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  • S Ossetia 'on alert' after shelling

    The Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia has ordered a "general mobilisation" of its forces after three people were killed in shelling, the province's government has said. The order was given on Friday after Georgian forces fired shells into South Ossetia’s main city Tskhinvali and its outlying villages for several hours overnight,.. More

  • Recognise me as Zimbabwe president or no talks: Mugabe

    Robert Mugabe ruled out the prospect of talks with his opponents on ending Zimbabwe's political crisis Friday unless they acknowledged his victory in a one-man presidential election. Speaking to thousands of supporters after flying home from an African Union summit, Mugabe said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai should not "delude" himself.. More

  • First China flights land in Taiwan

    China and Taiwan have resumed regular direct flights between the two sides for the first time in nearly 60 years. The first flight, from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, touched down at Taipei's Taoyuan international airport on Friday morning with 100 mainland tourists on board. It was followed a short time later by a flight from the southern.. More

  • Dozens injured in blast at Belarus concert: report

    Dozens of people were injured in an explosion late Thursday at a gala concert in Minsk attended by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian news agencies reported, quoting officials. "Around 40 people have been injured. There are different types of injuries, some of them heavy, but no one was killed," Interior Minister Vladimir.. More

  • Policemen killed in Afghan attack

    Eight policemen have been killed in an attack on a police checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, a police official has said. Unidentified gunmen tossed a grenade at the checkpoint and then opened fire in the Panjwayi district in Kandahar, the official said. Two other policemen were missing from the checkpoint after Thursday's attack, he said. Policemen.. More

  • £3.2bn giant carrier deals signed

    The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth £3.2bn to build the UK's biggest ever aircraft carriers. The 280-metre-long HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will be capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. The contracts will create or secure 3,000 jobs at Govan, in Glasgow, 1,600 at Rosyth, in Fife, 1,200 in Portsmouth and 400.. More

  • Mongolia election win confirmed

    The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party has been declared the winners of the country's disputed parliamentary elections, two days after violent protests swept the capital, Ulan Bator. The MPRP, which ruled Mongolia in the communist era, won 47 of the 76 seats in parliament while its main rival, the Democratic Party, took 26. Electoral officials.. More

  • US submits Zimbabwe sanctions resolution at UN

    The United States on Thursday formally submitted a sanctions resolution in the UN Security Council that would target Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and 11 of his aides. US Ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters here that he hoped that the text, which would also impose an arms embargo on the Harare regime, would be voted upon by the.. More

  • US admiral urges caution on Iran

    America's top military officer has said opening up a new front in the Middle East through a strike on Iran would be "extremely stressful" for US forces. Adm Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was commenting on the likelihood of US or Israeli military action over Iran's nuclear programme. Tensions have risen amid reports.. More

  • Sarkozy to meet Syrian president

    France has announced President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet Syria's President Bashar al-Assad ahead of a summit to launch a new Mediterranean union. Relations have improved since a deal in May to end the long-running political crisis in Lebanon, where the two sides backed the rival parties. France's foreign minister says Mr Assad and Israel's president.. More

  • India truckers strike over fuel

    Nearly four million trucks are being kept off India's roads after their owners began an indefinite strike to protest against rising fuel bills. The soaring global price of crude oil has forced the Indian government to cut subsidies and raise prices. Truck operators say they have been hit hard by oil prices which have risen by 40% since the beginning.. More

  • Deaths in Jerusalem tractor rampage

    At least four people were killed and 30 others injured when a man rammed his tractor into a bus and several cars in Jerusalem before being shot dead. Israel's national rescue service said at least 30 people were wounded. The attack on Wednesday has caused chaos in downtown Jerusalem. Chaos erupted as the man drove the heavy vehicle along the.. More

  • Zimbabwe opposition leader rejects unity government

    Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday rejected forming a government of national unity with President Robert Mugabe, saying it would not solve the country's crisis. "A government of national unity does not address the problems facing Zimbabwe or acknowledge the will of the Zimbabwean people," Tsvangirai told reporters after.. More

  • S. Africa's Mbeki rejects EU demand on Zimbabwe govt

    South African President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday rejected an EU position that it will only accept a Zimbabwean government led by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. "The result that comes out of that process of dialogue must be a result that is agreed by the Zimbabweans," said Mbeki on SA FM radio after an African Union summit in Egypt attended.. More

  • Crackdown on Mongolia protests

    Security forces have taken control of the streets of the Mongolian capital, Ulan Bator, after the president declared a four-day state of emergency to quell violent protests over the country's recent elections. The city was reported to be largely calm on Wednesday, a day after thousands of people took to the streets to protest what they said was widespread.. More