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  • Saudi Arabia and Spain call for dissolution of Iraqi militias

    Saudi Arabia and Spain called for the dissolution of all armed militias in Iraq in order to reinforce security in and bring stability to the war-torn country, said a joint communiqué issued yesterday at the conclusion of Crown Prince Sultan’s visit to Madrid. The two countries also emphasized the need to expand Iraq’s political process.. More

  • Dozens missing in Ukraine blast

    At least 37 people are reported missing after an explosion in a Ukrainian coal mine, according to an emergency official. In addition to the dead, Andriy Bondareknko, the regional head of the country's emergency situation ministry, said three people were injured on Sunday by the blast at the Karl Marx mine in the region of Donetsk. The mine, located.. More

  • Two killed by large Greek quake

    At least two people have been killed as an earthquake rocked southern Greece, collapsing buildings and causing panic. Some 20 injuries were reported from falling roofs as the tremor - which had an epicentre 200km (124 miles) west of Athens - struck near Patras in the Peloponnese region. The quake had a magnitude of 6.5, the Athens Geodynamic Institute.. More

  • G8, Asia urge oil production hike as prices soar

    Eleven nations that guzzle nearly two-thirds of the world's energy called Sunday for an urgent hike in global oil production as host Japan warned the world could plunge into recession. Energy ministers from the Group of Eight (G8) industrial powers were meeting in the northern Japanese city of Aomori with officials from China, India and South Korea.. More

  • Six dead in Tokyo stabbing frenzy

    A man went on a stabbing spree Sunday in a Tokyo neighborhood famed for comic-book subculture, killing at least six people and leaving more than a dozen others injured, officials and reports said. The assailant, who later told police he was "tired of living," swerved a truck into a crowd of pedestrians shortly after noon in Tokyo's bustling.. More

  • Iraqi PM begins talks in Tehran

    Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is in Iran for talks aimed at improving relations between the two neighbors. He is expected to raise allegations of Iranian support for Shia militants in Iraq when he meets with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Shia militiamen fought bitter battles with US and Iraqi government forces between March and May. Also.. More

  • Uganda rebels 'start war' in Sudan

    Officials in south Sudan have accused Uganda's Lords Resistance Army rebel group of effectively starting a war after it killed 23 people in a raid near the Congo border. At least 14 south Sudan soldiers were among the dead in Wednesday's attack in Nabanga village, which has been the site of peace talks between Uganda's government and the LRA. "The.. More

  • Plot to arrest Sudan minister fails

    A plan by the International Criminal Court to arrest a Sudanese official indicted for crimes committed in Darfur failed when he heard about the scheme, according to a spokeswoman. The Hague-based ICC planned to change the course of an aircraft carrying Ahmad Harun, Sudan's minister for humanitarian affairs, from the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca. Harun.. More

  • Asia powers, US voice 'serious concern' on oil spike

    The United States and Asia's four largest powers voiced "serious concerns" Saturday after the single biggest one-day hike in oil prices, warning that the global economy was at risk. The five nations nonetheless voiced support for gradually scaling back fuel subsidies and letting the market dictate prices, although India and China said they.. More

  • Sarkozy presses Lebanon on peace

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy has urged political leaders in Lebanon to fully implement a peace deal which ended months of internal confrontation. He made his appeal on a visit to the country - the first there by a Western leader since the deal was made in May. A spokesman for the Elysee Palace said the purpose was to show support for the new.. More

  • Iraqis protest US security deal

    Thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, denouncing a proposed deal that would keep US troops in Iraq beyond 2008. Protesters set fire to a US flag and to an effigy of George Bush, the US president, following Friday prayers. The protests followed a call by Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia leader, to reject a US-proposed.. More

  • Colombia and Ecuador restore ties

    Colombia and Ecuador have agreed to restore low-level diplomatic ties, which were severed after a raid on a Colombian rebel camp within Ecuador. Relations are to be renewed at the level of charge d'affaires, under an agreement brokered by former US President Jimmy Carter. Colombia's cross-border raid on 1 March killed rebel commander Raul Reyes.. More

  • An operation began on Saturday to drain water from a dangerously swollen "quake lake" that threatened to flood the homes of 1.3 million people in southwest China, state media said. Water poured through a hurriedly-dug drainage channel, releasing pressure from the lake which had built up behind a dam caused by landslides in the huge earthquake.. More

  • Oil price tips over $137 a barrel

    The oil price reached a new record above $137 a barrel after a report suggested it could reach $150 by July amid rising geopolitical tensions. Crude oil in New York added a record gain of $9 to hit $137.07 a barrel. The rise came as US shares fell sharply in response to unemployment figures reaching 5.9%, a four-year high. Increased demand by.. More

  • Turkey's AKP discusses hijab ruling

    Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party has held an emergency meeting after the country's highest court overturned a government move lifting a ban on Muslim headscarves at universities. Thursday's ruling by the Constitutional Court is the most serious setback for the party since it was elected in 2002 and may threaten its survival. The.. More