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  • Scores die in Ethiopia oil attack

    Rebel gunmen have killed at least 74 people in an attack on an oil field in Ethiopia's remote Somali region, the Ethiopian government says. Sixty-five Ethiopians and nine Chinese oil workers were killed, while seven Chinese were also taken captive in the incident, an official said. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi called it a cold-blooded "massacre"... More

  • Hamas fighters end Israel truce

    The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement has said it is ending its five-month truce with Israel. Earlier in the day the group launched a sustained barrage of rockets and mortars into Israel, the first such attack since November. The group, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said the attacks were in revenge for recent killings of Palestinians.. More

  • Turkey 'must have secular leader'

    Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has pledged to adhere to secular principles if, as expected, he is elected president. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that Mr Gul had been named the governing AK party's candidate. The decision came after thousands had taken to the streets to urge Mr Erdogan not to stand. Secularists fear that.. More

  • Nine US soldiers killed in Iraq

    Nine US soldiers have been killed and 20 injured by a suicide car bomb on a military post north of Baghdad in the deadliest attack on American forces in 16 months. The bomber hit a patrol base near the town of Baquba in Diyala province on Monday, bringing the US military death toll for April so far to 70. Diyala province has emerged as one of the.. More

  • Hasina's warrant suspended

    A Bangladeshi court yesterday suspended an arrest warrant for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina after police sought more time to investigate murder charges she is facing.Another former premier Khaleda Zia, meanwhile, has packed her bags for an imminent departure into exile, a source close to the family said yesterday, the day after her arch rival.. More

  • Tamil Tigers bomb military base

    Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have launched an air attack on a government military base, injuring at least six soldiers, the military has confirmed. The attack is thought to be only the second time the Tigers have used air power to hit Sri Lankan targets. An army spokesman said ground fire forced one plane to turn away before it hit its intended.. More

  • Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies

    Boris Yeltsin, who played a key role in the Soviet Union's demise and became Russia's first president, has died aged 76, the Kremlin says. Mr Yeltsin - who had a history of heart trouble - died of heart failure in hospital at 1545 (1145 GMT). He came to power after being promoted by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, a man he then outmaneuvered... More

  • Many dead in fresh Iraq attacks

    Car bombs have rocked the Iraqi city of Ramadi, killing 20 people, the latest in a string of attacks during the day that have caused dozens of casualties. Three cars exploded in quick succession near a restaurant and market in the western district of al-Taamim. Witnesses said there was a heavy police presence in Ramadi because of reports that there.. More

  • Palestinian minister tries to go

    A key figure has submitted his resignation from the Palestinian unity government but it has been refused by the prime minister, officials say. Interior minister Hani Qawasmi's move is the first crack to appear in the unity government formed one month ago. The government is currently in a cabinet meeting, where the matter is being discussed. Analysts.. More

  • Fresh bombers strike across Iraq, killing dozens

    Suicide bombers have killed at least 27 people in a series of attacks across Iraq, including an attack at a Baghdad restaurant near the heavily fortified Green Zone compound. Near the northern city of Mosul, a suicide car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 20 on Monday, in an attack on the office of a Kurdish political party, police said. The explosion.. More

  • Israeli Arab resigns from Knesset

    Israeli Arab MP Azmi Bishara has resigned, weeks after leaving the country amid a police investigation into unspecified criminal allegations. He tendered his resignation at the Israeli embassy in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and said he would stay abroad for a while. Mr Bishara is an outspoken critic of policies toward the Palestinians He leads.. More

  • Mogadishu fighting continues

    Heavy shelling has shaken the Somali capital as Ethiopian forces continue to battle fighters opposed to Somalia's transitional government for the sixth straight day. Mohamed, a resident close to the scene of the clashes, said: "Anybody who has any means of fleeing the area has left." After a night of sporadic fire, heavy explosions hit Mogadishu's.. More

  • Call for Nigeria election re-run

    Nigeria's biggest election monitoring group has said Saturday's presidential poll was so flawed that it should be scrapped and held again. The Transition Monitoring Group said a winner could not be announced on the basis of results from half the country. Voting was marred by violence in which several people died. There was also an attempt to blow.. More

  • Iraq gunmen target minority group

    Unidentified gunmen have killed 23 people in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, police said. All the victims were said to be members of the Yazidi religious minority which follows a pre-Islamic religion and worships an angel figure. Police said the victims had been dragged from a bus and shot dead. Followers of other faiths were reportedly left.. More

  • Eight Palestinians killed by Israeli troops

    Israeli troops have killed two Palestinian fighters in the West Bank town of Nablus, hours after at least six Palestinians were killed in raids in Gaza. The raids on Sunday and Saturday were the worst flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian fighting in months. Fadel Nur, 23, and Amin Lubadi, 25, both members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades were killed by.. More