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  • Quakes kill at least three on Indonesian island

    At least three people were killed and 45 injured when powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Sumbawa island in central Indonesia, a health ministry official said on Monday. Several buildings, including a health clinic, collapsed in the island's Bima district, said Rustam Pakaya, the head of the health ministry's crisis centre. "The casualties.. More

  • Blasts cause carnage in Baghdad

    A series of bomb attacks have killed at least 12 people and injured 41 others in Baghdad. A car bomb exploded on Sunday in the crowded northern district of Bab al-Muazzam, killing nine civilians. Two Iraqi soldiers and 29 locals were also injured in the blast, security officials said. The attack occurred at 9.30am (6.30 GMT) in the busy central.. More

  • Syria sending minister to Annapolis

    Syria is sending its deputy foreign minister to a US-sponsored Middle East conference in the American city of Annapolis. The visit was confirmed after the issue of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was added to the summit's agenda. According to Syrian media, Damascus will be represented by Faysal Mekdad. No explanation has been given.. More

  • Police break up Malaysia protest

    Malaysian police have used tear gas and water cannon against a protest by thousands of ethnic Indians in the country's largest city, Kuala Lumpur. Sunday's protest in the shadow of the city's famous twin towers was organised by a Hindu rights group to draw attention to complaints of discrimination against the minority ethnic Indian community. Many.. More

  • Sharif set to return to Pakistan

    Pakistan's exiled former prime minister is set to return home, a day after two suicide bombings hit Rawalpindi, a garrison town next to the capital Islamabad. Nawaz Sharif, ousted by Pervez Musharraf, the current president, was expected in Lahore on Sunday, where his party officials predicted hundreds of thousands of supporters would greet him. Some.. More

  • Pakistan blasts: Many feared dead

    At least 15 people are feared to have been killed in two separate suspected suicide attacks against security forces in Pakistan. A suicide bomber rammed a car into a defence ministry bus outside an intelligence service office in garrison city of Rawalpindi on Saturday. Another bomber blew up his vehicle outside Pakistan's army headquarters. Al Jazeera.. More

  • Opposition wins Australian election

    Kevin Rudd, Australia's principal opposition leader, has led his Labor Party to an emphatic victory in the country's parliamentary election, ending John Howard's 11-years as prime minister. Speaking at his campaign headquarters in Brisbane, Rudd thanked Howard for his public service and pledged to "write a new page in our nation's history". Rudd.. More

  • Lebanon in void, president leaves palace vacant

    Lebanon stepped into uncharted territory on Saturday when time ran out on attempts to find a new president before Emile Lahoud's mandate expired. Lahoud, a pro-Syrian retired general in power for nine years, left the presidential palace vacant at midnight (2200 GMT) after parliament failed to find a successor acceptable to both sides in a bitter dispute.. More

  • Children killed in Afghan bombing

    At least six people, most of them children, have been killed in a suicide bombing near the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say. Three Italian aid workers were also wounded in the attack, which targeted a bridge they were inspecting, the Afghan interior ministry said. The attack happened in the Paghman area, about 10km (six miles) north-west of.. More

  • Pakistan blasts: Dozens feared dead

    Dozens of people are feared to have been killed in two separate suspected suicide attacks against security forces in Pakistan. A suicide bomber rammed a car into a defence ministry bus outside an intelligence service office in garrison city of Rawalpindi on Saturday. Another bomber blew up his vehicle outside Pakistan's army headquarters. Al Jazeera.. More

  • Lebanon president deadline looms

    Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition has vowed to boycott a presidential election hours before the term of Emile Lahoud, the country's pro-Syrian incumbent, is due to end. The opposition said it would not take part in a parliamentary session on Friday to elect his replacement, denying the chamber the necessary two-thirds quorum. Four previous sessions.. More

  • Deadly blast hits Baghdad market

    A bomb explosion has killed at least 13 people at a crowded market in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. About 50 were hurt in the blast, which targeted the popular Ghazil pet market, held every Friday. The bomb was hidden in a box containing birds, police say. Levels of violence have been falling following the deployment of about 30,000 extra US troops.. More

  • Pakistan ousted from Commonwealth

    The Commonwealth has suspended Pakistan after Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president, failed to meet the group's deadline to lift emergency rule. The group made the announcement on Thursday, saying: "The situation in Pakistan continues to represent a serious violation of the Commonwealth's fundamental political values." A committee of foreign ministers.. More

  • Serial explosions in Indian state

    At least three near-simultaneous bomb blasts have hit the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, reports say. Officials say at least four people have been killed in the explosions in the state capital Lucknow, a nearby town of Faizabad and the holy city of Varanasi. Reports said the blasts occurred within five minutes of each other. They took place.. More

  • Court upholds Musharraf election

    Pakistan's new Supreme Court has - as expected - dismissed the final legal challenge to the recent re-election of President Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf's opponents had argued that his election was illegal because he was still head of the army. Most of the challenges were rejected earlier this week. The move clears the way for Musharraf to stand.. More