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  • Civilians dead in Pakistan fighting

    At least 12 civilians, including seven members of the same family, have been killed in clashes between Pakistani soldiers and Taliban fighters in the country's northwestern, officials say. The civilians died on Thursday when shells hit houses, gardens and even a golf course, a day after five soldiers and 25 fighters were killed in a gun battle sparked.. More

  • US wants me dead: Karadzic

    Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic claimed Friday the United States wanted him dead after reneging on a deal to shield him from trial by the UN war crimes court. In a submission to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Karadzic said the US peace negotiator in Bosnia, Richard Holbrooke, had promised he would.. More

  • Afghanistan attacks on the rise

    Attacks by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan havehit record highs this year with hundreds of civilians killed, including 19 aid workers. The violence is spreading insecurity which has hampered relief work, aid groups said. Unrest had spread to once stable areas and welfare agencies were forced to scale back aid delivery even as drought and food price.. More

  • Turkish school collapse kills 10

    A three-storey girl's dormitory has collapsed in southern Turkey, killing at least 10 students and injuring 20. Officials said about six students were still buried under the rubble of the school building in Konya province, near the town of Taskent. The collapse is believed to have been caused when a large gas canister exploded, said authorities. The.. More

  • Japan's beleaguered PM to reshuffle cabinet

    Japan's embattled Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was set to reshuffle his cabinet Friday in a last-ditch bid to revive waning public support as elections loom against a rising opposition. The popularity of the 72-year-old centrist, once seen as a pair of safe hands, has plunged since he took over in September last year, leading to calls that he should.. More

  • Israeli prime minister to resign

    Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, has said he will not stand for the leadership of his Kadima party in an election scheduled for September. The unpopular premier said on Wednesday that he would step down once Kadima has chosen a new leader after the September 17 poll. He has been under pressure to resign since police opened an inquiry into allegations.. More

  • Karadzic photos emerge ahead of first court appearance

    Photos of a thin, seemingly relaxed Radovan Karadzic, minus the beard and long hair he used to avoid detection, emerged Thursday hours before his first appearance in a UN court on genocide charges. The former Bosnian Serb wartime leader was pictured in the Serbian Blic newspaper, looking at the camera and casually dressed in a light blue T-shirt bearing.. More

  • Guantanamo judge allows disputed interrogation

    A U.S. military judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can use a disputed interrogation to support their case against a former driver for Osama bin Laden in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial. Lawyers for Salim Hamdan said the May 2003 interrogation, in which prosecutors say he swore allegiance to bin Laden, was not reliable and should not be admitted.. More

  • Fierce fighting continues in Swat

    Fierce fighting between government troops and fighters is continuing in Pakistan's north-western Swat region. The army says 10 civilians, five soldiers and 25 fighters have been killed so far. The fighters say only five of them have died. Hundreds of people on the way to or leaving Swat valley are stranded because of a curfew in the area. The.. More

  • Clashes at funeral of West Bank boy

    Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers have broken out at the funeral of a 10-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank. Thousands of people in the West Bank gathered on Wednesday for the funeral of Ahmed Mussa who was killed on Tuesday during a protest against the separation wall in the village of Ni'lin. The.. More

  • Turkey ruling party escapes ban

    Turkey's highest court has announced that it will not close down the governing Justice and Development party on charges of undermining the country's secular system. Six of the court's 11 judges voted in favor of closing down the party, just one short of the seven required to impose a ban, Hasim Kilic, the head of the constitutional court, said. But.. More

  • Iran said to continue nuclear path

    Iran will pursue its nuclear path, the country's highest authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday, speaking just before a deadline set by world powers in a nuclear dispute. Western powers gave Iran two week from July 19 to respond to their offer to hold off on imposing more U.N. sanctions on Iran if Tehran would freeze any.. More

  • Lords overturn Saudi probe ruling

    The House of Lords has ruled that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted lawfully when it halted its investigation into a Saudi arms deal. The SFO dropped its inquiry into the £43bn deal with BAE Systems over fears it would threaten national security. Ministers said that the Saudi government had threatened to withdraw cooperation on security matters. T.. More

  • Gunmen kill Lebanese soldier

    Gunmen opened fire on an army checkpoint in eastern Lebanon, killing one soldier and wounding another, the army said. "A military position in the eastern Bekaa came under fire on Wednesday morning by unknown gunmen. The soldiers responded to the fire," the statement said. "As a result of the clash, one soldier died and another was injured... More

  • Global trade talks collapse

    High level talks to rescue a global trade pact have collapsed after the US, China and India failed to compromise on farm import rules, trade officials say. Pascal Lamy, head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), said the talks in Geneva, Switzerland, failed because members of the organization "have simply not been able to bridge their differences".. More