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  • Afghans killed 'in new US attack'

    Nine Afghan civilians have been killed in a bombing raid in Kapisa province, Afghan officials say. US forces have confirmed carrying out an air strike in the area but say they have no accurate casualty information. The news comes shortly after US forces were accused of killing 10 civilians during a shoot out on Sunday in Nangarhar province. Journalists.. More

  • Many dead in Baghdad market bomb

    A bomber has killed at least 26 people in the commercial centre of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The attack was near Mutanabbi Street, a busy district lined with book shops and open-air book stalls. Witnesses said many shops were set on fire and more than a dozen cars were burnt out by the explosion. Iraqi and US security forces are in the third.. More

  • Strike 'may incite nuclear Iran'

    Pre-emptive military strikes on Iran could see Tehran respond by developing a nuclear device within months, according to a new report by a leading global security think-tank.The conclusions published by the British-based Oxford Research Group on Monday are supported by Hans Blix, the former chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq. Frank Barnaby, one of.. More

  • Abbas & Haniya discuss unity

    Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president and Ismail Haniya, the prime minister designate, have begun talks at Abbas' presidential headquarters in Gaza City to discuss the formation of a new unity government. The meeting follows last month's agreement in Makkah signed by Abbas, representing the Fatah party and Ismail Haniya, on behalf of Hamas. Nabil.. More

  • US erased Afghan attack footage

    The Associated Press is to complain to the US military after two journalists said US soldiers deleted footage of the aftermath of an attack in Afghanistan. Eight civilians died and 35 people were hurt in the incident, which has been condemned by President Hamid Karzai. The AP freelancers said troops erased photos and video showing a vehicle.. More

  • Former Kosovo premier faces War Crimes Tribunal

    A former prime minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, goes on trial today at The Hague. Haradinaj faces a maximum life sentence if convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, rape, and torture against Serbs. Haradinaj was a commander of the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army in the 1990s. Two other alleged rebel fighters.. More

  • US troops kill Afghan civilians

    An incident described by US forces in Afghanistan as a "complex ambush" has left at least eight civilians dead. The incident occurred on the road from the eastern city of Jalalabad to Pakistan when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy, sparking a fire fight. US officials initially said 16 people had been killed. They did not explain the lower, revised.. More

  • Iraq crackdown on Shia stronghold

    More than 1,100 Iraqi and US troops have carried out an operation in Baghdad's Shia stronghold of Sadr City, the US military has said. It said no weapons cache had been found or suspected militant arrested. Meanwhile five people were detained in an early-morning raid by UK and Iraqi troops in the southern city of Basra. The raids came as Iraqi.. More

  • Jump in Chinese defense spending

    China's military budget will increase by 17.8% in 2007, the spokesman for the National People's Congress has said. Jiang Enzhu said that military spending next year would amount to 350.92bn yuan, an increase of 52.99bn yuan. The rise was announced the day before Chinese lawmakers were due start their annual parliamentary session. The US deputy.. More

  • Nato troops killed in Afghanistan

    Two Nato soldiers have been killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan, Nato has said. No information was given on the nationality of the International Security Assistance Force troops or where the fighting had taken place. Most of the troops in southern Afghanistan are British or Canadian. Separately, eight civilians were killed when foreign.. More

  • Kosovars march for independence from Serbia

    An estimated 4,000 Kosovars have demonstrated in front of the UN's mission in Pristina demanding unilateral autonomy from Serbia. Today's protest comes three weeks after violent demonstrations left two dead. Tensions in the breakaway province have risen since plans on the future of Kosovo were published last month. About 90 percent of Kosovans are.. More

  • China ups defence budget by 17.8%

    China will boost its defence spending by 17.8 per cent this year, continuing its annual increases in money for missiles, tanks and the building blocks of military modernisation. A spokesman for the National People's Congress, said on Sunday, that the planned allocation for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) for 2007 was about 44.94bn. Jiang Enzhu,.. More

  • Ahmadinejad due in Saudi Arabia

    Iran's president is set to make his first official visit to Saudi Arabia amid developments that threaten to further isolate Tehran because of its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment. Upon his arrival on Saturday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to hold talks with the Saudi monarch, King Abdullah.Ahmadinejad's visit is aimed at calming sectarian tensions.. More

  • Secretary of US army dismissed

    George Bush, the US president, has ordered a probe into all US army veteran facilities following an outcry over poor treatment at the army's top hospitals. The Bush administration's response came on the same day as Robert Gates, the US secretary of defense, fired Francis Harvey, the US army secretary, on Friday. Harvey's dismissal also came a day.. More

  • Deaths as landslides hit Indonesia

    Landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 40 people and 29 others are believed to be buried."An evacuation team is digging to search for the victims, but we are facing problems because of bad weather and heavy rain," Yos Nono, an official at the disaster management office in Manggarai regency, said.The heavy.. More