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  • Global rallies continue over Israel

    Activists around the world are continuing to protest Israel's deadly action against a convoy of aid ships headed to Gaza that killed at least 10 people. Thousands of people took to the streets in several Indonesian cities on Tuesday, waving banners and flags condemning Israel for its attack on the so-called Freedom Flotilla. In Turkey protesters launched.. More

  • Turks march against Israeli attack

    Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Turkish city of Istanbul and around the world to denounce Israel over its attack on the convoy of Gaza-bound aid ships that left 19 people dead. Around 10,000 people marched from the Israeli consulate in Istanbul towards the city's main square shouting slogans and waving banners saying "Killer.. More

  • America's tropical storm kills dozen

    A tropical storm that lashed across three central American nations over the weekend has left close to 100 people dead and tens of thousands of others homeless. Agatha, which was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, also sparked fears of further mudslides in three countries. In Guatemala, 82 people were reported killed and authorities on.. More

  • BP scrambles after 'top kill' fails

    Oil giant BP has announced yet another plan to contain the oil gushing out of its well in the Gulf of Mexico, a day after its "top kill" maneuver to plug the leak failed. Bob Dudley, BP's managing director, told NBC news on Sunday that the plan was designed to capture most of the oil on the sea floor and channel it to the surface for collection. &.. More

  • Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet, many killed

    Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country's siege on Gaza. Up to 16 people were killed and more than 30 people injured when troops stormed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, the Israeli Army Radio said. The flotilla was attacked in international waters, 65km off the Gaza coast. Footage from the flotilla's.. More

  • Bangladesh blocks Facebook

    Bangladesh has blocked social networking website Facebook over caricatures of the Noble Prophet Mohammad and “obnoxious” images of the Muslim-majority country's leaders, officials say. The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said the site was blocked on Saturday because cartoons of the noble Prophet hurt the religious.. More

  • US crew faulted for drone deaths

    Investigators from the US military have found that "inaccurate and unprofessional'' reporting by US operators of a drone was behind a missile strike that killed 23 Afghan civilians in February. Four American officers - two described as senior - received formal reprimands over the incident, the US command said in a statement following the release.. More

  • Gaza-bound aid ships leave Cyprus

    A flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip has left Cyprus, organizers say. Five ships left the island around 5am local time (2am GMT) and are expected to reach Gazan waters late on Sunday afternoon. Two other ships were damaged over the weekend, and remain in port. Organizers say they might launch a second smaller flotilla on Tuesday, which.. More

  • Tensions rise over Gaza aid fleet

    Some 700 activists from around world vow to deliver 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to break the blockade of Gaza. Israel has cautioned that the Freedom Flotilla would be stopped, if necessary by force. The nine-ship flotilla is by far the largest fleet of aid to try to reach the coastal Palestinian territory since Israel imposed its siege on it in.. More

  • 'Sabotage' behind India train crash

    At least 65 people have been killed and dozens more injured after an overnight passenger train derailed in eastern India, flinging its coaches into the path of an oncoming goods train. A spokesman for Indian railways said sabotage was suspected as the cause of Friday's collision. The passenger train, which was going to Mumbai from Kolkata, the eastern.. More

  • Sudan set for Bashir inauguration

    Omar al-Bashir is set to be sworn in as Sudan's president for another term after winning elections that were boycotted by major opposition parties last month. Al-Bashir will be inaugurated on Thursday in a ceremony attended by several African leaders. But it is unclear whether European diplomats will attend the inauguration of al-Bashir, who rejects.. More

  • Indonesia declares logging halt

    Indonesia has announced a two-year moratorium on rainforest logging in return for up to $1bn in aid from Norway, which will help preserve forests. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia's president, made the announcement on a visit to Oslo, the Norwegian capital, on Wednesday. "We will ... conduct a moratorium for two years where we stop the conversion.. More

  • North Korea scraps peace accord

    North Korea has said that it is scrapping a 2004 accord aimed at preventing accidental armed clashes with South Korea, as tensions continued to rise over the sinking of a warship. In a notice to the South's armed forces on Thursday, the North's general chiefs of staff warned of an immediate attack if the South violates the disputed Yellow Sea border. It.. More

  • Explosion rocks Afghan city

    A large explosion has rocked the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, destroying vehicles in a car park of a building used by Nato forces. "It was a car bomb," Mohammed Shah Farouqi, a city police official, said on Wednesday. "So far we are not aware of any casualties." The blast comes after a recent series of Taliban attacks.. More

  • Cyprus re-unification talks begin

    Re-unification talks between the Turkish-held Northern Cyprus and the Greek-dominated Republic of Cyprus in the south have recommenced after a two month hiatus. Demetris Christofias, the Greek Cypriot leader, and Dervis Eroglu, the recently elected Turkish Cypriot leader, met on Wednesday at a United Nations compound in Nicosia which straddles the.. More