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  • Palestinians seek settlement freeze

    Palestinian negotiators have called on Israel to completely halt further settlement construction on occupied land. The Palestinians forcefully argued for the settlement freeze at their first meeting with Israeli counterparts in Jerusalem since the two sides launched a US-backed peace initiative last month in the American city of Annapolis. Yasser.. More

  • Dozens dead in Iraq bomb attacks

    At least 42 people have been killed and more than 125 wounded after three car bombs exploded in a southern Iraqi city, according to police. The attacks in Amara on Wednesday came amid tension across oil-producing southern Iraq, where rival Shia factions are struggling for influence. The bombs exploded along a main street in Amara, the capital of.. More

  • Taliban killed in new Afghan battle

    More than 50 Taliban fighters have been killed in two days of fighting in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, according to the Afghan defense ministry. The government announced the deaths on Wednesday, following fighting in Musa Qala, where Afghan and UK troops recently drove out Taliban fighters entrenched there for 10 months. "The terrorists,.. More

  • Lebanon blast kills army general

    At least five people have been killed and dozens wounded in a blast in an area near the presidential palace on the outskirts of Beirut, according to Lebanese News Agency. A senior army officer was among those killed in Wednesday's blast, security sources said. They said the slain officer, chief of operations Brigadier-General Francois al-Hajj, was.. More

  • Iraq rejects permanent US bases

    Iraq's national security adviser has said the United States will never be allowed to have permanent military bases on its soil. Mowaffaq al-Rubaie's comments came as Iraq formally asked the UN to renew the mandate of US-led forces for a year, saying the mandate would not be extended beyond 2008 and could be revoked sooner at Iraq's request. Al-Rubaie.. More

  • Al-Qaeda claims Algeria bombings

    Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for two bombings in Algeria's capital which killed at least 26 people and injured more than 170 other, according to the government. Hospital sources, however, said that the explosions near the constitutional court and a UN building on Tuesday had left about 60 people dead. A statement posted.. More

  • Israel launches Gaza incursion

    Israeli army tanks, armored cars and bulldozers have moved more than 2km into the Gaza Strip, the largest incursion into the territory since the Hamas movement took full control in June. At least four members of Islamic Jihad were killed on Tuesday, three by a tank shell near Khan Yunis and the fourth by an Israeli missile near Beit Hanoun. However,.. More

  • Bush 'misled' US on climate change

    The White House has systematically manipulated climate science for years to play down the dangers of global warming, a US congressional report says. Monday's report, prepared by Democrats after a 16-month investigation, came as the Bush administration pressed a UN climate meeting to drop targets for big cuts in greenhouse gases by rich nations. "The.. More

  • Africa leaders reject EU trade deal

    African leaders have dismissed free trade deals demanded by the European Union, placing a cloud over an agreement between the two continents forge a new relationship based on equality. The failure to make progress on the Economic Partnerships Agreements (EPAs) in Portugal came after two days of talks marred by disputes over Zimbabwe and Darfur. Abdoulaye.. More

  • Gaddafi visit seals French deals

    Libya and France have signed a number of business agreements at a ceremony hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The deals include Libya's purchase of 21 Airbus aircraft and a nuclear co-operation accord. Their total value was not made public but earlier President Sarkozy said they would be worth 10bn euros (£7.2bn)... More

  • Bomber hits school bus in Pakistan

    Up to seven school children were among nine people injured after a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a school bus near an air force base in northwest Pakistan. "About seven children were injured ... [after] a terrorist targeted a school children's bus," said Major-General Waheed Arshad, a military spokesman. "The driver and.. More

  • EU ministers debate Kosovo future

    EU foreign ministers will meet to discuss the future of Kosovo, as the UN's deadline for an agreement on the province's final status arrives. Kosovo is still a province of Serbia, but ethnic Albanian leaders there have threatened to declare independence unilaterally after the deadline passes. Nato - fearing a violent Serb reaction - has said it.. More

  • South Korea oil spill spreads

    Contamination from South Korea worst-ever oil spill has spread to affect more than 50 kilometres of coastline, killing wildlife and devastating communities that rely on fishing and tourism. Reporting from the hard-hit fishing town of Eui Hang, Al Jazeera's correspondent Marga Ortigas said that by early Monday the length of coastline affected had more.. More

  • Settlers plant 'symbolic' outpost

    Israeli right-wing activists have gathered outside the occupied West Bank's largest settlement to set up a symbolic outpost. About 200 protesters climbed a hill outside the walls of the Maale Adumim on Sunday, confronting Israeli police officers. Israeli expansion in this area is particularly contentious due to its proximity to Jerusalem. Organizers.. More

  • Bosnian Serbs vote for president

    Voters are going to the polls in the Bosnian Serb Republic to elect a successor to President Milan Jelic, who died of a heart attack in September. There are 10 candidates, all of whom oppose any weakening of the republic's high degree of autonomy within Bosnia. EU officials have made it clear central institutions will have to be strengthened before.. More