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  • AU peacekeepers patrol Mogadishu

    African Union peacekeepers are patrolling Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, for the first time since they arrived in March. Uganda has sent 1,600 peacekeepers who are meant to replace Ethiopian soldiers invited in by the interim government to suppress Islamist forces opposing it. The AU troops were mostly confined to the airport while the city saw some.. More

  • Israeli minister quits over war

    A member of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's cabinet has resigned in protest against Israel's handling of its 2006 war against Lebanon. Eitan Cabel is the first member of the government to step down after a report accused Mr Olmert and his government of failures of judgment over the war. "I cannot sit in a government headed by Ehud Olmert,".. More

  • Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader 'killed'

    The interior ministry in Iraq says it has received intelligence that the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been killed in an "internal battle" between militants. Abu Ayyub al-Masri has led the group since June 2006, when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in an air strike. One official said he was "100% sure" Masri was dead, but another urged caution.. More

  • 'Civilians dead' in Nato assault

    At least 30 civilians were killed during recent fighting in the Afghan province of Herat, police and government officials say. They say that women and children were among the victims. Nato-led forces have said that at least 135 Taleban fighters were killed in the clashes in the district of Shindand on Sunday and Friday. On Monday Nato said it.. More

  • Morocco and Polisario agree talks

    Morocco and the independence movement for Western Sahara, the Polisario Front, have agreed to UN-sponsored talks on the disputed territory. The UN Security Council said it had asked both sides in the 32-year-old dispute to negotiate unconditionally. Morocco's sovereignty over the mineral-rich region is contested by Polisario, an Algerian-backed.. More

  • Nigerians protest at poll 'fraud'

    Nigerian opposition and civil society groups are to join trade unions at May Day rallies to protest against recent presidential and state elections. The country's head of police said unauthorised demonstrations would be forcibly broken up with teargas. The ruling People's Democratic Party's Umaru Yar'Adua was declared the winner of the 21 April.. More

  • Venezuela exits International Monetary Fund and World Bank

    Venezuela is to withdraw from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, after Hugo Chavez, the country's president, said it no longer required the institutions. Chavez made the announcement on Monday as part of plans to create an alternative lending bank run by South American nations. "I want to formalise our exit from the World Bank.. More

  • Israeli leaders 'rushed to war'

    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been criticized for taking Israel to war in Lebanon last year "hastily" and without a comprehensive plan. A government inquiry panel found him and other leaders guilty of "very serious failings" in handling the war. About 1,200 Lebanese and 160 Israelis were killed after Israel launched operations against.. More

  • Turkish PM makes appeal for unity

    Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appealed for national unity in the row that has erupted over the disputed election of a new president. He said an "atmosphere of stability and tranquility" was essential. Mr Erdogan's ruling Islamist-rooted AK party has put forward Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul for president. But the army has hinted.. More

  • Somalis returning to the capital

    Hundreds of Somalis, many in desperate conditions, have been returning to the capital, Mogadishu, since the end of the fiercest fighting seen in years. The BBC's Mohammed Moalimo said many returnees were very distressed and had no shelter and a shortage of food. The first talks since Ethiopian forces and interim government troops defeated Islamists.. More

  • U.S. troop death toll in Iraq over 100 for April

    Four U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq over the weekend, the military said on Monday, raising the number of American troops killed this month to over 100 and making April one of the deadliest of the war for U.S. forces. The toll could increase the pressure on U.S. President George W. Bush, who is fighting a plan by Democrats to set a timetable for.. More

  • Coalition forces kill six Afghan civilians

    Six civilians were killed during a raid by US-led coalition forces in east Afghanistan yesterday sparking a protest. Thousands of Afghans, some shouting "Death to America" and carrying shrouded bodies took part in the rally. They felled trees to block a road and vowed not to bury the bloodstained bodies until those responsible were punished and villagers.. More

  • Man kills two in US mall shooting

    A gunman killed two people and wounded at least two more in a shooting at a crowded shopping centre in Missouri, US police say. The incident at the Ward Parkway Centre in Kansas City took place just before 1600 (1900 GMT) on Sunday. The gunman shot two people dead in the centre's car park, before wounding two others inside the main building. Police.. More

  • Israel troops kill Hamas fighters

    Israeli troops have shot dead at least three members of Hamas' armed wing in a clash on the Gaza-Israel border, Hamas and the Israeli army have said. The incident took place at about 0830 (0530 GMT), north-west of Gaza City. The Israeli military said four Hamas members were caught trying to plant a bomb on the security barrier between Gaza and.. More

  • Bomb kills many in Iraq holy city

    A car bomb has killed at least 55 people and injured about 70 in the Iraqi city of Karbala, in the second such attack in two weeks. The city houses two of Shia Islam's holiest shrines and reports say the bomb went off on a busy street as people headed to pray. The bomb exploded near the golden-domed mosque of the Imam Abbas shrine, which is protected.. More