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  • Bomb attacks strike Iraqi capital

    At least 35 people have been killed in a series of bomb and suicide attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say. At least 18 people were killed when two car bombs exploded in a busy market in a mainly Shia district of the city. Eleven more died when a minibus blew up in the Karrada district, while a suicide attack on a bus in the city's northwest.. More

  • Two die as UK helicopters crash

    Two British helicopters have crashed in Iraq, killing two military personnel and seriously injuring another. The Ministry of Defense said both of the Puma helicopters were from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire. Defense Secretary Des Browne said one of those killed was from the RAF and the other from the Army. Four other personnel were injured, one seriously... More

  • Abbas and Olmert meet for talks

    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas have met, amid pressure from the US to find a way to restart peace talks. The meeting in Jerusalem was the first in a series of fortnightly talks they agreed on during a visit last month by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Palestinian group Hamas dismissed the talks as.. More

  • Many policemen, soldiers sized by Iraqi group

    Al-Qaeda in Iraq has said its fighters have kidnapped 20 Iraqi soldiers and policemen in northeast Baghdad. In an internet statement released on Saturday, the group called Islamic State of Iraq said the men would be killed unless the government released all Sunni women held in Iraq's prisons within 48 hours. The group also posted still images showing.. More

  • Islamic Courts offer Somali peace talks

    A senior leader of the Union of Islamic Courts has offered to negotiate with Somalia's interim government if its Ethiopian allies leave the country. In a phone call to Al Jazeera, Sheikh Dahir Aweys, chief of the Supreme Islamic Council of the Somali Islamic Courts, also threatened on Saturday to launch attacks against African peacekeepers. Ugandan.. More

  • US will keep Iranian detainees

    The US is to continue holding five Iranians captured in Iraq despite protests from Tehran, US media said. The fate of the five sparked disagreement, with the White House overruling the State Department on the issue, the Washington Post reported. Administration officials have not commented on the report. The US says the men seized in a January.. More

  • Suicide attack on Iraqi holy city

    At least 36 people have been killed and more than 160 hurt in a suicide car bomb attack in Iraq's holy city of Karbala, officials say. The attacker detonated explosives at a crowded bus station in the city close to a shrine holy to Shia Muslims, at around 0915 local time (0515 GMT). Many of the casualties were said to be women or children. Meanwhile.. More

  • UN bid to break Lebanon deadlock

    The UN is stepping up efforts to end the deadlock over how to try those suspected of killing former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is sending his top legal adviser to the country next week. Mr Hariri and 22 others were killed in a massive bomb explosion in Beirut on 14 February 2005. Lebanon's current prime.. More

  • Ethiopia in Somali 'genocide' row

    A member of Somalia's transitional government has accused Ethiopian troops in the capital Mogadishu of committing genocide since arriving in December. The accusations came from Hussein Aideed - a former Somali warlord who is the deputy prime minister of the transitional government. Ethiopia dismissed Mr Aideed's comments as an absolute fabrication... More

  • Group claims Iraq parliament bomb

    An Iraqi group linked to Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for Thursday's bombing of the country's parliament. The Islamic State of Iraq issued a statement on Friday saying it carried out the suicide attack on what it called the "infidel parliament". The statement was posted on a website often used by Iraqi armed groups. "A knight from the state.. More

  • French alarmed by Algeria bombs

    Presidential candidates have warned the terrorist threat remains high for France, following bombings in Algeria on Wednesday which killed 33 people. The frontrunner, centre-right candidate and former interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy, said "the main terrorist threat in France comes from Algeria". Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen said France "is.. More

  • Pressure grows on World Bank boss

    The executive board of the World Bank has said it did not approve a hefty pay rise ordered by its president Paul Wolfowitz for his partner. Mr Wolfowitz has faced calls to resign after admitting he helped Shaha Riza win a promotion to a high-paying job at the international lender. The board earlier adjourned a day-long meeting held to consider his.. More

  • Prisoners' exchange not likely to be soon, says Palestinian presidential advisor

    The much-talked about prisoners' exchange deal may not be executed soon, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' media advisor Nabil Amr warned in a press conference in the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday. Breaking the siege Speaking to journalists, Amr hailed the role of the Palestinian minister of finance, Salam Fayyad, and applauded what he.. More

  • More Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

    A bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan killed two Canadian soldiers and injured three others on Wednesday, a military official has said. Colonel Mike Cessford, deputy commander of the Canadian contingent in Afghanistan, did not disclose the exact location of the deadly incident while announcing the deaths. Most of the Canadian troops serving in.. More

  • Explosion targets Baghdad bridge

    A truck bomb explosion on a bridge in Baghdad has killed at least eight people and sent several cars toppling into the River Tigris below. The rush-hour blast partially destroyed the Sarafiya Bridge by collapsing one of its girders. Several people have been hurt in the blast and police are looking for survivors in the river waters. US and.. More