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  • Flooding traps 69 Chinese miners

    Flash floods have trapped 69 workers in a coal mine in central China's Henan province, Chinese media has reported. More than 100 miners were working at Zhijian mine, 200 km (120 miles) west of provincial capital Zhengzhou, when the incident occurred early on Sunday. Flooding triggered by heavy rain poured into the mine through an aluminium mine.. More

  • Egypt police move to Gaza border

    Dozens of Palestinians have returned to Gaza after being stranded for weeks in Egypt after the border was shut during Hamas's takeover of the territory. Thousands of Palestinians are still stranded in Egypt, but Egypt and Israel have stuck a deal to get people back. The first convoy was escorted through Israel to the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing.. More

  • 'We blocked US plans' - Hezbollah

    The leader of Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, has said its conflict with Israel last year thwarted the United States' vision for a "new Middle East". In a televised address, he said Israel and the US had wanted to extend Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's authority throughout Lebanon, but had failed. He also warned that Hezbollah still possessed.. More

  • Cleared doctor leaves Australia

    An Indian doctor has left Australia after charges linked to failed bomb attacks in the UK were dropped. Dr Mohamed Haneef is flying to India to be with his wife and child after nearly four weeks in custody. He was freed from prison on Friday and his passport was later returned to him, but his work visa was not restored. The charges against Dr.. More

  • Bosnian war victims laid to rest

    Thousands of people in Bosnia have attended a funeral ceremony for 147 Muslims who were killed by Serbian forces during the Bosnian war. Their remains had been recovered from mass graves close to the northern city of Prijedor and were later identified by forensic experts. Some of those killed had been tortured or starved to death in detention camps... More

  • Fires rage across southern Europe

    An extreme heatwave continues to rage across southern Europe as firefighters struggle to contain the blazes that have burned thousands of hectares in the region. In Bulgaria, 23,000 hectares of forest and farmland have burned over the past week. The country also experienced its hottest temperatures since records began, above 45 degrees Celsius in.. More

  • Thailand steps up security

    Thousands of troops were deployed in the Thai capital yesterday to reinforce security amid fears that protests against the country's army-backed government could again turn violent. Most of the 2,100 troops were guarding Sanam Luang plaza in central Bangkok, a venue of daily rallies demanding the ouster of the junta, which came to power after last year's.. More

  • Hamas starts payment of salaries

    The Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas has begun paying the overdue wages of more than 10,000 civil servants and members of the security forces. Most of the employees were hired by the former Hamas government. That government was dismissed by President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas militants seized control of Gaza's security apparatus last month. Meanwhile.. More

  • Congress passes anti-terror bill

    The US Congress has approved an anti-terrorism bill implementing many recommendations of the commission which investigated the 11 September attacks. The bill, which the White House says George W Bush will sign, allocates a greater share of funding to cities at higher risk of terrorist attack. It also requires the authorities to screen all cargo.. More

  • US plans $20bn arms sale to Gulf

    The United States is planning a series of arms deals worth at least $20bn with Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf states, US newspapers are reporting. The New York Times and The Washington Post reported on Saturday that the Bush administration was preparing to ask congress to approve the arms sales over the next decade. Five other oil-rich Gulf States.. More

  • Thirteen dead in Red Mosque blast

    At least 13 people have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing near Pakistan's Red Mosque, following clashes between Islamists and police. "Most of the dead were policemen," a security official said. More than 50 people were injured. Torn police uniforms lay about the scene in Islamabad while blood stained the streets, a BBC correspondent said... More

  • Lebanon army advance in camp fight

    The Lebanese army has made significant advancements in its operation to rid Fatah al-Islam fighters from the Palestinian Nahr el-Bared refugee camp. "The battles now are taking place house-to-house and in underground shelters thanks to advances made by the troops in recent days," an army spokesman said. He said the army had dramatically reduced the.. More

  • US troops battle Kerbala militia

    Clashes between Shia militiamen and a joint US-Iraqi force have left nine people dead in an Iraqi holy city. Around 23 people were wounded in the fighting in Kerbala as US and Iraqi troops carried out a pre-dawn raid. Shooting began as the US-Iraqi force moved in to arrest figures from the Mehdi Army, which is loyal to the radical cleric Moqtada.. More

  • Baghdad market car bomb kills 25

    At least 25 people have been killed in a car bomb explosion in a busy shopping district in the centre of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. About 60 people were left wounded by the blast, which happened near an intersection in the Karrada district. A building and several cars were set ablaze after the blast in the predominantly Shia market district. It.. More

  • S Korean hostage pleads for help

    A South Korean woman held hostage with 21 others in Afghanistan has pleaded for help to secure their release. The woman, who identified herself as Yo Syun Ju, told an Afghan reporter by telephone all the hostages were sick. "Tell them to do something to get us released," she said in an interview carried out in the presence of the Taleban militants.. More