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  • Al-Qaeda the 'worst threat' to US

    Al-Qaeda represents the most serious threat to US interests, the new US intelligence chief has said. Michael McConnell told a congressional panel the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah also posed a grave threat. He also said Iran and North Korea were of most concern to the US because there was a risk they could spread weapons of mass destruction.. More

  • Hamas: Israel must end occupation

    Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of Hamas, has used his visit to Russia to call on Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian territories.Meshaal arrived in Moscow on Monday and is seeking support from the Russian government to end the financial blockade imposed by the EU, US and Israel on the Hamas-led Palestinian government. Speaking after.. More

  • Bagram base in Afghanistan attacked

    At least 18 people, including one American soldier were killed in a fresh bomb attack at Bagram air base in Afghanistan, where Dick Cheney, the US vice president, is visiting, officials said. The attack occurred inside one of the security gates surrounding the heavily guarded base 60km north of Kabul. Kabir Ahmad, Bagram district governor, said: "It.. More

  • Western envoys hurt in Sri Lanka rebel attack

    The U.S. and Italian ambassadors to Sri Lanka were wounded when their helicopters came under fire Tuesday from ethnic Tamil rebels who said they mistook them for a military target. U.S. Ambassador Robert Blake and his Italian counterpart Pio Mariani had just landed in the eastern city of Batticaloa when several mortars exploded near their aircraft,.. More

  • US stepping up anti-Iran rhetoric

    US troops yesterday showed off an arsenal of components for sophisticated roadside bombs found buried in a palm grove in a Shi'ite village northeast of Baghdad, saying it included Iranian-made rockets and mortars. Military officials said the cache was the largest of its kind to be found north of Baghdad and was more proof that militants were using weapons.. More

  • Blast injures top Iraqi officials

    A bomb placed inside an Iraqi ministry has exploded during a ceremony attended by Vice-President Adel Abdul Mahdi, injuring him and killing six others. Police said more than 25 people were injured in the blast at the Public Works Ministry in central Baghdad. Police are investigating how explosives were smuggled into the building. Iraqi officials.. More

  • French killed in Saudi shooting

    Three French nationals have been shot dead in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi and French governments say. Saudi sources told the BBC that police were treating the incident as a "terrorist attack". The shooting happened near the ruins of Madain Saleh, in north-western Saudi Arabia, which is popular with tourists. Saudi TV said the victims were part of.. More

  • US body 'to plan attacks on Iran'

    The US Pentagon has set up a special planning group to co-ordinate possible attacks on Iran, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has reported. In the weekly New Yorker magazine, Hersh said the group would plan raids to be carried out within 24 hours of a presidential order for military action. A Pentagon spokesman said he knew of no such group.. More

  • UN Somali-aid ship hijacked by pirates

    Pirates have hijacked a cargo ship delivering UN food aid to northeastern Somalia. The ship, NV Rozen, had just delivered 900 tonnes of food aid to the semi-autonomous region of Puntland when the pirates attacked, said Stephanie Savariaud, a spokeswoman for the UN's World Food Programme. "We know it has been hijacked by pirates but we do not know.. More

  • Egyptian Imaam tortured by CIA

    An Egyptian cleric has said that the CIA tortured him after he was kidnapped off the streets of Italy before being sent to Egypt for further interrogation. Osama Hassan Mustafa Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, told Al Jazeera on Sunday that he "was savagely tortured by the CIA when kidnapped and during deportation" to Egypt. The comments by Nasr are.. More

  • Serbia awaits landmark verdict on genocide

    The International Court of Justice is to make a landmark ruling on Monday on whether Serbia masterminded genocide in Bosnia during the bloody 1992-95 occupation try. It will be the first time that the ICJ, the UN's top court set up to deal with disputes between states, will rule in a genocide case. Genocide was made an international crime under a 1948.. More

  • Iran: No retreat on nuclear plans

    Iran's president has refused to bow to western threats to freeze his country's nuclear activities.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Iran has "no reverse gear" on its programme to develop nuclear technology.The fresh defiance was echoed by an Iranian official who said Tehran was ready for any possible scenario "even for war".The comments come as.. More

  • Suicide bomber hits Iraq college

    A bomber has killed at least 42 people and injured 55 in an attack at a college in eastern Baghdad, police say. Witnesses said a man detonated his jacket after being challenged by guards at the main entrance. Earlier, at least four people were injured in a car bombing in the city's Karrada district, and one was killed in an explosion near the Iranian.. More

  • Israeli troops raid Nablus

    Dozens of Israeli jeeps and armoured vehicles have raided the West Bank city of Nablus and placed tens of thousands of Palestinians under curfew. Security sources and witnesses said the Israeli army distributed flyers early on Sunday, saying the raid was aimed at arresting nine wanted people. Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported 80 jeeps backing.. More

  • British protests against war and nuclear weapons

    An anti-war protest focusing on issues ranging from the war in Iraq to Britain's plans to replace a missile system has taken place in the UK. Thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations in London and Glasgow in Scotland. The rallies were organised by the Stop the War coalition, which is calling for the withdrawal of troops in Iraq. Protesters.. More