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  • Iranian supreme leader slams Bush

    The supreme leader of Iran has launched a scathing attack on United States President George W Bush. Speaking at Friday prayers, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he was sure President Bush would be tried in an international court for what had happened in Iraq. It was a particularly tough message, accusing the US of invading Iraq partly to undermine Iran's.. More

  • Small Israeli force enters Gaza

    A small Israeli force has entered the Gaza Strip, but the army offered no details beyond confirming the operation was taking place. Local Palestinian residents said the Israeli force included tanks and other armored vehicles. Tensions have risen sharply between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas, which took undisputed control of Gaza in May after.. More

  • Powerful aftershocks hit Sumatra

    A series of powerful aftershocks have hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, hours after a magnitude 8.4 earthquake left at least nine people dead and dozens injured. The first quake on Wednesday evening was the world's most powerful so far this year. In the hours since, several tremors ranging from magnitude 4.9 to 7.5 or stronger have shaken the.. More

  • Muslims around the world celebrate start of Ramadan

    Most of the world's 1.2 billion Muslims began Ramadan on Thursday, a holy month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, festivities -- and abstinence. The start of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Muslim calendar, is traditionally determined by the sighting of a new crescent moon. Across much of the Muslim world, Ramadan begins on Thursday, although.. More

  • Putin nominates new Russian PM

    Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, has put forward a little-known financial official as his candidate to be the next Russian prime minister after he accepted the resignation of his government. Mikhail Fradkov stood down as prime minister on Wednesday to enable Putin to take control of decisions before parliamentary elections later this year. The.. More

  • Deaths as quake strikes Indonesia

    At least seven people have been killed after a major earthquake and series of aftershocks struck Indonesia. Hundreds of people fled their homes after the quake struck just after 6pm local time [1100 GMT], with an epicentre 100km southwest from the city of Bengkulu on the island of Sumatra. Residents ran for higher ground as buildings collapsed in.. More

  • Iran defiant over EU uranium call

    Iran will not stop uranium enrichment despite a call by the EU to halt the sensitive nuclear work, chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has said. The EU approach was "from the past", and only "new initiatives" would lead to a diplomatic breakthrough, he said. The West has accused Iran of trying to develop weapons - a charge Iran denies. Meanwhile,.. More

  • Plea over expulsion

    Lawyers for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif filed a petition in the Supreme Court yesterday challenging his deportation to Saudi Arabia setting up another confrontation between the judiciary and the government. Sharif's lawyers petitioned the Supreme Court to start proceedings against the government for contempt in relation to the expulsion. Last.. More

  • Major Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

    An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed by the World Health Organization in Kasai province. At least 166 people have died and WHO says it is aware of 372 other cases. Specialist laboratories in Gabon and Atlanta in the US confirmed Ebola from blood samples, saying they also showed the presence.. More

  • Critics doubt Iraq 'surge' success

    The Bush administration's strategy in Iraq has been criticized by US Democrat presidential hopefuls as General David Petraeus, the top US military commander in the country, appeared before the senate for his second congressional hearing in two days. Barrack Obama, one of the frontrunners for the Democratic nomination for next year's election, told.. More

  • US marks September 11 attacks

    The US has marked the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a series of solemn ceremonies. In New York, families of the near-3,000 people killed when two planes were flown into the World Trade Center paid their respects near the site, as rescue workers read out the names of the dead in what has become an annual ritual. Michael Bloomberg,.. More

  • Arrests at Brussels Islam protest

    Police in the Belgian capital, Brussels, have arrested two far-right political leaders at a protest against the "Islamisation of Europe". Police clashed with some of the 200 demonstrators and dozens more people were reported to have been arrested. The mayor of Brussels had banned the protest, held on the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on.. More

  • Dozens of Israeli soldiers injured in Gaza rocket attack

    At least 69 Israeli soldiers were injured when a rocket fired from Gaza exploded in an army camp in southern Israel, the military has said. The rocket hit an equipment store at the Zikkim training base, sending shrapnel flying through surrounding tents where soldiers were sleeping. Four of the wounded soldiers were in a serious condition, the military.. More

  • Bin Laden praises 9/11 hijacker

    Osama bin Laden has eulogized one of the September 11 hijackers in a new video released on the sixth anniversary of the attacks in the United States. The al-Qaeda leader was seen in a still image on the video in which he gives a commentary praising Walid al-Shehri, one of the 19 hijackers who carried out the 2001 attacks. Al-Shehri was aboard American.. More

  • Bus bomb defused in Turkish capital

    Police in Turkey say they have have defused a potantially lethal bomb hidden under a bus in central Ankara. Kemal Onal, the capital's governor, said that a large amount of explosives were found in the bus which was parked in a garage and had a fake licence plate. Bomb disposal experts arrived at the scene on Tuesday morning, as residents living.. More