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  • Al-Shabab vows 'massive' Somali war

    Al-Shabab fighters have attacked a hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, killing at least 35 people, a day after declaring a massive war. Members of al-Shabab, disguised as government security forces, launched the attack on Tuesday at the Muna Hotel, which is known to host many Somali government officials and politicians. Eight parliamentarians.. More

  • Hamas: Talks with Israel fatal

    The exiled leader of Hamas has warned that talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority could be a 'fatal blow' to the Palestinian cause, and urged the Egyptian and Jordanian leaders to boycott them. Khaled Meshaal, who lives in exile in Syria, said that Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, was too weak to stand up to Israel and negotiate.. More

  • Spanish al-Qaeda hostages freed

    Two Spanish aid workers held hostage by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) have been released, putting an end to a nine-month kidnapping ordeal. Albert Vilalta, 35, and Roque Pascual, 50, were taken hostage by the North African group while on a relief mission through Mauritania in November last year. The two men have been flown from Mali to Ouagadougou,.. More

  • Dozens dead in NW Pakistan attacks

    Three bombings in northwestern Pakistan, including one at a mosque, have killed more than 30 people. A suspected missile strike from an unmanned US drone also killed at least nine people in the region on Monday. The drone fired several missiles at what Pakistani intelligence officials described as a Taliban hideout in the North Waziristan province,.. More

  • Pakistan turns to IMF for help

    Pakistani officials will reportedly press the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to loosen the terms of a $10 billion loan in an effort to cope with the worst floods in the country's history. The two sides met in Washington DC on Monday, where they were set to discuss the flooding and the scheduled release of the final instalment of a $10.66 billion.. More

  • Flotilla UN probe starts in Turkey

    A UN human rights inquiry into Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla has begun with a two-week visit to Turkey and Jordan to interview witnesses and government officials. "Technical and legal experts are accompanying the mission which intends to inspect the ship Mavi Marmara in which nine passengers died on 31 May 2010," the UN.. More

  • US pushes for Iraq unity government

    The US vice president has pressed Iraq's leaders to settle their differences and form a government, almost six months after the country's election failed to yield a governing coalition. "It is time for them to match the courage of their citizens by completing this process," Joe Biden said on Monday, speaking at a gathering of the Veterans.. More

  • US pushes for Iraq unity government

    The US vice president has pressed Iraq's leaders to settle their differences and form a government, almost six months after the country's election failed to yield a governing coalition. "It is time for them to match the courage of their citizens by completing this process," Joe Biden said on Monday, speaking at a gathering of the Veterans.. More

  • US pushes for Iraq unity government

    The US vice president has pressed Iraq's leaders to settle their differences and form a government, almost six months after the country's election failed to yield a governing coalition. "It is time for them to match the courage of their citizens by completing this process," Joe Biden said on Monday, speaking at a gathering of the Veterans.. More

  • US pushes for Iraq unity government

    The US vice president has pressed Iraq's leaders to settle their differences and form a government, almost six months after the country's election failed to yield a governing coalition. "It is time for them to match the courage of their citizens by completing this process," Joe Biden said on Monday, speaking at a gathering of the Veterans.. More

  • US pushes for Iraq unity government

    The US vice president has pressed Iraq's leaders to settle their differences and form a government, almost six months after the country's election failed to yield a governing coalition. "It is time for them to match the courage of their citizens by completing this process," Joe Biden said on Monday, speaking at a gathering of the Veterans.. More

  • US pushes for Iraq unity government

    The US vice president has pressed Iraq's leaders to settle their differences and form a government, almost six months after the country's election failed to yield a governing coalition. "It is time for them to match the courage of their citizens by completing this process," Joe Biden said on Monday, speaking at a gathering of the Veterans.. More

  • US pushes for Iraq unity government

    The US vice president has pressed Iraq's leaders to settle their differences and form a government, almost six months after the country's election failed to yield a governing coalition. "It is time for them to match the courage of their citizens by completing this process," Joe Biden said on Monday, speaking at a gathering of the Veterans.. More

  • Iran unveils first bomber drone

    Iran has unveiled what it says is its first domestically built unmanned - or drone - bomber. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the plane could serve as a "messenger of death", but that its key message was one of friendship. Iranian state TV later showed the "Karrar" aircraft in flight. It said it had a range of 1,000km (620.. More

  • More flee China-N Korea deluge

    More than 250,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northern China after the worst floods to hit the country in decades inundated villages and towns, authorities said. Torrential rains caused the Yalu river, which forms the border between China and North Korea, to breach its banks and overflow in both countries. Chinese officials said.. More