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  • Deadly blast at Syrian arms depot

    An explosion at an arms depot in northern Syria has killed at least 15 soldiers and wounded 50, the Sana state news agency has said. The explosion took place early in the morning at Musalmiya, about 10km (6 miles) north of the city of Aleppo. "One hospital I went to was filled with injured personnel," a witness told the Reuters news agency. Officials.. More

  • Israel ships weapons to Abbas in the West Bank

    Israel has reportedly authorised 1,000 rifles to be shipped to security forces in the West Bank loyal to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president. The weapons were transported from Jordan according to the report in the Haaretz newspaper on Thursday It is the largest ever arms transfer of its kind. The report said the move was aimed at supporting.. More

  • Strong earthquake hits Indonesia

    A powerful undersea earthquake has struck the north-eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku. Indonesian and US officials initially issued a tsunami warning, which they later cancelled. The quake hit more than 200km (130 miles) north of Ternate city with a magnitude of 6.6, officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage. Earthquakes.. More

  • Rocket attack kills eight in Pakistan

    Armed men fired a barrage of rockets into a city in northwest Pakistan early Wednesday, killing at least eight civilians and injuring 41 amid a wave of violence sweeping the country. The attack was the latest in Pakistan since the army stormed a pro-Taliban mosque in the capital Islamabad earlier this month, and came a day after a top Taliban militant.. More

  • Serbia votes to resist independence for Kosovo

    Serbia's Parliament has approved a government resolution rejecting any attempt to secure independence for Kosovo. The motion was carried by a huge majority of 217 to 12, a rare show of unity by Serbian deputies. The vote took place ahead of today's renewed talks on Kosovo by major powers in Vienna. Kosovo is a UN protectorate but legally part of Serbia... More

  • US and Iran hold fresh talks on Iraq

    Arch enemies the United States and Iran launched a second round of rare face-to-face talks in Baghdad on Tuesday aimed at stemming the raging violence in Iraq. The talks began at 10.15 am (0615 GMT) at the office of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who began the meeting with a brief speech, according to an official at the Iraqi premier's office. Photographs.. More

  • US warns Iran over terror role

    The United States accused Iran after talks yesterday of having increased support for Shi'ite Muslim militias involved in bloodshed in Iraq. The US Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, said after meeting his Iranian counterpart Hassan Kazimi Qomi, much of the dialogue at the meeting was not "terribly relevant", but that Washington, Tehran and Baghdad.. More

  • US and Iran hold fresh talks on Iraq

    Arch enemies the United States and Iran launched a second round of rare face-to-face talks in Baghdad on Tuesday aimed at stemming the raging violence in Iraq. The talks began at 10.15 am (0615 GMT) at the office of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who began the meeting with a brief speech, according to an official at the Iraqi premier's office. Photographs.. More

  • No unilateral independence says Kosovo

    Kosovo has told the United States that it will not pursue a unilateral push for independence. The assurance came during a meeting between Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and a Kosovan delegation in Washington. Kosovan Prime Minister Agim Ceku intimated on Friday that Pristina would declare independance on the 28th of November. His words came after.. More

  • UN chooses Hague for Hariri court

    The United Nations has asked the Netherlands to host a special court to try the suspected killers of Rafik al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister, a UN spokeswoman said. Jan Peter Balkenende, the Dutch prime minister, received a request from Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, but has yet to confirm his country will host the tribunal. Marie.. More

  • HIV medics released to Bulgaria

    Six Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences in Libya have arrived in Bulgaria following their release. The five nurses and a Palestinian-born doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV - charges they have always denied. The release follows years of diplomacy by EU officials and two trips to Libya by the new.. More

  • 'Militants die' in Pakistan clash

    Pakistani troops have killed at least 35 militants near the north-west border with Afghanistan, the army says. Military spokesman Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad said fierce clashes in the North Waziristan tribal area began late on Sunday night and were still continuing. Two soldiers had been killed and seven others wounded, the military said. Dozens of.. More

  • US and Iran to hold second talks

    Iran and the US are to hold fresh talks on the subject of Iraq, only their second one-on-one meeting in decades. Their two ambassadors in Baghdad will meet on Tuesday, it was announced. The US blames Iran for supporting some of those who are attacking US and UK troops in Iraq, while Iran blames the US troop presence for Iraq's troubles. Officially.. More

  • Car bombings rock Iraqi capital

    At least 16 people have been killed in four car bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say. Twelve died - including five policemen - and 38 others were wounded in three bombings in the central Karrada district, a mainly Shia neighborhood. Four more people died in a blast near the heavily fortified government area known as the Green Zone... More

  • Turkish PM vows to pursue reform

    Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to continue reforms and efforts to join the EU, following his party's sweeping victory in general elections. Mr Erdogan also said his Islamist-rooted AK Party would seek national unity and respect Turkey's secular constitution. Unofficial results gave the AK Party about 47% of the vote, prompting wild.. More