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  • Five US soldiers killed in Baghdad

    Five US soldiers have been killed, including four in a single explosion, during combat operations in the south of Baghdad. The US military said on Sunday that the soldiers were from Task Force Marne, which is working to stop the flow of weapons, and prevent fighting between Shias and Sunnis in the capital. The soldiers died on Saturday. Four.. More

  • Indonesia group rallies for Sharia

    At least 80,000 followers of a Muslim group have filled a stadium in the Indonesian capital calling for the creation of an Islamic state based on Sharia as they prayed and sang. Hizb ut-Tahrir supporters from Europe, Africa and the Middle East arrived in Jakarta on Sunday for the Sunni group's biennial meeting at the Bang Karno stadium. Speeches.. More

  • Taliban 'agree' to free two Koreans

    Taliban officials have agreed to free two female hostages at the end of face-to-face talks with a South Korean delegation, a source close to the negotiators told Al Jazeera. Earlier, Mawlavi Nasrullah, one of two Taliban negotiators, said: "We assure you and the whole world that all of the Koreans will be released and will go to their homes." Dan.. More

  • Bomb kills southern Iraq governor

    A powerful roadside bomb has killed the governor and police chief of the southern Iraqi province of Diwaniya. The governor was a key figure in the Badr Organization, the military wing of the largest Shia Muslim party, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC). Khalil Jalil Hamza and police chief Maj-Gen Khaled Hassan were returning to Diwaniya city.. More

  • Hamas detains Fatah men in Gaza

    Hamas militiamen have detained at least 15 members of their rival Palestinian faction, Fatah, during raids in Gaza, officials and witnesses say. Scuffles broke out in Beit Hanoun when the Hamas men moved in. Fatah members are reported to have been injured. Television footage showed Hamas militiamen raiding a wedding party. It was one of the biggest.. More

  • UN approves expanded Iraq mission

    The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution calling for a greater UN mandate in Iraq. The UN withdrew most of its staff in 2003 after a bomb attack on its Baghdad headquarters killed its top envoy, Sergio Vieira de Mello, and 21 others. But the UN Staff Council has called on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to pull all UN personnel.. More

  • Korean officials to meet Taliban

    South Korean officials in Afghanistan have fixed a meeting with the Taliban, aimed at securing the release of 21 hostages held by the group. "We know that the South Korean delegation that has been in Afghanistan will meet face-to-face with the Taliban within just a few hours," Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan said on Friday. The Taliban says it will not.. More

  • Morocco and Polisario in new talks

    Morocco and the Polisario Front are meeting for a second round of UN-brokered talks in New York to try to resolve their 32-year dispute over Western Sahara. The Polisario, or the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro, is a political and military group fighting for the separation of Western Sahara from Morocco. Emyr Jones.. More

  • Palestinian killed in Jerusalem

    A Palestinian man has been shot and killed in Jerusalem's Old City after trying to seize a weapon from an Israeli security guard, police say. At least six other people were injured in shooting that followed. The Old City lies in East Jerusalem and houses the key Jewish, Muslim and Christian sites. East Jerusalem has been occupied by Israel since.. More

  • Pakistan to impose emergency rule

    Pakistan may declare a state of emergency due to "external and internal threats" to the country, a government spokesman has said. Tariq Azim, the minister of state for information, said on Thursday the measure had been discussed and could not be ruled out. "I cannot confirm whether a decision has been taken or not," Azim said. Official sources said.. More

  • Tribal Jirga starts in Kabul

    A meeting of Afghan and Pakistani political and tribal leaders has opened in Kabul, but will not be attended by Pakistan's president. Pervez Musharraf told Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, that he was unable to attend Thursday's jirga (council) meeting due to other engagements, Pakistan's foreign ministry said. "The president assured the Afghan.. More

  • South Asia floods toll passes 2,000 mark

    The death toll from the worst monsoon floods to hit South Asia in decades passed 2,000 on Thursday even as the torrents of muddy water recede from millions of acres of farmland. Despite several dry days and falling water levels, the number of dead since the monsoon started in early June continues to climb. Thousands of villages remain under water.. More

  • US raid kills 30 Iraq 'militants'

    US-led forces have killed about 30 militants in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the US military has said. They said most had died in an air strike following a raid in the Shia district of Sadr City. Twelve people were also detained in the operation. The US military said the dead were part of a network that was smuggling weapons from Iran, but witnesses.. More

  • Yemeni tourist bombers 'killed'

    Yemeni security forces have killed four al-Qaeda militants suspected of killing 10 people, including eight Spaniards, in a suicide attack, officials say. The militants died during a raid near the city of Mareb east of the capital, Sanaa, on Wednesday morning. One of the dead was Kassem al-Raimi, an alleged top al-Qaeda operative thought to have.. More

  • Israeli troops kill two Palestinians

    The Israeli military has shot and killed two Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army says soldiers saw two armed men east of Gaza City, near the border with Israel, and fired on them. A statement by Hamas's armed wing said that the men were killed in exchanges of fire on the outskirts of Gaza City. Hamas seized control of Gaza.. More