US drone strike

    A suspected US drone strike has killed eight fighters in northwest Pakistan, with Pakistani intelligence officials saying that at least five of them were Germans. They also said that the fighters killed in the attack in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, on Monday were members of the Jihad Islami group and the Germans were of Turkish origin. Details of the.. More

  • Thailand extends state of emergency

    The Thai government has extended the state of emergency imposed on Bangkok and three surrounding provinces for three more months. "The cabinet agreed to extend the state of emergency in four provinces, including Bangkok, for another three months starting today," Suphachai Jaismut, a government spokesman, said on Tuesday. The measures came.. More

  • Israel 'probes' W Bank mosque blaze

    Israel says it has launched a 'widespread' investigation into an attack on a West Bank mosque blamed on Jewish settlers. According to witnesses, parts of the Al-Anbiya mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Fajjar was set ablaze by five Jewish settlers early on Monday morning. The arsonists also damaged prayer rugs and copies of the Quran, besides.. More

  • Israeli border guard kills Palestinian worker

    A Palestinian worker from Hebron was shot and killed by Israeli border guards on Sunday while he attempted to enter East Jerusalem near the village of Al-Isawiya. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Izz Ad-Din Al-Kawazba from the town of Sa'ir in Hebron. Al-Kawzaba's cousin, Salah, told a Palestinian news agency that border guards shot the victim.. More

  • Nato tankers set ablaze in Pakistan

    Armed men have killed at least three people and set fire to 20 oil tankers in Pakistan that were en route to Nato and US troops in Afghanistan, according to police. The attack early on Monday close to the capital Islamabad was the third such strike on supply lorries since Friday. One of the main routes used by Afghanistan-bound trucks has been closed.. More

  • Deadly fighting hits Somali capital

    Fighting between soldiers from Somalia's UN-backed government and al-Shabab fighters in the capital Mogadishu have killed at least eight and injured 18 more, according to a medical official. Sunday's deadly gun battle erupted less than 24 hours after heavy shelling at Mogadishu's Bakara market killed at least seven people. Somalia has experienced.. More

  • China to host UN climate talks

    China is set to host its first UN climate conference but hopes are dim that the event will see the major breakthroughs that environmentalists are hoping to achieve. Some 3,000 delegates will converge in the northern port city of Tianjin on Monday for the latest round of protracted negotiations aimed at securing a post-2012 treaty on tackling global.. More

  • Polls open in crucial Bosnian vote

    Bosnian voters are heading to the polls for a general election that could further deepen ethnic divisions that have brought the Balkan state to a virtual political stalemate. Polls opened at 0500GMT on Sunday for the election in which 3.1 million eligible voters are to choose the members of the country's rotating tripartite central presidency, as well.. More

  • PLO urges Abbas to quit "peace talks"

    An influential Palestinian body has urged the Palestinian president to quit direct talks with Israel, saying there should be no further peace talks as long as Israel continued settlement construction in the occupied territories. Reading from a statement on Saturday, Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive.. More

  • Assad visits Iran to boost ties

    Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has arrived in Tehran on a trip aimed at reassuring Iranian leaders that the alliance between the two countries is solid despite Syria's improved relations with the US. The official Syrian news agency said al-Assad will meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, and other officials on Saturday to discuss.. More

  • Deaths in Pakistan 'drone' attacks

    Missiles fired by suspected US drones in Pakistan's North Waziristan province have killed 16 people, sources say. In the first raid on Saturday, nine people were reportedly killed after missiles hit a house in the Datta Khel area, close to the Afghan border. Seven others were killed in another raid in the same region later in the day. Datta Khel.. More