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  • Millions homeless in India floods

    The worst floods to hit southern India in a century have made 2.5 million people homeless and left 250 dead. At least five million people are crammed in temporary government shelters after heavy rains last week triggered flooding that swamped millions of acres of cropland. "These are the worst floods in 100 years," said Dharmana Prasada.. More

  • Yemeni scholar blames Iran for war

    A leading Yemeni religious leader has accused Iran of inciting violence in the north of the country, where a predominantly Shia Muslim group is waging a war against the government. Sheikh Abdul Majid al-Zandani, the head of Yemen's Imam University, told supporters that Tehran was trying to promote the Shia ideology in the country by backing the Houthi.. More

  • Blast hits UN office in Pakistan

    A suicide bombing has taken place inside the UN's World Food Program offices in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, killing at least three people. One Iraqi and two Pakistani women working for the World Food Program (WFP) died and several others were injured in the explosion on Monday. No claim of responsibility for the attack was immediately made. "I.. More

  • US troops die in Afghan battle

    At least eight US soldiers and two Afghans have been killed after their combat outposts in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan came under attack, military officials say. The troops fought scores of tribal fighters for many hours on Saturday after the early morning attack in Nuristan province, Nato's International Security Assistance Force said. However,.. More

  • ElBaradei in Iran for nuclear talks

    The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has arrived in Tehran to discuss inspection of Iran's recently-revealed second uranium enrichment plant, which he has described as being "on the wrong side of the law". Mohamed ElBaradei, who arrived on Saturday, will discuss plans to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to visit.. More

  • Hopes fade for trapped Indonesians

    Rescuers are continuing to dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, several days after a deadly earthquake struck the region, but officials say hopes of finding survivors alive are rapidly diminishing. Only a handful of survivors had been pulled from the rubble by Saturday, three days since the 7.6 magnitude.. More

  • Many dead in Yemen clashes

    Twenty-eight Houthi fighters have been killed in clashes with the Yemeni army in the country's mountainous north, the defense ministry says. The fighters were killed in the town of Uqab, in Saada province, on Wednesday, In the neighboring province of Omran, four soldiers and five Houthis were killed as the army continued its Scorched Earth operation.. More

  • 'Thousands dead' in Indonesia quake

    Rescue teams are racing to reach thousands of people trapped under collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Officials said up to 200 bodies had been found but the health ministry's crisis centre said thousands probably had died. "Our prediction is that thousands have died," Rustam Pakaya,.. More

  • UK court quashes Barak arrest bid

    Alegal attempt in Britain by a group of Palestinians to have Ehud Barak, the Israeli defense minister, arrested for alleged war crimes has failed. A judge at a magistrate's court in London, Britain's capital, ruled on Tuesday that Barak enjoys diplomatic immunity from prosecution, because he is visiting the UK on official business. The group of 16.. More

  • Deadly tsunami hits Samoan islands

    Dozens of people have been reported killed in the Samoan islands after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami in the Pacific ocean. The extent of the damage is still unclear but 22 people are confirmed dead in American Samoa and 14 in neighboring Samoa, with unconfirmed reports of scores more missing and feared dead following the 8 to 8.3 magnitude.. More

  • Dozens die in Afghan roadside blast

    A roadside bomb has struck a passenger bus outside Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, killing at least 30 people, including many women and children. The bus was travelling through Kandahar province from western Nimroz when it hit the improvised explosive device (IED) on Tuesday. Another blast on the same road had killed three people a day earlier. A.. More

  • Iran tests long-range missiles

    Iran has test-fired two long-range missiles which defense analysts say are capable of hitting Israel or US bases in the Gulf region. The state-sponsored Press TV news channel said that the Shahab 3 and Sejil missiles were fired on Monday, the second day of military exercises by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Britain, France and the European Union all.. More

  • Palestinians seek Barak's arrest

    A group of Palestinian families is attempting to have Ehud Barak, the Israeli defense minister, prosecuted in Britain for alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip, lawyers have told Al Jazeera. A lawyer working for the families will present their case at a magistrates court in London on Tuesday before British officials decide if it has the jurisdiction.. More

  • 'Scores killed' at Guinea protest

    At least 58 people are reported to have been killed after security forces opened fire on opposition protesters in Guinea, a human rights group has said. The unrest on Monday occurred near a stadium in Conakry, the capital, where demonstrators had massed to protest against the expected decision ofMoussa Dadis Camara, the country's military leader, to.. More

  • Sudan lifts media censorship

    Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, has ordered an immediate end to state censorship of the media ahead of the country's first elections in almost 25 years. In a decree carried by the official Suna news agency on Sunday, al-Bashir put an end to "pre-censorship", the system where newspapers are screened by state censors before being available.. More