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  • Thousands flee Mogadishu fighting

    Thousands of people have fled the Somali capital Mogadishu amid escalating fighting between government forces and opposition fighters after the country's president declared a state of emergency. Fierce street clashes have already claimed hundreds of lives and the government has called on neighboring African countries to send troops to help it battle.. More

  • US base attacked in Afghanistan

    Two shells have struck the main US base in Afghanistan, killing two soldiers, US and Afghan officials say. A US military spokeswoman said that six other people had been wounded by the mortar fire, including four military personnel and two civilians. The Bagram base is just 50km from the capital, Kabul. The attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday... More

  • Police crack down on Iran protests

    Riot police in Iran have used tear gas, water cannon and batons to disperse about 3,000 people attempting to protest over the disputed presidential election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president. Witnesses said that dozens of people were hospitalized after being beaten by police and pro-government militia in the capital, Tehran, on Saturday. "Lots.. More

  • Scores dead in Iraq lorry blast

    At least 75 people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up a lorry loaded with explosives near a Shia mosque in northern Iraq. About 185 other people were wounded in the explosion, which took place as they were leaving noon prayers in the town of Taza, south of the disputed city of Kirkuk on Saturday, police said. Brigadier-General Sarhat.. More

  • Civilians dead in Mogadishu clashes

    At least 22 people have been killed in heavy fighting between fighters and government forces in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Government forces attacked fighter positions on Wednesday, in the latest string of offensives to try and dislodge the fighters from the capital. Witnesses said in one attack, a mortar bomb killed eight people, including five.. More

  • Iran set for day of mourning after protest deaths

    Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi prepared to heed his rallying call for a national day of mourning on Thursday for those killed in post-election clashes. State media said seven people were killed in an opposition protest in Tehran against what Mousavi says was a rigged election last week in favor of incumbent.. More

  • Lieberman rejects settlement freeze

    Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli foreign minister, has said his country could not accept a "complete" freeze on settlement building in the West Bank, despite US calls to do so. Lieberman rejected a renewed call by Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, to halt construction on Palestinian land, following talks between the two in Washington.. More

  • Many dead in Indonesia mine blast

    At least 17 people have been killed by an explosion in an Indonesian coal mine, with 23 people still trapped, officials said. Rescuers working overnight pulled eight bodies from the mine in West Sumatra province, which collapsed after an explosion of methane gas on Tuesday. Ade Edward, the provincial disaster management chief, told AFP news agency:.. More

  • Italy to take Guantanamo detainees

    Italy has agreed to accept three detainees held at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, as Washington continues to search for nations to take some of the inmates who have been cleared for release. Barack Obama, the US president, won agreement from Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, during talks between the two at the White House on Monday. &quo.. More

  • Anger over UK probe into Iraq war

    Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has been accused of staging a cover-up after he ruled that an inquiry into the UK's involvement in the US-led invasion of Iraq would be held in private. Nick Clegg, the leader of the opposition Liberal Democrat party, said on Monday the war had been the "biggest foreign policy mistake this country has.. More

  • Several killed at Iran rally site

    An Iranian state radio channel has said that seven people were killed after an attack on a military post close to a rally disputing the results of a presidential election. The violence occurred on Monday in the capital, Tehran, amid protests against the apparent re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Radio Payam reported on Tuesday. "Several thugs.. More

  • Palestinians reject Israeli terms

    Palestinian officials have condemned a major policy speech by Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, saying it had "closed the door" on moves to reach an agreement between the two sides. In his address, Netanyahu gave the slightest of nods to the creation of a Palestinian state, an issue he has avoided since taking power in April,.. More

  • Four residents wounded by Israeli fire in southern Gaza

    Four Palestinian residents were reportedly injured on Sunday after Israeli warplanes rocketed the Albarazil neighborhood in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. Medical sources said that the Abu Yousef Alnajjar hospital received four injuries from the border area of Rafah after midnight. Witnesses confirmed that the Israeli shelling targeted a.. More

  • Deadly clash erupts in Turkey

    A Turkish soldier and a Kurdish separatist fighter have been killed in a battle in southeast Turkey, a security source has said. The fighting on Sunday occurred in the mountainous region near Yuksekova in Hakkari province, the source said. The separatist group - the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - last month extended a unilateral ceasefire until.. More

  • Foreigners kidnapped in Yemen

    Nine foreigners have been kidnapped in northern Yemen days after Yemeni tribesmen released 24 hostages in a separate incident, officials have said. Seven Germans, a Briton and a South Korean were seized in the Saada region in the country's north, Yemeni officials said on Sunday. There was no claim of responsibility for the kidnappings and further.. More