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  • UN: Free Zimbabwe poll impossible

    The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the violence and intimidation against Zimbabwe's opposition party. In a statement, the 15-member body said a free and fair presidential run-off vote on Friday would be "impossible". Opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has withdrawn from the election and taken refuge in the Dutch embassy.. More

  • 'No sign of life' on capsized ferry

    Navy and coast guard divers have reported finding no signs of life inside the hull of a passenger ferry that capsized off the coast of the Philippines over the weekend. With hopes fading for survivors, divers cut their way into the Princess of the Stars on Tuesday morning in a last-ditch effort to locate more than 800 people thought trapped in the.. More

  • Oil price up despite Saudi pledge

    Oil prices have risen after emergency talks among the world's top oil powers and leading consuming nations over the weekend ended with no real resolution. US sweet, light crude for August delivery increased by $2.46 to $137.08 a barrel, while London Brent crude rose $1.03 to $135.89 a barrel. The rises came despite Saudi Arabia's promise to increase.. More

  • Deaths amid fresh Tripoli fighting

    Two people have been killed in a second day of fighting in the north Lebanese city of Tripoli. The deaths on Monday came a day after four people died as supporters of the ruling majority and the Hezbollah-led opposition battled in the Bab al-Tebbaneh and Jabal Mohsen areas of the city. Some residents fled their homes and others hid as machine-gun.. More

  • Desperate hunt for Philippine ferry survivors

    Philippine rescue teams battled furious seas and high winds Monday in a desperate hunt for more survivors of a ferry that sank in a typhoon with 862 people aboard. Only the tip of the bow of the Princess of the Stars remained above water after it tilted and quickly capsized Saturday, and navy frogmen have found no sign of life aboard the doomed vessel.. More

  • 28 Philippines ferry survivors found: report

    Twenty-eight passengers and crew of a ferry that sank during a typhoon in the central Philippines have been found alive, local radio station DZBB reported early Monday. They were found in a coastal village southeast of Manila, it reported from the scene. The group of survivors landed their lifeboat near the town of Mulanay in the Bondoc peninsula.. More

  • Sarkozy in Israel on fence-mending visit

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Israel on Sunday for a three-day visit aimed at reinforcing his image as an ally of the Jewish state and reversing a trend of difficult trips there by French leaders. After taking office last year, Sarkozy announced a "break" with the policies of his predecessor Jacques Chirac, seeking to mend ties.. More

  • Tsvangirai quits Zimbabwe run-off

    Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's opposition leader, has announced that he will not take part in the run-off presidential election against Robert Mugabe, the country's long-standing president. Tsvangirai says Mugabe has "declared war by saying that the bullet has replaced the ballot", and thus his party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),.. More

  • Several dead in Iraq suicide blast

    At least 15 people have been killed and 35 wounded after a female suicide bomber blew herself up among policemen north of Baghdad, Iraqi police and hospital forces have said. The attack took place in Baquba, the capital of Diyala, a multi-ethnic province where there have been a succession of offensives against al Qaeda fighters. Police and hospital.. More

  • Mugabe rival quits election race

    Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he is pulling out of Friday's presidential run-off, handing victory to President Robert Mugabe. Mr Tsvangirai said there was no point running when elections would not be free and fair and "the outcome is determined by... Mugabe himself". He called on the global community to step in to.. More

  • British hostages 'alive' in Iraq

    Five British hostages who were seized in Baghdad more than a year ago are still alive, Iraq's most senior security official believes. Mowaffak al-Rubai'e told the BBC: "We have a very good, strong intelligence telling us they are alive and we roughly know the area where they are. "But we don't want to be aggressive in our approach, not to.. More

  • Clashes erupt in northern Lebanon

    Oneman has been killed and 10 peopleinjured after fighting between rival Lebanese factions erupted in the northern city of Tripoli, army officials have said. The clashes on Sunday between supporters of the country's Western-backed majority andthe Hezbollah-led opposition forced the withdrawal of the Lebanese army from the area. Zeina Khodr, Al Jazeera's.. More

  • 700 missing after Philippine ferry sinks

    A Philippine passenger ferry capsized during a typhoon with more than 700 people on board, triggering a frantic search on Sunday for survivors. Most of the 626 passengers and 121 crew are missing and the vessel's owner, Sulpicio Lines, said it had lost contact with the ferry, which was en route to Cebu from Manila, at around 12.30 p.m. (5:30 a.m. British.. More

  • Iran dismisses 'attack by Israel'

    Iran has said it considers a military attack on its nuclear facilities by Israel as "impossible". "Such audacity to embark on an assault against the interests and territorial integrity of our country is impossible, said spokesman Gholam Hoseyn Elham. The statement follows reports in the US media that Israeli aerial manoeuvres over.. More

  • Typhoon lashes Philippine coast

    Flashfloods and landslides caused by Typhoon Fengshen have forced rivers to break their banks in the Philippines, destroying homes and leaving at least 17 people dead. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from the worst-affected areas on Saturday as heavy rains from the typhoon lashed the archipelago. Ten people drowned and five were.. More