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  • 'Chemical Ali' sentenced to death

    An Iraqi court has sentenced to death Saddam Hussein's cousin, widely known as Chemical Ali, for genocide against ethnic Kurds. Ali Hassan al-Majeed was on trial with five other high-ranking officials of Saddam's regime for their roles in the 1988 Anfal campaign against ethnic Kurds that prosecutors say killed up to 180,000 people. Earlier on Sunday,.. More

  • Clashes in Tripoli leave 10 dead

    At least 10 people have been killed in clashes between Lebanese troops and suspected Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli. Two civilians, one soldier, a policeman and at least six Islamist gunmen are said to have been killed in the fight. It came after the army raided an apartment of a suspected militant in the Abu Samra district.. More

  • Iran: Sanctions could derail talks

    Iran has warned that further UN sanctions over Tehran's contentious nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement. Ali Larijani, Iran's chief nuclear envoy, after his latest round talks with the European Union foreign policy chief, said the international community should seek to keep negotiations alive. It would be natural.. More

  • Karzai angry over West's tactics

    Nato and US-led troops are failing to co-ordinate with their Afghan allies and thereby causing civilian deaths, President Hamid Karzai has said. He criticized his Western allies' "extreme" use of force and said they should act as his government asked. "Innocent people are becoming victims of reckless operations" because the troops had ignored.. More

  • Troops die in Lebanon camp clash

    Four Lebanese soldiers have been killed in fighting with Islamist militants in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. A bomb killed three soldiers and a sniper shot dead another. The army responded by shelling the militants, from the Fatah al-Islam group, who have been besieged at the camp for more than a month. It is.. More

  • Iraq attacks kill seven US troops

    At least seven US troops have been killed in roadside explosions and attacks in Iraq, officials have said. Four were killed and their Iraqi interpreter injured when a roadside bomb exploded next to their vehicle north-west of the capital Baghdad. Two soldiers were killed and three wounded when their vehicle was hit by a bomb and shot at in Baghdad... More

  • Somalis killed in clan fighting

    At least 15 Somalis have been killed and another 30 wounded after fighting broke out between clans near the southern port town of Kismayo, according to AFP.The news agency reported that Friday's clashes erupted when one Somali army unit tried to expel another unit from a rival clan.Colonel Abdi Hirre, commander of the Marehan clan unit, said: "Heavy.. More

  • Lebanese army rings refugee camp

    Lebanese troops said they had largely defeated Islamist rebels in a northern refugee camp, but continued their siege amid sporadic shelling and gunfire. Officials said the gunfire came from mopping up operations, and explosions were booby traps being destroyed. Leaders of Fatah al-Islam at the Nahr al-Bared camp were on the run, Defense Minister.. More

  • 'Iraq fighters killed' in US attack

    US attack helicopters have killed 17 suspected al-Qaeda fighters near Baquba in the Iraqi province of Diyala, the US military says. The military said on Friday that those killed had been moving around an Iraqi police patrol. Thousands of US soldiers taking part in an offensive against armed Iraqi groups in Diyala, north of Baghdad. US.. More

  • US death toll mounts in Iraq

    At least 14 US soldiers have been killed in Iraq in the past two days, the US military has said. Twelve of the dead were killed in Baghdad where US and Iraqi forces are involved in a major security operation that is aimed at ending the violence. In the deadliest attack, five soldiers and four Iraqis were killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded.. More

  • Osama bin Laden to be 'honoured'

    A group of Pakistani clerics led by a pro-Taliban hardliner have said it would bestow a title upon al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in response to Britain's decision to grant knighthood to Salman Rushdie. Allama Tahir Ashrafi, head of the Pakistan Ulema Council, said on Thursday that the group would give bin Laden the title "Saifullah" - which means.. More

  • Egyptians to host Mid-East summit

    Israel has confirmed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet the Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian leaders at a four-way summit in Egypt on Monday. An Israeli spokeswoman said the talks would "strengthen the moderates" and "promote Israeli-Palestinian ties". The announcement came after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas described the violent take-over.. More

  • Lorry bomber attacks Iraqi town

    A suicide bomber using a lorry has killed at least 13 people when he rammed his vehicle into the municipal headquarters near Kirkuk. The attack on the northern Iraqi town of Sulaiman Bek came shortly after Baghdad's Green Zone came under mortar fire on Thursday morning. Police said the dead in Sulaiman Bek included women and children and that at least.. More

  • Afghan Taleban 'targeting Kabul'

    The Taleban in Afghanistan are changing their tactics to mount more attacks on the capital, Kabul, a spokesman for the militant group has told the BBC. The spokesman, Zabiyullah Mujahed, said Taleban were recovering after Nato had infiltrated the group and killed some of its leaders. But more people were volunteering to carry out suicide bombings,.. More

  • Bush 'in envoy talks with Blair'

    President Bush has spoken to UK PM Tony Blair about his becoming a Mid-East envoy, a White House official says. Mr Bush and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice directly discussed the idea with Mr Blair, the official said. The president would reportedly like him to be an envoy for the quartet of the US, European Union, UN and Russia. The official.. More