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  • Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel

    Israel has been hit by a rocket attack from Lebanon, officials say. Two Katyusha rockets exploded near the northern Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmona. There were no casualties, but roads and vehicles were damaged. Israeli and Lebanese security sources said they believed a Palestinian group had fired the rockets. Israel said it would not "succumb.. More

  • New Palestinian cabinet sworn in

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sworn in a new emergency government that excludes his Islamist rivals, Hamas, who have seized control of Gaza. Mr Abbas also issued decrees enabling new Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to rule without parliamentary approval and outlawing all of Hamas's armed forces. Mr Fayyad's predecessor, Ismail Haniya, has.. More

  • Yemen fighters accept ceasefire

    violent clashes that killed hundreds in the north of the country.Yemen's state news agency said on Thursday government forces would stop military operations against the group if they laid down their arms.Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the group's leader, said: "To prevent bloodshed, we declare a stop to violence and fighting and our commitment to the republican.. More

  • Iran condemns Rushdie knighthood

    Iran has criticized the British government for its decision to give a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie. His book The Satanic Verses offended Muslims worldwide and led to Iran issuing a fatwa in 1989, ordering Sir Salman's execution. Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said the decision to praise the "apostate" showed Islamophobia.. More

  • Kabul police bus bomb 'kills 35'

    A bomb attack on an Afghan police bus in Kabul has killed up to 35 people and injured more than 30 others. Police said a number of civilians are among those killed in the rush-hour attack close to police HQ in the city centre. Five foreigners were wounded. It is thought to be the most devastating bomb attack in Kabul since the Taleban were ousted.. More

  • Nato troops kill Afghan civilian

    Nato troops have killed a civilian at the scene of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghan and Nato officials say. Several others were injured when the US soldiers opened fire. The US military said the shooting had been accidental. At least three people died in the suicide bombing, officials say. Another civilian died in a suicide bombing later on.. More

  • US 'to unblock' Palestinian aid

    The US will lift a 15-month embargo on aid to the Palestinians once a new emergency government excluding Hamas is sworn in, a US envoy in Jerusalem. US consul-general Jacob Walles said there were no obstacles to re-engaging with the new administration, which he said would have full US support. Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas.. More

  • US forces in new Iraq offensive

    US forces in Iraq have launched a major security offensive around Baghdad. Troops would enter "key areas" around the Iraqi capital used by insurgents to launch car bombings, said the commander of US forces, General David Petraeus. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has met top US military leaders in Baghdad to assess a security surge aimed at bringing.. More

  • Fighting flares at Lebanon camp

    Four Lebanese soldiers have been killed in renewed clashes with Islamist militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp, officials say. The men were killed near the Nahr al-Bared camp, on the outskirts of the northern city of Tripoli. The fighting between the Lebanese army and the Fatah al-Islam group is now in its fourth week. More than.. More

  • Hamas 'in full control of Gaza'

    Hamas says it has taken full control of the Gaza Strip, hours after President Mahmoud Abbas sacked the Hamas-led government and declared an emergency. Hamas fighters secured the presidential compound in Gaza City after a week of fighting with Mr Abbas's Fatah faction that has left more than 100 dead. Mr Abbas says there will be a caretaker administration.. More

  • Nine killed by gunmen in Pakistan

    Unidentified gunmen have killed at least nine people in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, police say. The gunmen ambushed a military vehicle near a railway station. Police say most of the dead are soldiers. Four people have been wounded in the attack. The shooting came hours after a visit to Quetta by the US Assistant Secretary of State.. More

  • Anti-Syrian MP mourned in Lebanon

    Lebanon is observing a day of national mourning as it buries an anti-Syrian member of parliament killed in a bomb attack in Beirut. Walid Eido was among at least 10 people killed in Wednesday's bombing in the city's mainly Muslim Manara district. He is the sixth leading anti-Syrian figure to be killed since 2005. Banks, businesses and schools.. More

  • Hamas 'tightening grip' on Gaza

    Heavy fighting is continuing between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah in Gaza, with reports Hamas now controls almost the whole Gaza Strip. It comes despite the two sides saying they had agreed to a truce to end days of fighting which has killed 80 people. But Hamas's military wing says it has so far received no orders to put down its.. More

  • US concern at 'Iran Afghan arms'

    US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said "substantial" quantities of Iranian weapons are finding their way into Afghanistan. Speaking on a visit to Germany, Mr Gates said it was difficult to believe the Iranian government was unaware, given the scale of arms involved. Washington has recently expressed growing concern about Iran's involvement with.. More

  • Lebanese MP dies in Beirut blast

    An anti-Syrian MP is among at least 10 people killed in an explosion in Beirut's waterfront area. Walid Eido died in the blast, in the mainly Muslim Manara neighborhood, his party's television station and officials said. At least 10 other people were wounded, emergency services said. Mr Eido is the third member of Lebanon's anti-Syria parliamentary.. More