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  • Fuel station fire in Yemen capital

    A fire in a fuel station has set a nearby hotel ablaze in the Yemeni capital without any casualties being reported, according to the interior ministry. Residents near the hotel reported hearing a loud explosion on Saturday morning, but the ministry said that an airplane breaking the sound barrier had also caused the boom. Ambulances and police vehicles.. More

  • Four US soldiers killed in Iraq

    The US military announced on Saturday the deaths of four soldiers, including three who were killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad that also left two Iraqis dead. Two soldiers were killed when their vehicle was struck while on patrol in Baghdad while a third injured in the attack died later of his wounds, the military said in a series of statements. It.. More

  • Taiwan votes in presidential poll

    Taiwan is voting in a presidential election in which both candidates favor closer economic ties with China. Frank Hsieh, of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, faces a tough battle against Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang. Ma, whose party has traditionally taken a more conciliatory line towards Beijing, has led consistently in opinion polls... More

  • Fighting ends in Lebanon camp

    Calm has returned to a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon after heavy clashes between fighters of the Jund al-Sham and the Fatah faction killed one man and injured at least four others. The rival fighters exchanged rocket fire for four hours in the densely populated Ein al-Hilweh camp outside the city of Sidon on Friday night. The victim and the.. More

  • Hamas men 'tortured by Egyptians'

    Hamas has accused Egypt of torturing members of the group who were detained after crossing from the Gaza Strip. A Hamas spokesman said security forces had demanded to know about Hamas leaders' movements and the location of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The questions had nothing to do with the security of Egypt, he added. Hamas says 39.. More

  • Comoros prepares Anjouan invasion

    African Union troops have been arriving on the Comoros island of Moheli in preparation for a military offensive to retake the island of Anjouan. The government of the Indian Ocean archipelago refused to recognize the re-election of Colonel Mohamed Bacar on Anjouan in June 2007 beginning a tense stand-off with the island. At least 200 Sudanese and.. More

  • Afghans chant death to Danish, Dutch in protest

    Some 5,000 Afghans chanted "death to Denmark" and "death to the Netherlands" in Kabul on Friday, protesting against the reprinting of a cartoon of the noble Prophet Mohammad in Danish newspapers and a Dutch film on the noble Koran. Sporadic demonstrations have sprung up across the deeply conservative country in recent weeks against the cartoons and.. More

  • Cyprus leaders begin peace talks

    The new president of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, is holding talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat aimed at reunifying the divided island. It is the first time the two men are meeting since Christofias was elected president last month. Both leaders are from the political left and have been optimistic about the chance to work towards.. More

  • Yemeni bid to reconcile Fatah and Hamas fails

    The latest attempt to reconcile Fatah and Hamas ended in failure yesterday, with each party blaming the other. The announcement came as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Syria that Palestinian reconciliation was key to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The initiative, sponsored by Yemen, called for a return to the political status.. More

  • South Thai violence toll tops 3,000

    Thailand's government has called an emergency cabinet meeting on measures to end violence in the country's troubled south after news that the death toll from ongoing attacks in the region has topped 3,000. Friday's crisis meeting in Bangkok comes as Thailand's interior minister says he does not have "any idea" how to end the bloodshed. On Thursday.. More

  • China admits shooting protesters

    Thousands of troops are on the streets of the Tibetan capital Lhasa amid reports of a huge military build-up, as China admitted for the first time it had shot Tibetan protesters over the weekend. Xinhua, the state run news agency, said that police shot four people in Aba county, an ethnic Tibetan part of the western Sichuan province, on Sunday. Authorities.. More

  • Suicide blast at Pakistan army camp

    At least five soldiers have been killed and dozens of others wounded after a suicide bomber struck a Pakistan army base in a troubled tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials say. The bomber attacked the gate of a military camp in Wana, South Waziristan, where Pakistani troops have been battling Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters. The attack, on.. More

  • Palestinian civilian shot dead

    A Palestinian civilian has been shot dead by Israeli troops near the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Israel. Hassan Abed, 60, was farming his land on Thursday in al-Qarara when he was shot, according to medics and witnesses. The Israeli military said it was examining reports of the incident. Israeli troops often shoot at Palestinians close.. More

  • 'Free' Uighurs stuck in Guantanamo

    In a rare direct appeal from inside Guantanamo Bay, a Chinese Muslim has said he is continuing to be held in harsh conditions at the US detention centre, despite being told years ago that he was innocent and would be released. Abdulghappar Turkistani, 35, is among 17 ethnic Uighurs from China's western Xinjiang region being held at the US base on the.. More

  • 17 killed in Kenyan attack

    Seventeen people were killed in Kenya's Rift Valley region, where cattle rustling has fanned tribal animosity, bringing the toll to 25, police said Thursday. Cattle raiders killed 12 villagers and police responded, killing five of the attackers in Baringo district at around 6.00 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Wednesday, said regional police commander Joseph Ashimalla. .. More