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  • Israeli raids in Gaza kill nine

    At least nine Palestinians have been killed amid Israeli operations in Gaza, witnesses and medics say. Several of the deaths occurred during raids by Israeli troops east of Khan Younis in the early hours of Thursday. Civilians were among those killed. The fighting is some of the heaviest seen in recent weeks. Israel says it is trying to stop rocket.. More

  • Serbian PM gives ultimatum to EU

    Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica has warned the EU it will have to decide between an independent Kosovo or closer ties with Belgrade. In a statement, he said EU governments would have to determine whether they wanted a "whole" Serbia as a partner or a "quasi-state on Serbia's territory". Kosovo is expected to declare independence in the.. More

  • Police battle opposition protestors in Kenya

    Kenyan police used tear gas and water cannon Thursday to disperse protestors marching on Nairobi city centre to attend a banned rally organised by defeated presidential challenger Raila Odinga. Odinga had called for one million supporters to gather in a Nairobi park to protest the result of last week's election in which President Mwai Kibaki was.. More

  • Indonesia hit by fresh floods

    Heavy rains have caused further havoc in Java as rising floodwaters inundated farmland and triggered landslides on the Indonesian island. At least 112 people have been killed in widespread flooding and landslides over the past week, crisis centre officials said on Wednesday, with more than a dozen still missing. The latest flooding forced schools.. More

  • Ordeal over for Gaza pilgrims

    Hundreds of Palestinian pilgrims who had been stranded in Egypt after performing Hajj have reportedly returned to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing. Around 20 buses carried the Palestinians to the Rafah crossing on Wednesday from temporary camps set up for them in the Egyptian city of El-Arish. About 2,000 returning pilgrims were stranded.. More

  • Oil hits $100 mark

    Oil prices have briefly touched $100 a barrel, nearing the record peak of $101.70 in 1980 when a war between Iran and Iraq triggered an oil supply crisis. Analysts said that geopolitical turmoil, tight energy stockpiles, and a weak US dollar triggered a flood of speculative buying, leading to the price rise. Rising economies in China and India fed.. More

  • Israel targets Palestinian fighters

    Israel has launched a series of attacks in the Gaza Strip, killing at least seven Palestinians fighters and leaving more than 10 people in critical condition. An Israeli military spokesman on Wednesday said the attacks were mounted from the air and ground after fighters fired several anti-tank missiles at Israeli soldiers operating in the area. The.. More

  • Pakistan elections delayed by 1 month

    Elections will be delayed by one month following the turmoil sparked by Benazir Bhutto's assassination, despite opposition threats of street protests unless the crucial vote is held Jan. 8 as originally planned, a top official said Tuesday. A senior Election Commission official told The Associated Press that the commission has agreed on.. More

  • Gaza factional fighting flares up

    Clashes between Hamas and Fatah fighters in the Gaza Strip have left at least eight Palestinians dead, a day after Fatah commemorated its 43rd anniversary. On Tuesday, members of the rival groups armed with automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar bombs destroyed cars and several houses as they fought in Gaza City. The violence began.. More

  • Tens of thousands flee Kenya violence as toll tops 300

    Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes amid brutal post-election violence in Kenya that had claimed at least 300 lives by Wednesday and threatens to descend into full-scale tribal conflict. On Tuesday, at least 35 children and adults sheltering in a church near the western town of Eldoret were burnt alive by an angry mob.. More

  • Dozens killed in Baghdad blast

    At least 30 people have been killed after a suicide bomb attack at a funeral in Baghdad. Another 38 people were wounded on Tuesday in what is one of the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital for several months. Police said two women were among the dead. The funeral in the Zayouna district in the east of the city was being held for a man killed in.. More

  • Iran says ties with Egypt improving

    At the end of a rare visit to Egypt, a senior Iranian envoy has said that the two countries are making progress in normalizing ties after nearly three decades of discord over regional issues. "There is no major problem and everything is moving forward," Ali Larijani, a member of Iran's powerful National Security Council, said on Tuesday after talks.. More

  • US diplomat killed in Sudan

    A US official has died after being critically wounded when an embassy vehicle was shot at by unidentified attackers in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Sudan's interior ministry said that the vehicle was fired on by armed men in another car as it drove through a residential area in western of the city in the early hours of Tuesday. The Sudanese driver.. More

  • Japan 'to resume Afghan mission'

    Japan's prime minister has pledged to resume naval operations in the Indian Ocean "as soon as possible" in support of US-led troops in Afghanistan. In a New Year's message, Yasuo Fukuda said he wanted Japan to take an active role in the global fight against “terrorism”, despite an ongoing political row over the mission. "At this very moment in.. More

  • Kenya election riots toll rises above 185

    Brutal unrest across Kenya over President Mwai Kibaki's reelection left about 150 people dead on Monday -- some hacked to death – taking the overall toll to at least 185 killed in four days. Police opened fire on some protesters and looters and many people were killed with machetes as ethnic tensions mounted. Opposition leader Raila Odinga renewed.. More