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  • Gaza hit by Israeli curbs on fuel

    Petrol stations across the Gaza Strip have closed down after Israel increased restrictions on declining fuel supplies being delivered to the Hamas-run territory. "Sorry, no fuel, no benzene, no petrol" read a typical sign posted outside one Gaza City filling station on Sunday. In Gaza, Muawiya Hassanin, the head of emergency services, warned that.. More

  • Sudan pardon sought for UK teacher

    Two British-Muslim politicians are hoping to meet Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, in seeking a pardon for a British teacher detained last week for insulting Islam. Lord Nazir Ahmed and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi arrived in Khartoum on Saturday and met Gillian Gibbons, who issued a statement from prison saying she is well-fed and cared for. "I want.. More

  • Iraq Sunni bloc boycotts parliament

    Iraq's political process has suffered a setback, with the main Sunni bloc walking out of parliament in protest against a security crackdown on Adnan al-Dulaimi, its leader. The development came on Saturday as suspected al-Qaeda fighters killed 14 people in a raid on a Shia village in the province of Diyala. The same day, a roadside bomb struck a US.. More

  • Voting starts in Russian election

    Polling stations have opened in the Russian capital, Moscow, as the country votes in general elections over 22 hours across 11 time zones. Eleven parties are competing for places in the lower house, the Duma - though it is not clear how many will secure the 7% needed to qualify for seats. President Vladimir Putin's party is predicted to win, boosting.. More

  • No agreement yet on Iran sanctions

    The UN Security Council is considering imposing a third round of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme and may reach an agreement within weeks. While the closed-door talks on Saturday produced no firm decision, an unnamed official was reported as saying a compromise text on a new resolution would soon be circulated. "There are elements that.. More

  • Turkish army fires on PKK in Iraq

    The Turkish army says it has inflicted "heavy losses" on rebels from the Kurdish separatist PKK movement across the border in Iraq. The army said it fired on a group of about 50 rebels, though the statement did not say troops entered Iraq. In October, Turkey's parliament voted to allow the military to launch operations into Iraq to combat the PKK,.. More

  • Militants kill 14 Iraqi villagers

    At least 14 Shia civilians have been killed in an attack by al-Qaeda militants on a village near the Iraqi city of Baquba, officials have said. Local residents said 60 gunmen launched the raid on Duwailiya, 18km north of Baquba, shortly after daybreak. The attack came as figures suggested the number of Iraqis killed in bombings and shootings was.. More

  • Gazans bury dead after Israeli raid

    Five Hamas fighters killed in an Israeli air raid have been buried in the Gaza Strip. Several other people were wounded in the attack near the town of Khan Younis early on Saturday morning. The Israeli army has killed 11 people in Gaza since Tuesday, when the Annapolis peace initiative started in the United States. Israel, which carries out.. More

  • Iran talks 'disappoint' EU envoy

    EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said he is disappointed after talks with Iran on its nuclear program, as he prepares a report for the UN. But top Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said the discussions were positive and more would be held. The US and its allies are now expected to press for more sanctions on Tehran, but Mr Jalili.. More

  • Court approves Gaza fuel cutbacks

    The Supreme Court in Israel has ruled that the government can continue its cutbacks of fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip, but must delay electricity cuts. Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups had challenged the move, calling it an illegal collective punishment. The Israeli government argues the cutbacks are used as economic sanctions in retaliation.. More

  • Bosnian politicians avert crisis

    Bosnia's Serb, Muslim and Croat leaders have agreed to internationally-backed parliamentary reforms, narrowly averting a political crisis. Bosnia's powerful international envoy, Miroslav Lajcak, welcomed the deal as a step towards eventual EU membership. He had threatened to impose the reforms if agreement was not reached this week. Bosnian Serbs.. More

  • Musharraf sworn in as president

    Pervez Musharraf, the president of Pakistan, has been sworn in as a civilian president in the country's capital, Islamabad. Musharraf has lead the country for eight years as president, after seizing power in a bloodless coup. The ceremony was a broadcast live on national television. The oath was taken on Thursday at the Aiwan-e-Sadr presidential.. More

  • Pakistan troops killed in blast

    A roadside bomb has struck a military convoy in north-western Pakistan, killing five soldiers. Military spokesman Maj Gen Waheed Arshad said four soldiers were also wounded in the blast in the troubled North Waziristan region. The bomb hit the convoy about 30km (20 miles) from the region's main town, Miran Shah. North Waziristan has been at the.. More

  • Tigers blamed for Sri Lanka attacks

    The Sri Lankan military has blamed a deadly bomb blast at a popular Colombo department store on Tamil Tiger separatists. The blast on Wednesday, which came hours after a handicapped female suicide bomber tried to kill a cabinet minister, killed at least 17 people and injured dozens. "We know that the attack bears all the hallmarks of the LTTE. It.. More

  • UN: Sudan blocking Darfur force

    The Sudanese government is putting up obstacles to the deployment of a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force in Darfur, the UN has said. But Khartoum has denied the accusation, saying the world body is painting a "horrible picture about Sudan's co-operation". Jean-Marie Guehenno, the UN peacekeeping chief, said on Tuesday that the government's reluctance.. More