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  • Truck bomber targets Mosul police

    At least seven people have been killed in a suicide attack in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, police say. Four policemen were among the dead and 17 others injured when a truck bomb exploded on Tuesday. "The suicide bomber tried to enter from the rear [of the complex] but police opened fire and his vehicle crashed into the concrete protection.. More

  • Qatar hosts Latin American leaders

    Latin American leaders are set to begin a summit meeting with their Arab counterparts in Qatar, seeking to boost ties between South American and Arab states. The meeting, the second Latam-Arab summit, is due to begin on Tuesday in Doha, the Qatari capital, following the conclusion of the Arab League conference in the Gulf state. Though geographically.. More

  • Arab summit rejects ICC warrant

    Arab leaders concluded their annual summit in Doha yesterday voicing support for Sudanese President Omar Bashir and rejecting an international arrest warrant issued against him for alleged war crimes in Darfur. “We reiterate our solidarity with Sudan and our rejection of the measure of the .... International Criminal Court against His Excellency.. More

  • Migrants die off Libyan coast

    At least 21 people have drowned and hundreds more are believed missing after two boats carrying migrants to Italy sank off the coast of Libya in separate incidents, Libyan officials say. The bodies were found after a boat bound for Europe carrying about 250 people sank off the coast of the North African state, the officials said on Monday. At least.. More

  • Pakistani troops end Lahore siege

    Pakistani troops say they have taken control of a police academy after unidentified attackers had overrun the facility, killing up to 50 people and taking many officers hostage. The surprise attack early on Monday on the outskirts of the eastern city of Lahore triggered several hours of heavy fighting between security forces and the assailants. Private.. More

  • Arab leaders snub al-Bashir warrant

    Arab Leaders meeting in Doha, the Qatari capital, have rejected an international arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president accused of "war crimes" in Darfur. In a draft communiqué issued at the end of the first day of the 21st Arab League summit on Monday, the leaders said they considered the warrant to be in violation.. More

  • Afghan suicide blast kills eight

    A suicide attacker walked into a district government compound in southern Afghanistan and blew himself up on Monday, killing eight people and wounding six others, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast in the Dand district of the southern province of Kandahar. "The suicide attacker was on foot and he entered.. More

  • Turkey's AK party ahead in polls

    Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) party has won local elections but fallen short of a sweeping victory that the prime minister was aiming for. The AK party, led by Tayyip Recep Erdogan, the prime minister, won 39 per cent of Sunday's vote, state-run television reported on Monday. The result, which is still to be confirmed by Turkey's election.. More

  • Pakistan police academy attacked

    Unidentified assailants have attacked a police training academy near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least 20 officers and injuring scores of others, police say. The attackers - thought to number between five and 10 - also took several officers hostage in the incident on Monday, Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reported. Hyder said the police.. More

  • Al-Bashir attends Arab summit

    Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, has arrived in Qatar on the eve of an Arab League summit. Al-Bashir was greeted on a red carpet at the international airport in Doha, the Qatari capital, by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, on Sunday before the pair had coffee with Amr Moussa, the head of the Arab League. Al-Bashir's.. More

  • Many injured in Madagascar protests

    At least 34 people have been injured in Madagascar during protests in support of Marc Ravalomanana, the former president, medics have said. Thousands of people were confronted by police who fired tear gas in Antananarivo, the capital, on Saturday. It is the sixth protest in six days in support of Ravalomanana and against Andry Rajoelina, who took.. More

  • Turkey votes in local elections

    Turkish voters have gone to the polls in nationwide local elections, seen as an indicator of support for the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP). At least 48 million people are eligible to vote in Sunday's elections to elect mayors and district administrators in 81 provinces. Pre-election opinion polls suggest the AKP is likely to win over.. More

  • Thousands protest ahead of G20 meet

    Tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched through European cities to demand action on poverty, job losses and climate change ahead of a meeting of the world's 20 leading economies. In London, the British capital, about 35,000 protesters gathered on Saturday as part of an alliance of more than 100 trade unions, aid agencies, religious groups and.. More

  • Fears grow for Jakarta dam victims

    Rescue workers searching for more than 100 people missing after a dam burst in Indonesia fear they may have died. Soldiers and police continued to scour through mud and debris in Jakarta, the country's capital, on Saturday in a bid to find those unaccounted for after floodwaters killed at least at least 91 people and demolished hundreds of houses a.. More

  • Many dead in Philippines fighting

    At least 27 people, including seven soldiers, have been killed in fighting between Philippine security forces and members of the largest Muslim anti-government group in the south of the country, according to an army spokesman. The Philippine military has been fighting a faction of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the island of Mindanao for.. More