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  • Putin stuns with attack on US

    Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked the United States as a reckless "unipolar" power that has made the world more dangerous by pursuing policies that have led to war, ruin and insecurity. Putin stunned an audience that included US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and senior US and European officials with the speech at a high-level security conference.. More

  • Bird flu virus kills Indonesian

    A 20-year-old woman in Indonesia who tested positive for bird flu has died, becoming the country's 64th human victim, a health official said. The woman had a history of contact with infected chickens, officials said. She died on Sunday in West Java province, a day after being diagnosed with the H5N1 strain of the virus. Since Indonesia's first.. More

  • Mortar attack kills Somali civilians

    Mortar attacks in two areas of the Somali capital have killed at least five people and injured several others, a day after an unknown group said it would step up violence, Al Jazeera and agencies report. Mogadishu has seen increasing violence over the past month, after government troops backed by Ethiopian forces ousted the Union of Islamic Courts,.. More

  • US: Iraq doomed if new push fails

    General David Petraeus has taken over as the new US military commander in Iraq, warning the country is "doomed to continuing sectarian strife" if the new joint military operation under way in Baghdad fails to halt sectarian violence."The stakes are very high," he said at a Baghdad ceremony, as he took command of about 130,000 US troops in Iraq."The.. More

  • Protest in Kosovo against UN plan

    Thousands of ethnic Albanians have demonstrated in Pristina, Kosovo's capital, protesting against a UN proposal for Kosovo they say does not go far enough in granting the province independence.Riot police fired tear gas to break up the protest after demonstrators tried to charge a security cordon and head towards a government building on Saturday.About.. More

  • Putin: US seeking to control world

    Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has harshly criticised the US for what he said was an attempt to force its will on the rest of the world."What is a unipolar world? No matter how we beautify this term it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master," he said to an annual gathering of top security and defence.. More

  • Iran to 'hit back' if US attacks

    Iran's supreme leader has given warning that his country will hit back at US interests worldwide if America attacks Iran to thwart its nuclear programme.On Thursday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: "The enemies [the US] understand well that the Iranian nation will give a comprehensive response to the aggressors and their interests worldwide."In response,.. More

  • Gaza celebrates unity deal

    Palestinians in Gaza have been celebrating in the streets after Hamas and Fatah leaders signed a power-sharing agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.The agreement to form a Palestinian unity government has raised hopes of an end to recent violence that has led to the death of about 90 people since December and also the lifting of economic sanctions.Nour.. More

  • Officials report sixth helicopter downing in Iraq

    A helicopter operated by a private security firm came down in Iraq last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday, an incident that marks the sixth downing of a helicopter in three weeks. Reports of the January 31 incident, in which no one was killed, come a day after seven crew members and passengers aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter were killed when it.. More

  • Lebanese and Israeli troops clash

    An Israeli army patrol has returned fire at Lebanese troops after they shot at an Israeli military bulldozer near the border between the two countries. A Lebanese army spokesman said the bulldozer, which was searching for explosive devices, had crossed into southern Lebanon but Israel has insisted it was on the Israeli side of the border. The Lebanese.. More

  • Extra troops plea for Afghanistan

    Nato military commanders are set to make a further request from member states for more troops and resources to fight the Taleban in Afghanistan. The new Nato commander in Afghanistan, Gen Dan McNeill, will call for 2,000 extra troops to patrol the country's border with Pakistan. Troop numbers under Nato command in Afghanistan have risen from 9,000.. More

  • Italy demands trial of US soldier

    An Italian judge has ruled that a US soldier should stand trial for the fatal shooting of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq. Mario Lozana has been indicted for the involuntary murder of Nicola Calipari, who was killed when US troops at a checkpoint opened fire on his car, and the attempted murder of two other people in the car.Calipari was.. More

  • Iraq helicopter crash kills seven

    The US military has confirmed that seven people were killed when transport helicopter came down near Baghdad. "A marine CH-46 helicopter went down in Al-Anbar province this morning while conducting routine operations," a statement said, referring to the twin-rotor Sea Knight, the marine version of the Chinook. Major-General William Caldwell, a US.. More

  • Israeli bulldozing sparks protests

    Israeli excavation work near a compound in Jerusalem that houses al-Aqsa mosque has sparked protests by Palestinians and condemnation from the Jordanian king. King Abdullah says the dig is a "flagrant violation" of a 1994 peace treaty which recognizes Jordan's "historic role" in overseeing maintenance at Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem. Israeli assurances.. More

  • Saudi king Abdullah talks with Palestinian leaders in Makkah

    Saudi Arabia's king has separately met Palestinian leaders ahead of their talks in Mekkah on Wednesday to end factional fighting. King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud met Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president and head of Fatah and Khaled Meshaal, a senior Hamas leader. However as they convened in Jeddah ahead of the talks on Tuesday, a member of.. More