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  • Harsh winter kills over 750 in Afghanistan

    More than 750 people have perished as a result of severe cold and heavy snowfalls this winter across Afghanistan, a government official said on Saturday. The cold spell, the worst in decades in the impoverished and mountainous central Asian country, has also killed nearly 230,000 cattle, said Noor Padshah Kohistani of the National Disaster.. More

  • US sniper jailed for Iraqi murder

    A US army sniper has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for murder without premeditation after he killed an Iraqi civilian and planted evidence on him. In May 2007, Sgt Evan Vela shot Genei Nasir al-Janabi, after the man saw him and other US snipers hiding near the town of Iskandariya, south of Baghdad. After the killing Vela planted an AK-47 on.. More

  • East Timor president shot at home

    East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta is in a stable condition after he was shot in the stomach by rebel soldiers in a pre-dawn attack, a spokesman said. Alfredo Reinado, a renegade soldier who had threatened to use force against the government, was killed by presidential guards during the attack. Gunmen also opened fire on a convoy carrying.. More

  • Jumblatt issues Hezbollah challenge

    A leading figure in Lebanon's governing coalition has stepped up the rhetoric against the opposition Hezbollah movement, warning of anarchy and raising the specter of another civil war. Walid Jumblatt, the Druze leader whose party is in the pro-government March 14 camp, issued a televised challenge to Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader. "Our existence,.. More

  • Dozens killed in Iraq market blast

    A car bomb has killed up to 33 people and wounded another 25 in a market about 75km north of the capital Baghdad, according to officials The blast occurred near a police checkpoint in the village of Yathreb near the town of Balad on Sunday, a police official in Salaheddin province said. "It was a suicide car bomber. The attack took place at 4:30pm.. More

  • Thousands flee Darfur after attacks

    About 12,000 people from Sudan's western Darfur region have crossed the border into Chad after attacks by Sudanese forces and Janjawid militias over the weekend, according to the UN refugee agency. The refugees fled to the Birak region of southeastern Chad, Helene Caux, a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said. "It's.. More

  • Obama takes US poll clean sweep

    Barack Obama has won three more states in the battle for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. The Illinois senator won by wide margins in the states of Washington, Louisiana and Nebraska. Mr Obama is neck-and-neck with Hillary Clinton in the nationwide battle to be the party's nominee. For the Republicans, Mike Huckabee has won the.. More

  • Palestinian fighter killed by Israeli missile

    An Israeli air raid in the southern Gaza Strip has killed a leader from the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, which took control of the Gaza Strip in June. Mohammed Mutar was killed in Rafah by a missile launched late on Saturday by a drone aircraft, a medical source said. No one was injured in a second air raid against an Izz.. More

  • Sudan agreement over Darfur force

    UN-led peacekeepers in Darfur are to be allowed full unrestricted movement in a deal agreed with Sudan's government. It means Khartoum will permit night flights and full access across the western Sudanese province for the 9,000 joint UN-African Union troops there. However, key non-African units are still not being allowed and two-thirds of the force.. More

  • Chad refugees return to capital

    Many Chadians who fled to Cameroon to avoid violence in their capital, Ndjamena, have returned home, a week after rebels invaded the city but failed to overthrow Idriss Deby, the country's president. The city's markets have reopened, but the atmosphere in the city was tense on Saturday, with government soldiers continuing to patrol the streets. "The.. More

  • Bombs kill US soldiers in Iraq

    Five American soldiers have been killed in two roadside bombings, the US military says. Four of the deaths occurred in Baghdad and one in Tamim province, of which the northeastern city of Kirkuk is the capital, the US military said in separate statements on Saturday. The five were killed during operations on Friday. The bombing in Tamim also wounded.. More

  • Moussa extends Beirut mediation

    The secretary-general of the Arab League has extended his visit to Beirut to continue mediation between the Lebanese factions. Earlier on Friday he had chosen to leave having failed to broker an agreement to elect a new president after four hours of talks in the parliament building. Amr Moussa's about-turn came after a second meeting with Nabih.. More

  • Putin cautious over 'new arms race'

    Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has said that Russia will not allow itself to be drawn into what he called a new arms race while saying it is developing more sophisticated weapons. He also accused Nato and the United States of failing to respond to Moscow's security concerns, in a televised speech on Friday. "It is already clear that a new.. More

  • UK rejects call for partial Sharia

    Britain has rejected a suggestion by the head of the Anglican Church that partial Islamic law be enforced in the country to allow Muslims to resolve marital and financial disputes, rather than through British courts. "The prime minister believes British law should apply in this country, based on British values," Michael Ellam, a spokesman for Gordon.. More

  • Israel reduces Gaza power supply

    Israel has begun cutting electrical power to the Gaza Strip as part of a plan to sever economic ties with the territory, an Israeli defense official said. Tel Aviv on Thursday cut five per cent of electricity on one of 10 high-power lines that supply the Gaza Strip. It is the latest step Israel has taken to increase pressure on Gaza after it cut.. More