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  • Honduras clashes turn deadly

    A10-year-old boy has been killed in clashes between Honduran forces and supporters of Manuel Zelaya as the military thwarted an attempt by the ousted president to fly back to the country. Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez, reporting from the airport in the country's capital, Tegucigalpa, said several people were also injured as troops used what appeared.. More

  • US troops expand Afghan offensive

    US marines taking part in an offensive against Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan have been attempting to take control of an area along the border with neighboring Pakistan. The US forces, backed by the Afghan national army, moved into Baramshar on Saturday after taking the main districts of Nawa and Garamsir, as well as Khananshid, the previous.. More

  • Gaza activists still in Israel jail

    A number of foreign activists are still in detention in a Tel Aviv jail four days after the Israeli navy stopped their boat as they attempted to reach the Gaza Strip. Mairead Maguire, a Nobel peace prize winner, told Al Jazeera on Saturday that the activists had agreed to remain in detention until Israel agreed to free all of the activists. "We.. More

  • 'Civilians killed' in Somalia clash

    At least 23 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Somalia in the latest clash between government troops and anti-government fighters in Mogadishu, the capital, medics have said. The clash on Saturday brings the death toll to more than 70 this week as government troops attempt to drive the fighters out of their bases in the capital. "As.. More

  • Amnesty accuses Israel of Gaza war crimes

    Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged today, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza. Amnesty called on Israel to publicly pledge not to use artillery, white phosphorus and other imprecise.. More

  • Fighters killed in Khyber clashes

    Dozens of Taliban-linked fighters have been killed during raids in the Khyber tribal region bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Pakistani military has said. "At least 28 militants of Lashkar-e-Islam were killed in shelling by helicopter gunships," Major Fazal Khan, a spokesman for the paramilitary unit, said on Thursday. A statement.. More

  • US launches major Afghan assault

    US forces have launched a major military operation in southern Afghanistan in the first big push to drive the Taliban out of a key stronghold since Barack Obama became US president. Four thousand marines, backed by Nato aircraft and a 650-strong Afghan force, are moving into towns in Helmand province, where the Taliban has been intensifying its challenge.. More

  • African Union lifts sanctions on Mauritania

    The African Union has dropped sanctions on Mauritania and lifted a suspension from the body because of steps it is taking to restore democracy this month, the Union said in a statement on Wednesday. The African Union suspended Mauritania after the army overthrew the elected president in August last year and froze assets and imposed visa and travel.. More

  • Israel stops aid ship to Gaza

    The Israeli navy has intercepted an aid ship on its way to Gaza, pro-Palestinian activists say. Members of the US-based Free Gaza Movement, who were on board the boat, said on Tuesday the Israeli navy threatened to open fire unless they turned the boat around. The Israeli government denied any threats were made, or that any shots were fired, but said.. More

  • Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout

    Up to 40 people have been killed in a bomb blast in the northern city of Kirkuk, just hours after US troops withdrew from Iraq's towns and cities. A further 100 were wounded as the car bomb was detonated in a crowded market in the central Shurga district of the city on Tuesday. Dr Sabah Mohammedal-Dawoudi, a local doctor, said: "All of the killed.. More

  • US forces withdraw from Iraq cities

    Iraqi forces have assumed formal control of the capital, Baghdad, and other cities, six years after US-led forces invaded Iraq. US troops began withdrawing from the country's major cities and towns as the midnight deadline passed on Tuesday for troops to hand over security to Iraqi forces. Fears of attacks Iraqi security forces increased checkpoints.. More

  • Yemeni plane crashes off Comoros

    An airliner belonging to the Yemeni state airline has crashed off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros. The plane was carrying 150 passengers and crew, according to the Reuters news agency. "We don't know if there are any survivors among the 150 people on the plane," Idi Nadhoim, the Comoros vice-president, told Reuters from the airport.. More

  • Egypt arrests Brotherhood leaders

    Egyptian authorities have detained seven members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest Islamic opposition group. The arrests on Monday, which included three senior leaders, were part of a crackdown on the organization, Abdel Moneim Abdel-Maksoud, the group's lawyer, said. A security official, who was not authorized to speak to the media, confirmed.. More

  • Gunbattle rages in Afghan police HQ

    A provincial police chief is among 10 people reportedly killed in a gun fight with US-trained Afghan troops inside a Kandahar police headquarters. The head of the criminal department and eight other officers were also killed, according to Ahmad Wali Karzai, the head of the area's provincial council. Monday's clash reportedly happened as troops tried.. More

  • Army warning follows Beirut unrest

    The Lebanese army has warned that any armed person on the streets will be fired on, after at least one person was killed in clashes between supporters of two political rivals. Security officials said that a 30-year-old woman was killed by a stray bullet in the Aicha Bakkar area of western Beirut on Sunday. Two other people were reportedly wounded.. More