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  • Sami al-Hajj hits out at US captors

    Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj has hit out at the US treatment of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military prison where he was held for nearly six and a half years. Saying that "rats are treated with more humanity", al-Hajj said inmates' "human dignity was violated". Al-Hajj, who arrived in Sudan early on Friday, was carried off.. More

  • Around 20 detained in Hong Kong Olympic protests

    Hong Kong police detained around 20 people following minor scuffles along the route of the Olympic torch relay in the southern Chinese city on Friday, witnesses said. China supporters and pro-democracy activists pushed and shoved each other on Nathan Road, one of the city's main thoroughfares, as the relay set off, AFP reporters said. Friday's.. More

  • Zimbabwe opposition disputes electoral figure

    Zimbabwe's opposition on Friday disputed results of a March 29 presidential election released by electoral officials, saying opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off. The official data showed Tsvangirai had 47.9 percent of the vote, beating President Robert Mugabe with 43.2 percent, but short of the.. More

  • Iraqi MPs call Maliki 'depraved'

    Iraqi deputies have denounced the government, using a quotation from the Quran to describe Prime Minister Nouri Maliki as "depraved". The criticism came from the bloc of MPs who support the Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr - which once backed Mr Maliki. Iraqi troops and US-led foreign forces have been engaged in bloody battles with Mehdi.. More

  • Hundreds evacuated in Maine amid record flood

    A river swollen by heavy rain and melting snow overflowed its banks along the U.S.-Canadian border, forcing hundreds of people to flee homes and businesses in Fort Kent, Maine, and closing two border crossings. The St. John River rose 30 feet and spilled into the town leaving stores and homes on Main Street under seven to eight feet of water, said.. More

  • US 'terror' report targets Iran

    The US has said Iran remains the "most active" state sponsor of what it calls "terrorism". The US state department, in its annual Country Reports on Terrorism document, accused Iran of providing aid to the Palestinian group Hamas, the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, "Iraq-based militants", and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. The.. More

  • Clashes mark May Day in Turkey

    Riot police in Turkey have clashed with labor activists trying to gather in Istanbul's Taksim square to celebrate May Day. Police used clubs, tear gas and water cannons on Thursday to disperse workers in different areas of the city. Authorities had warned they would use force to prevent the rallies, which have been banned since 1977. Media reports.. More

  • Tourists die in Egypt bus crash

    Eight people have died after a bus carrying North American and European tourists crashed and caught fire in Egypt's Sinai peninsula. The bus was apparently rounding a sharp bend when it overturned about 40 miles (70 km) south of the city of Suez. At least 20 people were injured, many badly burned, in the crash which took place as the bus travelled.. More

  • US bombing kills Somali Islamists

    Two senior leaders of Somalia's Islamist movement were killed when four planes dropped bombs over the house they were staying in early Thursday morning, an Islamist commander said. "It is true that infidel planes bombed Dusamareb. Two of our important people, including Aden Hashi Eyrow, were killed in the incident," Mukhtar Robow Adumansur, a senior.. More

  • Nato chides Russia over Georgia

    Russia's recent moves and statements concerning Georgia and its breakaway regions are raising tensions and "undermining a fragile situation", a Nato spokesman has said. Speaking in Brussels, James Appathurai said: "Nato is watching with concern and wants to see all parties avoid the kind of rhetoric which is escalating tensions." The statement.. More

  • Palestinian groups agree on truce

    Several Palestinian factions have accepted, in principle, to a ceasefire with Israel. A Palestinian official has said that 11 small groups agreed in Cairo on Wednesday to proposals that include a six-month truce, a prisoner exchange and reopening of the border between Gaza and Israel. Israel will now be asked if it accepts the proposal. The.. More

  • Taliban and police clash near Kabul

    Two Afghan soldiers and a civilian woman have been killed in clashes with Taliban fighters in a village near the capital, Kabul, witnesses and police said. Police said that five fighters were killed in the fighting on Wednesday, while a sixth escaped. Three people were also arrested in the raid, police said. The fighting broke out after Afghan forces.. More

  • Turkey approves free speech reform

    Turkey's parliament has approved a government-backed proposal to soften a law restricting free speech. Legislators voted on Tuesday by 250 to 65 in favor of the amendment to article 301 of the penal code, which many critics say is one of the biggest restraints on freedom of speech in the country. The law has been used to prosecute many intellectuals,.. More

  • Mugabe rivals face 'brutal attacks'

    Supporters of Zimbabwe's opposition have accused gangs of ruling Zanu-PF loyalists of carrying out brutal attacks against people who "voted for the wrong party" in the election of March 29. They told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) activists have been beaten, attacked with axes and their homes burnt. Their statements.. More

  • UN to set up food crisis task force

    The UN secretary general has said that the world organization will set up a top-level task force to tackle the global food crisis. Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that he agreed with UN agency chiefs on a series of measures for the medium and long terms, but the immediate priority must be to "feed the hungry". Ban, who will lead the task force, said.. More