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  • Karadzic, refusing to enter plea, mocks 'court of NATO'

    Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic refused to enter a plea Friday before the UN war crimes tribunal, which he dismissed as "a court of NATO". Karadzic, 63, was making his second appearance before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague since his arrest six weeks ago in Belgrade, and 13 years after.. More

  • 'PM terror threat' three charged

    Three men questioned over an alleged threat to assassinate Gordon Brown have been charged with terror offences, Lancashire Police have said. Ishaq Kanmi, 22, of Blackburn, was charged with soliciting murder, and three other charges. Abbas Iqbal, 23, and Ilyas Iqbal, 21, each face charges of possessing terrorist material. It is understood no actual.. More

  • Thai police fail to end protests

    Hundreds of riot police have confronted anti-government protesters in the prime minister's compound in Bangkok but failed to disperse the crowd. Protesters repelled police trying to stick up court eviction orders around the compound by linking arms to push back the security lines. Al Jazeera's Hannah Belcher, reporting from Bangkok, said police raids.. More

  • Putin assails US over Georgia conflict

    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused Washington of manufacturing the Georgia conflict as tensions mounted with the United States threatening to scrap a nuclear deal in protest at Moscow's actions. Russia tested an inter-continental missile before Putin, the powerful former Kremlin leader who now heads the government, said the US administration.. More

  • Biden accepts Democratic nomination

    Joseph Biden has accepted the US Democratic party's vice-presidential nomination, just hours after Barack Obama's selection as presidential candidate was approved at the party's convention in Denver. Obama made a suprise appearance on the stage alongside Biden following his convention speech, praising Biden and both Hillary and Bill Clinton. "I.. More

  • Russia missile test heightens standoff with West

    Russia on Thursday tested an inter-continental missile, reports said, heightening tensions with the West as France warned the European Union could slap sanctions on Moscow over the Georgia conflict. Russia also sought international support for its stance at a summit with China and Central Asian nations. The missile test in northern Russia came barely.. More

  • Lebanon helicopter hit by gunfire

    A Lebanese army helicopter hit by gunfire has had to make an emergency landing in the south of the country. One officer was killed and others were injured. It is not known who carried out the attack. The helicopter was flying over the village of Sejoud, 20km (12 miles) from the Israeli border. Earlier this month, a bus bombing blamed on Islamist.. More

  • EU considers sanctions on Russia

    EU leaders are considering sanctions "and many other means" on Russia over the crisis in Georgia, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said. He gave no further details but added "this will be solved by negotiation". Moscow's military offensive in Georgia and its recognition of independence for Georgia's breakaway enclaves.. More

  • Pakistan car bomb hits jail bus

    At least seven people have been killed after a car bomb targeted a prison bus in Pakistan, police said. Police told the BBC Urdu service that the device was in a vehicle parked on a bridge and was detonated by remote control as the prison van approached. Bannu is close to the border with Afghanistan. Police said no prisoners were on the bus at the.. More

  • Millions marooned in India floods

    At least 2.5 million people in India are marooned after heavy monsoon rains lashed their villages, a government minister said. Indian emergency services are rushing supplies to the victims. Akhilesh Prasad Singh, a junior agriculture minister, said on Wednesday one million tons of rice and wheat would be doled out after the Kosi river burst its banks.. More

  • Mugabe 'to form government alone'

    Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says he will form a new government despite stalled power-sharing negotiations with the opposition, state media reports."The MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) does not want to come in apparently," he is quoted as saying. The BBC's Karen Allen says such a move would be the death-knell for the South African-broker.. More

  • Thai police surround protesters

    Riot police in Thailand have surrounded Bangkok's Government House, where thousands of protesters are camped out after storming the compound to demand Samak Sundaravej, the prime minister, step down. Thousands of police massed outside Thailand's seat of government early on Wednesday , Channel Seven, an army-run television station, said. A Thai court.. More

  • Russia warns NATO as West fumes over Georgia

    Russia on Wednesday warned NATO against building up naval forces in the Black Sea as President Dmitry Medvedev confronted Western outrage over his recognition of two Georgian rebel regions as independent states. As Medvedev prepared to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a key ally, the Russian military criticised NATO's naval presence in the Black.. More

  • Iraq says U.S. sought troop presence to 2015

    The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorization to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said. "It was a U.S. proposal for the date which is 2015, and an Iraqi one which is 2010, then we agreed to make it 2011. Iraq has the right, if necessary,.. More

  • Sudan jet hijackers free passengers in Libyan desert

    Two hijackers claiming to be Darfur rebels on Wednesday released all 87 passengers from a Sudanese jet at a remote Libyan airport, keeping the crew captive for a reported bid to fly to France. "All of the passengers have left the plane," a Libyan official told AFP from Kufra oasis where the aircraft was forced to land on Tuesday evening.. More