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  • Scientists get images of planet with sun-like star

    Scientists have snapped the first images of a planet outside our solar system that is orbiting a star very much like the sun. Nearly all of the roughly 300 so-called extrasolar planets discovered to date have been detected using indirect methods such as changes observed in a star when a planet orbits directly in front of it from the perspective of.. More

  • Ukraine's government falls apart

    Ukraine's ruling pro-Western coalition has officially collapsed, the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament says. President Viktor Yushchenko has been involved in a long-running dispute with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The president's Our Ukraine bloc left the coalition earlier this month. Parliament now has 30 days to try and form a new ruling.. More

  • Suicide bomber kills many in Iraq

    A female suicide bomber has blown herself up among police officers who were celebrating the release of a friend from US custody, killing at least 22 people, Iraqi officials said. Separate bombings in Iraq killed another 13 people on Monday, they added. Monday's attack happened as Robert Gates, the US defense secretary, met US and local commanders.. More

  • Pakistan army 'fires on US forces'

    Pakistani troops fired at US military helicopters forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan after they crossed into Pakistani territory, according to Pakistani security officials. The incident took place near Angoorada, a village in the tribal region of South Waziristan, on Monday amid growing anger in Pakistan over US strikes on Pakistani soil. At.. More

  • Deadly attack on Mauritania army

    Twelve Mauritanian soldiers have been killed by suspected al-Qaeda operatives in a battle north of the capital Nouakchott, a senior military official has said. Armed men ambushed an army unit on Monday patrolling the desert in Tourine, about 850km north of Nouakchott, a lieutenant-colonel told the Associated Press news agency. The same account.. More

  • Israel closes Gaza crossings

    Israel has closed crossings into Gaza following a rocket attack on the Israeli town of Sderot by Palestinian fighters. Monday's closures were the first during this Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. The rocket hit an open area in Sderot, starting a fire but causing no casualties. No one claimed responsibility for the rocket fire. Following.. More

  • Zimbabwe rivals to sign unity deal

    Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's president, is set to sign a power-sharing deal with his long-time rival Morgan Tsvangirai in a bid to end the country's political turmoil triggered by his controversial re-election. Representatives of African nations have gathered in the capital Harare for the ceremony on Monday, even as the two sides sought to finalize the.. More

  • Ferry sinks off Turkish coast

    A ferry carrying about 100 passengers has sunk near Turkey's northwest port of Bandirma, killing at least one person and leaving 26 missing, officials say. The ferry, which was also loaded with 73 lorries and two cars, went down in the Sea of Marmara shortly after leaving for Istanbul at 11:15 pm (20:15 GMT) on Sunday. Local fishermen joined five.. More

  • Bolivia rivals 'reach agreement'

    Bolivia's government has said it has reached a basic agreement with the opposition on ending the violence which officials say has left 28 people dead. The deal came after eight hours of overnight talks in the capital, La Paz. A state of emergency remains in the northern region of Pando, where troops have re-entered the capital, Cobija. On Saturday,.. More

  • Nigeria rebels declare 'oil war'

    Nigeria's main militant group in the Niger Delta has declared an "oil war" against foreign-owned oil companies working in the region. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) said on Sunday it had launched "hurricane Barbarossa" and destroyed flow stations and oil pipelines, killing 22 Nigerian soldiers. Mend.. More

  • Ike devastates southern US state

    George Bush, the US president, has declared parts of Texas a federal disaster zone after a storm left a trail of devastation in the southern state. Hurricane Ike weakened to a tropical storm on Saturday after it made landfall overnight, and is now heading north towards the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. "The storm has yet to pass and I know.. More

  • Thailand ends state of emergency

    Thailand's acting prime minister has lifted a state of emergency in Bangkok, 12 days after it was enforced in response to violent clashes between pro- and anti-government groups. The level of violence has eased, and we see that if we continue to have the state of emergency, it will damage the country. Therefore, I ... announce the end of the state.. More

  • Scores killed in Russia jet crash

    A Boeing 737 passenger jet has crashed near the Russian city of Perm in the central Ural Mountains and all 88 people on board were believed to have been killed, Russian news agencies reported. The airliner, operated by Russia's Aeroflot airline, was on an internal flight from Moscow to the Siberian city of Perm when it crashed on Sunday. A total of.. More

  • Deaths as bombs rock Indian capital

    Agroup calling itself the Indian Mujahedeen has claimed responsibility for a series of bomb blasts that have rocked India's capital, New Delhi, leaving up to 20 people dead and 40 injured. Six explosions hit five separate areas in New Delhi's bustling business district within minutes of each other on Saturday, injuring weekend shoppers. Police.. More

  • 'Catastrophic' storm hits Texas

    Hurricane Ike has made landfall on the Gulf coast of Texas, where it is expected to cause "potentially catastrophic" flooding and damage. Much of the city, which in 1900 was the scene of the country's deadliest hurricane, was already under water after a 12ft (3.7m) storm surge. The eye of the storm, which has since weakened to a Category.. More