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  • Tensions mount as Kosovo marks first anniversary

    Kosovo marks the first anniversary of its declaration of independence amid mounting tension as nationalist Serb lawmakers reasserted Belgrade's sovereignty over the territory. "We appeal to citizens for a decent, solemn and of course peaceful celebration," said Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Rame Manaj ahead of a day of modest festivities marking.. More

  • More US troops set for Afghanistan

    Barack Obama, the US president, has approved the deployment of an extra 17,000 troops for Afghanistan, the White House has confirmed. The troops would include one additional US army brigade a marine expeditionary force, along with support staff, Obama said in a statement on Tuesday. "This increase is necessary to stabilize a deteriorating situation.. More

  • Russia and Iran in military talks

    Iran's defense minister has held talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow over strengthening military ties, amid speculation Tehran is pushing Moscow to supply it with air defense missiles. Mostafa Najar and Anatoly Serdyukov held "constructive" talks, Russia's defense ministry said. "I hope that this visit will lead to long-term.. More

  • Clinton arrives in Indonesia amid protests

    Hillary Clinton has arrived in Indonesia on a visit aimed at "reaching out" to the Muslim world. The US secretary of state is on a four-nation tour of Asia - her first foreign trip since talking up the post last month. Upon her arrival in Jakarta on Wednesday, Clinton is expected to hold talks with senior government officials, including.. More

  • Egypt frees opposition leader

    Ayman Nour, an Egyptian opposition politician, has been released after more than three years of imprisonment on grounds of ill health, his wife and prosecutors have said. Nour, a "liberal" who came a distant second to Hosni Mubarak, the president, in Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential elections in 2005, was sentenced to five years.. More

  • "Killing Fields" torturer on trial in Cambodia

    The chief Khmer Rouge torturer went on trial for crimes against humanity on Tuesday, the first case involving a senior Pol Pot cadre three decades after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths in Cambodia. Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch and ex-commandant of the notorious S-21 prison, sat impassively in a blue shirt as a judge read the opening.. More

  • Darfur rivals set to sign Doha deal

    Sudan's government and the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem), Darfur's most active rebel group, have agreed to sign a declaration of good intentions on Tuesday, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, Qatar's prime minister, has said. "There has been great progress ... and we now have an agreement that may be signed," Sheikh Hamad told reporters.. More

  • Israel seizes West Bank land

    Israel has taken control of a large area near a prominent settlement in the Palestinian West Bank, paving the way for a possible construction of 2,500 settlement homes, officials have said. Oded Revivi, the mayor of Efrat, said on Monday that the Israeli military has designated 425 acres near the settlement of about 1,600 families south of Jerusalem,.. More

  • Israeli shelling kills Palestinian

    One person has been killed and five others injured after Israel shelled a target in the north of the Gaza Strip. An Israeli spokesman said on Monday that the army had "no knowledge" of the attack. "We have no knowledge of any firing by the Israeli army but we are looking into it," the spokesman was quoted by the AFP news agency.. More

  • Suspected US strike kills 18 in Pakistan

    A suspected US missile strike on Monday destroyed an Afghan Taliban camp and killed 18 in northwest Pakistan, a day after local affiliates of the group announced a ceasefire, officials said. At least one missile fired by a suspected drone struck the Taliban centre in Bhagan. "One missile fired by a suspected US drone destroyed the Taliban centre,".. More

  • Kurdish protests continue in Turkey

    Thousands of Kurdish protesters marking the 10th anniversary of the capture of Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish separatist leader, have clashed with Turkish police for a second day. At least 50 people were detained on Sunday, police said, while hospital sources said at least 15 people were injured in the clashes across towns in mainly Kurdish southeast. Police.. More

  • Truce agreed in Pakistan's Swat

    A pro-Taliban armed group has agreed to a 10-day ceasefire with the Pakistani government in the country's northwestern Swat Valley region. Mullah Fazlullah, leader of the so-called Taliban in Swat, agreed to observe the truce to show his support for peace negotiations currently under way, his spokesman said on Sunday. The ceasefire announcement.. More

  • Hamas: Israeli massacres in Gaza exceeded the German Nazi genocide

    A Hamas official in Turkey said that "Zionist right's rise shows, they has gotten wilder and more radical. Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, is in Istanbul for the Gaza Conference. Hamdan spoke to the World Bulletin after the Conference on Israel's 22-day Gaza attack, the Palestinian national.. More

  • UK police seize Gaza aid vans

    British police have seized three vans that were to form part of a 100 vehicle aid convoy headed for Gaza. Lancashire police said on Saturday that the seizure was made as part of an "anti-terror" raid in the northwest of England. The aid convoy was organized by the pro-Palestinian organization Viva Palestina and left central London on Saturday,.. More

  • Doha talks 'close to Darfur deal'

    Khartoum and the Darfur rebel group Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) are close to agreeing a "trust building and good intentions" document, a rebel spokesman has said. Speaking at the Qatar-hosted negotiations on Saturday, Ahmed Hussein Adam told the AFP news agency the accord would be "signed any moment from now. Maybe tonight, or.. More