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  • Bhutto killed in suicide attack

    Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistani prime minister, has been killed in a gun and suicide bomb attack at an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi. At least 16 others were also killed in Thursday's attack with another report saying at least 20 bodies were seen after the explosion which triggered violent protests across the country. Bhutto,54, was.. More

  • Palestinians killed in Israeli raid

    At least four Palestinians have been killed and 10 others wounded in Gaza Strip during the latest Israeli army incursion in the Hamas-run territory. An official for the Islamic Jihad group said two Israeli missiles hit a car on Thursday, killing one gunman and wounding two other passengers. Three bystanders were also wounded. An Israeli army spokesman.. More

  • US troops kill 11 Mahdi breakaways

    U.S. military forces killed 11 members of a Mahdi Army splinter group southeast of Baghdad early Thursday, American officials said. The raids were the deadliest against breakaway members of the militia in months. It was not immediately clear if the action would impact a six-month freeze on activities that the militia's leader — radical Shiite cleric.. More

  • Kenyans vote amid fears of fraud

    Long queues of voters are waiting to cast their ballots, as Kenyans choose a president in an atmosphere marred by accusations of poll rigging. President Mwai Kibaki is seeking a second term, in what is seen as the tightest election in Kenya's history. "I have not even milked my cow because today we are putting our country first," said Mary Muthoni.. More

  • Iran and Egypt hold rare talks

    After 27 years, a senior Iranian official has held talks with government and religious leaders in Cairo about reopening diplomatic ties with Egypt. Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's powerful National Security Council, met Grand Sheikh Mohammed Sayid Tantawi and other officials of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's foremost religious centre, on Wednesday. Larijani.. More

  • Egypt accuses Israel over aid cut

    Egypt has accused Israel of interfering in its relations with the US by causing Congress to suspend $100m (£50m) of its annual military aid. The accusation came as Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited Egypt for talks with President Hosni Mubarak. They were discussing how to stem the flow of smuggled weapons through tunnels under Egypt's.. More

  • Karzai, Musharraf 'to co-operate'

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, have pledged to co-operate in the fight against Islamist militants. At a meeting in Islamabad, the leaders said terrorism had brought suffering to people in both their countries. Ties between the neighbors have often been strained, with mutual accusations of inaction.. More

  • Serbs to say "No" to EU over Kosovo independence

    The Serb parliament is expected to adopt a resolution on Wednesday implicitly rejecting membership of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the independence of Kosovo. It has the backing of President Boris Tadic and Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, who lead the two main parties in Serbia's governing coalition, and is likely to.. More

  • Urgent talks after Afghanistan orders diplomats out

    The United Nations said Wednesday it was in talks with the Afghan government over a "misunderstanding" that led Kabul to expel two senior European diplomats over claims they had contact with the Taliban. The diplomats -- one from the European Union and the other a UN official -- were ordered to leave and their Afghan colleagues were arrested, the.. More

  • Landslides kill at least 36 in Indonesia

    Landslides caused by torrential rains killed at least 36 people overnight in Indonesia's Central Java province, police said on Wednesday. Rescue workers and police were struggling to reach the affected areas as roads were cut off, said provincial police spokesman Syahroni. "We expect the number of victims to increase," Syahroni said, adding that.. More

  • Turkey bombs northern Iraq

    Turkish warplanes have bombed an area inside Iraq near the border with Turkey, an Iraqi Kurdish border official said. Colonel Hussein Tamar, director of the border guard command in the Iraqi Kurdish province of Dahuk, said no one was hurt in the strikes on Tuesday, which targeted an area that was evacuated earlier this month. A day earlier, Iraqi.. More

  • Suicide bomber hits Iraqi town

    A suicide truck bomb has exploded in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji, killing at least 22 people and wounding 80, police and local hospital officials said. The bomber detonated his explosives when police and members of a volunteer security force prevented him from entering the gate of a compound housing employees of state-run North Oil Company. A.. More

  • Police end Kashmir mosque siege

    Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say they have killed all three militants who barricaded themselves inside a mosque on Sunday. Tear gas was used to flush out the men - said to be members of a banned group - after negotiation efforts failed. Two hostages remaining in the mosque in Palnoo, Kulgam district, were rescued. Three others had earlier.. More

  • Turkey 'in new Iraq air strikes'

    Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebels across the border in northern Iraq, according to Kurdish officials. Jabbar Yawer, a spokesman for the Iraqi Kurdish security forces, said the air strikes lasted more than three hours and caused material damage. Turkey launched two more air attacks on northern Iraq in the last week, as well as a small.. More

  • Iraq resistance still in operation

    Al Jazeera has obtained video footage that appears to show that Iraq's resistance movements are very much in operation, despite the US administration's claims. The US has been pointing to the decreasing number of violent deaths in recent months as a sign the country is being brought under control. The footage shows the inner workings of the Islamic.. More