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  • Al-Qaeda accuses Iran of 9/11 lie

    Al-Qaeda's deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has blamed Iran for spreading the theory that Israel was behind the 11 September 2001 attacks. In an audio tape posted on the internet, Zawahiri insisted al-Qaeda had carried out the attacks on the US. He accused Iran, and its Hezbollah allies, of trying to discredit Osama Bin Laden's network. Correspondents.. More

  • Gaza power plant faces shutdown

    The sole power plant in the Gaza Strip that provides 30 per cent of the territory's electricity is set to close down because of a shortage of fuel, officials have said. They warned that the power plant will shut down on Wednesday if Israel does not resume fuel shipments to the isolated territory. Kanaan Obeid, vice-president of Gaza's power authority,.. More

  • 'Genocide' warning in Zimbabwe

    Church leaders in Zimbabwe have called for international intervention to prevent the country's post-election crisis descending into "genocide". Leaders of all church denominations said on Tuesday that people were being tortured, abducted and even murdered in a campaign against opposition supporters. The statement came as Morgan Tsvangirai,.. More

  • Key Sudan census gets under way

    A national census, which was a vital step in the ending of years of civil war in Sudan, has begun. It will help determine the way power and wealth is shared between Sudan's north and the oil-rich south ahead of next year's national polls. The census was a key part of the peace deal signed in 2005, but the South says it will not be bound by the.. More

  • Pakistan Taliban vows to fight on

    A relative of a Pakistani Taliban leader just released from custody, has vowed to continue armed struggle for Islamic law in the country's northwest despite the signing of a peace accord. Maulana Fazlullah, son-in-law of Sufi Muhammad, said on Tuesday that his group will not lay down their arms until the government enforces the Shariah. Pakistan.. More

  • Uganda rebels kidnap 350 people

    Congo, Sudan and Central African Republic must join forces to free more than 350 people kidnapped in recent weeks by Ugandan rebels, an international human rights group said on Tuesday. Peace talks between Uganda's government and Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, collapsed earlier this month after Kony failed to appear.. More

  • Hamas ready to accept 1967 borders

    Hamas has said it is ready to accept a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders but "will not recognise Israel". Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Khaled Meshaal, the exiled Hamas political leader, reaffirmed Hamas's stance towards Israel and clarified his comments as relayed earlier by Jimmy Carter, the former US president. "We accept a state.. More

  • Jemaah Islamiyah suspect jailed

    An Indonesian court has sentenced Abu Dujana, an alleged Jemaah Islamiyah leader, to 15 years in prison for possessing weapons and harboring other group members. Chief judge Wachyono, who headed the panel at the south Jarkata court on Monday, announced the ruling and declared Jemaah Islamiya a "terrorist organization". Jemaah Islamiyah is.. More

  • Many killed in Somali mosque

    Te bodies of 10 people have been found in a mosque in the Somali capital, after two days of clashes between Ethiopian troops and fighters. Local residents blame the killings on the Ethiopians, who are backing the government against Islamist fighters. Six of the dead are religious leaders from the Tabliq Sufi sect, which is not involved in the.. More

  • Opposition wins Paraguay polls

    The leader of Paraguay's opposition coalition has ended more than 60 years of one-party rule, after the Colorado party's candidate conceded defeat. With about 13,000 of 14,000 balloting stations counted, officials said Fernando Lugo, of the Patriotic Front for Change coalition, had 41 per cent of the vote while Blanca Ovelar had 31 per cent. .. More

  • Carter: Include Hamas in peace bid

    Jimmy Carter, the former US president, has called for Hamas to be included in peace negotiations, saying they are willing to "live as a neighbor next door in peace" with Israel if Palestinians approve a deal. Carter said on Monday that Hamas leaders told him they would accept a negotiated peace agreement, if voted for by the Palestinian people. His.. More

  • Muslims in Sulu rally for independence

    Hundreds of Muslims turned up yesterday to join a rally that demanded independence of Sulu province, once the seat of power of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo. With clenched fists and chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great), the marchers clad in their traditional garb demanded independence of Sulu, an archipelago in the remote part of the.. More

  • 'Effort' made on Syria-Israel talks

    Syria's president has confirmed exchanging messages with Israel through an unnamed third party, saying that both sides are exploring the possibility of resuming peace negotiations. Commenting on reports of indirect contact with Israel on Sunday, Bashar al-Assad said mediators were already working to re-launch negotiations but did not identify the third.. More

  • Hamas rejects Egypt's unity plan

    A spokesman for Hamas has dismissed remarks by Ahmed Abu al-Gheit, the Egyptian foreign minister, that the Palestinian group's participation in a national unity government could thwart efforts to reach a settlement with Israel. The reaction came on Sunday as the toll from Israeli air raids across the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip continued to rise. Sami.. More

  • Scores killed in Mogadishu clashes

    At least 81 people have been killed in the Somali capital over the weekend as fighters opposed to the transitional government clashed with Somali and Ethiopian troops, according to a human rights group. The two sides exchanged mortar fire on Sunday, in what residents of the city said was some of the heaviest fighting in months. Sudan Ali Ahmed,.. More