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  • Dubai suspects 'had fake passports'

    Britain and Ireland have said that the passports used by nine people suspected of the killing of a senior Hamas figure in the United Arab Emirates are believed to be fake. The nine passport holders are alleged members of an 11-person hit squad which Dubai police have said that they want to question over the murder of Mahmud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel.. More

  • Yemen Houthis free Saudi captive

    Yemen's Houthi rebels have handed over one of five captured Saudi Arabian soldiers to committee overseeing the group's ceasefire with the government. The exchange on Monday was part of a ceasefire agreement between the group and the Yemeni government. It follows reports in the Saudi press that an exchange of the five soldiers, as demanded by Saudi.. More

  • Many killed, some trapped in Belgium train crash

    Two commuter trains crashed head-on near Brussels during the Monday morning rush hour and at least 10 people were killed, a local official said. The trains collided in snowy conditions at the village of Buizingen, near Halle, 15 km (9 miles) southwest of the Belgian capital, leading to cancellation of services to France and Britain. Some passengers.. More

  • Dubai holds two over Hamas murder

    Two Palestinians have been arrested over the murder of a senior Hamas figure in the United Arab Emirates last month, police have said. The Hamas movement has blamed Israeli agents for the killing of Mahmud al-Mabhouh in a hotel room in the emirate of Dubai on January 20. Dhafi Khalfan, Dubai's police chief, said that he had not ruled out "the.. More

  • Ten Yemeni troops feared dead in helicopter crash

    Ten Yemeni soldiers are feared dead after a helicopter crash in Saada, a Shia insurgent stronghold in the mountainous north of the country. An unnamed official told Reuters news agency that the crash had been caused by a technical fault, adding: "The 10 soldiers are believed to be killed." The government has fought Shia rebels in the region.. More

  • Lebanon rally marks Hariri killing

    Thousands of people have gathered in the Lebanese capital, many waving flags, to mark the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, a former prime minister. Supporters of Lebanon's majority "March 14" camp gathered in Beirut's Martyrs' Square on Sunday for a mass rally marking the occasion amid tight security. Al-Hariri's.. More

  • Civilians die in Afghan offensive

    At least 12 Afghan civilians have been killed during a major military offensive in the south of the country, the Nato-led military force said. The victims died after a rocket hit their house on Sunday, the second day of the offensive, which aims to wrest control of the town of Marjah and neighboring areas in Helmand province from the Taliban. The.. More

  • Blast clouds 'India-Pakistan talks'

    A deadly explosion in the Indian city of Pune, that killed nine people and wounded 57 others, is threatening to jeopardize resumption of peace talks between India and Pakistan. A day after the blast ripped through a cafe popular with foreigners and sent shock waves through India, Hindu nationalist leaders have demanded that bilateral talks, scheduled.. More

  • Clashes erupt at Germany protests

    Thousands of protesters have gathered in the eastern German city of Dresden for competing demonstrations marking 65 years since Allied forces bombed the city toward the end of the second world war. Clashes broke out on Saturday in the centre of the city where about 5,000 neo-Nazi protesters faced off with an estimated 10,000 leftist demonstrators. The.. More

  • Clashes erupt at Germany protests

    Thousands of protesters have gathered in the eastern German city of Dresden for competing demonstrations marking 65 years since Allied forces bombed the city toward the end of the second world war. Clashes broke out on Saturday in the centre of the city where about 5,000 neo-Nazi protesters faced off with an estimated 10,000 leftist demonstrators. The.. More

  • Bombs hit Iraq political groups

    A series of bombs have targeted political groups across Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, wounding at least 11 people, police officials say. The bombs struck on Saturday night outside the offices or homes of leaders of at least five political groups, four of which were Sunni, two police officials said. Three of the wounded work for a leading Sunni MP banned.. More

  • Taliban say they retain control of Marjah

    A Taliban spokesman says the Afghan fighters are still in control of the southern town of Marjah amid ongoing fighting with NATO and Afghan forces. Spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi told The Associated Press by phone Saturday that Taliban fighters are holding their ground in the town, a longtime Taliban stronghold. Ahmadi said Afghan government claims.. More

  • Iraq 'upholds' poll ban on two MPs

    A panel of Iraqi judges has reportedly upheld the decision to bar two prominent Sunni members of parliament from contesting in general elections scheduled for March 7. The endorsement of the ban against Saleh al-Mutlaq and Dhafir al-Ani, as election campaigning officially got under way on Friday, is likely to raise tensions between the Shia-led government.. More

  • Yemen announces truce with Houthis

    Yemen's president has announced a ceasefire agreement with Houthi fighters in the country's north. Ali Abdullah Saleh declared an end to military operations against the Houthis on Thursday, in an agreement that could see an end to the six-year conflict. "We have decided to halt military operations in the northwestern region ... to stop bloodshed,.. More

  • 3 children wounded by Israeli shells In Gaza

    Palestinian medical sources reported that three sister, aged 13, 11 and 5, were wounded when the Israeli army bombarded Juhr Ed Deek area, east of Al Boreij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. The wounded sisters were moved to the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza. Local sources reported that resistance fighters exchanged fire with undercover.. More