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  • Iran defiant on nuclear program

    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected international calls for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, a day before a UN deadline runs out. He said Iran would only do so if states seeking the suspension stopped producing nuclear fuel themselves. Mr Ahmadinejad said he wanted talks on his nation's nuclear program, but only if no pre-conditions.. More

  • Bomber strikes at Iraqi funeral

    A bomber has blown himself up at a funeral in Baghdad, killing seven mourners and injuring about 20 other people, Iraqi police have said. The blast happened in a mainly Shia area of the Iraqi capital. At least 14 other people died in violence in and around Baghdad, including six killed when a chemical tanker was blown up north of the city. The.. More

  • Guantanamo court moves rejected

    An American appeals court has upheld an anti-terrorism provision that states that Guantanamo Bay inmates cannot challenge their detention in US courts. The provision was a key element of a law for prosecuting terror suspects that President George W Bush sent through Congress last year. The appeal court said civilian courts could not determine whether.. More

  • Iraq tanker blast leaks toxic gas

    At least five people have been killed and more than 100 injured when a chlorine gas tanker exploded north of Baghdad. Many were hospitalised after inhaling the gas fumes released in the blast in Taji, about 20km from the capital. Five more people were killed and 11 hurt when a car bomb blew up near a petrol station in southern Baghdad. Police said.. More

  • UN vehicles hit in Kosovo blast

    Three vehicles belonging to the UN mission in Kosovo have been damaged in an explosion in the capital, Pristina. No one was injured in the blast which occurred at late on Monday close close to the center of the city, officials said. "Three UN vehicles and one private car were destroyed in the blast that has caused only material damage and no was.. More

  • Woman accuses Iraqi police of rape

    Al Jazeera has reported statements by a Sunni woman that she was raped by three Shia-led police force members after she was detained over the weekend. Iraq's prime minister ordered an investigation into the allegations made by the 20-year-old married woman on Monday, but a senior Iraq police official has disputed the claim. In a statement, Nuri.. More

  • Five US troops die in Iraq raids

    Five US soldiers have been killed in two attacks in Iraq on a day that violence claimed more than 25 lives across the country. The violence comes despite an intensified security operation in the capital, Baghdad, and across Iraq. Twelve people, including five police officers, died in a car bomb attack near Ramadi in western Anbar province. A mortar.. More

  • US holds rare Middle East summit

    The US secretary of state says she will be returning soon to the Middle East to support Israel-Palestinian peace talks. Condoleezza Rice was speaking after her first joint meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Jerusalem. Ms Rice reported no tangible progress at the rare summit, except to say that the leaders agreed to meet again soon... More

  • 'Anti-terror force' for Somalia

    Somalia's transitional government has set up a joint police and military unit to counter attacks by suspected Islamists in the capital, Mogadishu. Dozens of people have been killed during attacks this year, since Islamists were ousted from the city. On Sunday, four people died in an explosion near the football stadium, while three policemen were.. More

  • Many killed in Indian train fire

    Indian police are blaming a possible bomb attack for causing a fire on board a Pakistan-bound train that left 64 passengers dead. The blaze broke out on two coaches of the Samjhauta Express in northern India early on Monday. Dozens more people were injured in the incident. "It's sabotage - it's an act of terrorism like the one in Mumbai," said Lalu.. More

  • Three Afghan police killed in blast

    A roadside bomb targeting police involved in poppy eradication has killed three officers and wounded three others in western Afghanistan. Barijalaj Khan, a police spokesman, said the policemen were returning to their base on Sunday after a day of destroying poppy fields in Farah province, when a roadside blast hit their vehicle. It was not clear.. More

  • Car bombs kill scores in Baghdad

    Three car bombs have exploded in mainly Shia areas of Baghdad, killing at least 67 people and injuring more than 120 despite a huge military offensive by US and Iraqi troops.Sunday's blasts come just two days after Iraq's prime minister described Operation Imposing Law as a "brilliant success" as levels of violence in Baghdad appeared to fall.US generals.. More

  • US and Israel agree boycott plan

    The US and Israel will not work with a new Palestinian unity government unless it recognizes Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said. He spoke as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepared for three-way talks with Mr Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Mr Olmert said he and US President Bush had agreed on their position.. More

  • Marine jailed in Iraqi murder case

    A US marine has been sentenced to eight years in prison as part of an ongoing case over the kidnap and murder of an Iraqi man.Lance Corporal Robert B Pennington, 22, a radio operator, was also reduced in rank and given a dishonourable discharge. Pennington is the latest US solder to plead guilty over the murder of Hasham Ibrahim Awad.Pennington was.. More

  • Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

    A coalition helicopter has crashed in south-eastern Afghanistan after reporting engine failure. The US-led force said a search and rescue operation was underway but refused to give any further details while those efforts were ongoing.A statement said: "A coalition helicopter was reported to have gone down in ... southeastern Afghanistan early Sunday.. More