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  • Deadly train crash in Indonesia

    At least 36 people have been killed after two trains collided in central Indonesia, officials have said. Another 30 others were wounded, many with broken bones and burns, in the accident near Pemalang, a city on the northern coast of Central Java province, early on Saturday. A train from the capital, Jakarta, crashed into the back of another waiting.. More

  • Blasts mar Nigeria anniversary

    At least eight people have been killed and another three wounded after two car bombs exploded in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, as the country marks its 50th independence anniversary. The explosives detonated on the parade grounds surrounding Eagle Square, where celebrations were under way on Friday. A third, smaller explosion also hit closer to Eagle.. More

  • Troops free Ecuador president

    Security forces loyal to Ecuador's president have stormed a hospital in the capital, Quito, where Rafael Correa was trapped by police officers protesting over plans to cut their benefits. Twelve hours after police surrounded the hospital on Thursday, soldiers moved amid heavy gunfire and Correa was rushed out of the building. Two policemen and a.. More

  • Nato lorries set ablaze in Pakistan

    Tankers carrying supplies for Nato troops in Afghanistan have been set on fire by unidentified assailants in the Pakistani town of Shikarpur in Sindh province, officials say. The incident on Friday came a day after Pakistani authorities blocked a supply route for Nato troops, angered by the killing of three Pakistani soldiers in airstrikes by Nato.. More

  • Pakistan has blocked a vital supply route for international forces in Afghanistan in apparent retaliation for an alleged cross-border helicopter raid by Nato troops that killed three Pakistani frontier soldiers. Over the weekend, Nato helicopters fired on targets in Pakistan at least two times, killing several suspected fighters they allegedly pursued.. More

  • India waits for mosque verdict

    Authorities in India have tightened security across the country in advance of a court ruling that will decide whether Hindus or Muslims own land around a disputed mosque. The demolition of the mosque in the 1990s led to one of the country's worst riots since independence. The verdict, aiming to resolve the dispute over the Babri mosque in the northern.. More

  • US slaps Iran with more sanctions

    The United States has increased pressure against Iran's government imposing financial and travel sanctions on eight officials, accusing them of involvement in rampant human rights abuses. Under an executive order signed this week by Barack Obama, the US president, the State and Treasury departments jointly announced the sanctions on Wednesday that.. More

  • Europe braced for austerity protest

    Europe is bracing for a day of demonstrations and strikes in protest at deep public-spending cuts being introduced by debt-laden national governments. Labour leaders from across the continent have called workers onto the streets to take part in the largest protest of its kind in more than a decade to opposed so-called austerity measures. Europe lost.. More

  • Karzai sets up body for peace talks

    Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has appointed a high-level peace council to hold talks with the Taliban. "Today we will announce the list of the high peace council members," Karzai said during a ceremony marking Afghanistan's national literacy day, on Tuesday. His office later released a list of 68 people hand-picked by Karzai to lead.. More

  • Kim's son gets key party posts

    Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has announced his youngest known son's appointment to two important political posts, according to state media, in what is regarded as the first step in his much-anticipated succession plan. The move coincided with South Korea's announcement it will hold working-level military talks with North Korea later this week.. More

  • Palestinians killed in Israeli raid

    Three Palestinians said to be members of the Islamic Jihad group have been killed in an Israeli air strike on the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical workers and the Israeli military have said. An Israeli army spokeswoman said a group of fighters preparing to fire a rocket at Israel had been targeted, and that the air strike caused.. More

  • US soldier on trial for murder

    A US soldier charged with murdering civilians and other crimes in Afghanistan has appeared in court while 11 other soldiers have invoked their constitutional right not to testify in the case. Nine of the soldiers who declined to take the witness stand on Monday are among a dozen infantrymen of the 5th Stryker Brigade, based in Washington state, who.. More

  • Jewish aid ship sails for Gaza

    A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Europe and the US has set sail from Turkish held northern Cyprus bound for Gaza, in a bid to breach Israel's blockade of the coastal strip. The Irene left the port of Famagusta on Sunday carrying eight activists, three of them crew members, and two journalists. Richard Kuper, a member of the UK-based organising.. More

  • Nato raid kills dozens in Pakistan

    Two Nato helicopters have killed several fighters on Pakistani soil after a pursuit across the border from Afghanistan, Nato forces say. The death toll could as high as 30, the Reuters news agency reported, citing Nato officials. The two Apache attack helicopters from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) crossed the border.. More

  • Israel defies building freeze calls

    Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has fended off intense pressure from the United States and the international community, refusing to extend the 10-month partial moratorium on settlement construction. The freeze expired at midnight on Sunday, sparking fears for the future of Middle East peace talks. While he backed a resumption of construction,.. More