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  • Gaza truce holds despite shooting

    A ceasefire between rival Palestinian factions in Gaza has continued to hold despite the killing of a Hamas commander. Hussein Shabasi was shot in the head on Tuesday afternoon, hospital officials in the town of Khan Younis said. A spokesman for Hamas' armed wing said he was killed by the Preventive Security Service, most of whose members belong.. More

  • US official: US not winning in Iraq

    The US may have to lower expectations for Iraq as it embarks on a new war plan, a senior American military official has said. William Fallon, George Bush's choice to become the most senior US military commander for the Middle East, told the senate armed services committee: "What we've been doing is not working." His statement echoed that of other.. More

  • Police killed by Tamil Tigers

    Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels have ambushed a police bus with a roadside bomb outside a university in eastern Sri Lanka, killing six officers as they headed out on leave. The attack in the eastern district of Batticaloa on Wednesday came after the government vowed to wipe out the Tigers militarily. Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe, a military spokesman,.. More

  • Iraq bombs kill Ashura worshippers

    Dozens of Shia worshippers marking the festival of Ashura have been killed in a double bombing and a gun attack in Iraq.Thirteen people died, including three women and a teenage boy, and 39 were wounded when a bomb hidden in a rubbish bin exploded amid a procession of Shias in the town of Khanaqinn northeast of Baghdad, police said.A suicide bomber.. More

  • Hamas member killed despite truce

    A Hamas commander has been killed by gunmen in southern Gaza, despite a ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group and its rival, Fatah. Hussein Shabasi, 28, was shot dead in Khan Younis hours after the truce went into effect at 0300 (0100 GMT). A Hamas spokesman condemned the killing but refrained from blaming Fatah - led by Palestinian leader.. More

  • Nasrallah: Bush made Lebanon chaos

    Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, has accused George Bush of creating chaos in Lebanon, and rejected the US president's latest criticisms of the Shia group.Speaking at Beirut ceremonies marking the climax of the Muslim festival of Ashura, Nasrallah accused the US of ordering Israel to launch last year's attack on Lebanon."The one who fomented.. More

  • Hamas and Fatah agree ceasefire

    Hamas and Fatah have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza effective from 3:00 am (0100 GMT) on Tuesday, the Palestinian foreign minister has said. Mahmoud al-Zahar said: "A ceasefire will come into force at 3:00 am. All clashes must stop and armed men must withdraw immediately from the streets. Reading out a joint statement by the two sides, al-Zahar said.. More

  • Karzai offers talks with Taliban

    Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president has offered peace talks with the Taliban after the bloodiest year since the group was driven from power in 2001. Karzai made his offer while speaking at a religious gathering in Kabul on one of the holiest days of the Shia Islamic calendar on Monday. Karzai told a crowd at the religious gathering: "While we are.. More

  • Iraq cult leader among Najaf dead

    An Iraqi cult leader, who claimed to be the Mahdi, is among hundreds of militia fighters killed in a battle with US and Iraqi forces near Najaf, Iraqi government officials have said. Women and children who had joined the force of up to 700 fighters may be among the casualties, Shirwan al-Waeli, national security minister, said. Ali al-Dabbagh, a government.. More

  • Ghana replaces Sudan as AU chair

    The African Union has chosen Ghana to lead the 53-member organisation for the next year, after opposition to a Sudan presidency emerged over the Darfur crisis. Following a meeting at the AU summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the AU's chief executive, Alpha Oumar Konare, said the decision was taken "by consensus vote"."Sudan supported the.. More

  • Several die in Israel blast

    A bomber has killed three people in Israel's southern resort town of Eilat, emergency services say.The bomber blew himself up on Monday, killing three other people and wounding more, in a cafe-bakery in the Red Sea holiday town near the Jordanian and Egyptian borders.Micky Rosenfeld, a spokesman for the police, said: "Three people and the bomber were.. More

  • Palestinian violence spreads

    A third day of clashes between Hamas and Fatah has brought Palestinians closer to civil war than at any time since Hamas came to power in January last year.Palestinian civilians have sought refuge from violence that has claimed the lives of 27 people in 48 hours and a wave of kidnappings that has thrown the territories into turmoil.The violence.. More

  • Hundreds killed in Iraq battles

    US and Iraqi troops have killed at least 300 militants in battles around the holy city of Najaf, officials say. Fighting has continued since US-backed Iraqi army units clashed with the previously unidentified group on the northern edge of Najaf on Sunday. Three Iraqi soldiers were killed and 21 were injured, Iraqi sources said. The US military.. More

  • Iran Considering Nuclear Timeout Proposal

    Iran says it needs more time to study a proposal from the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency for a nuclear "timeout." Under the proposal, both Iranian nuclear work and UN sanctions on Iran would be suspended. "Iran needs time to review such an initiative to see whether it has the capacity to resolve Iran's nuclear issue," chief.. More

  • Sinn Fein votes to back policing

    Northern Ireland's largest Catholic party Sinn Fein yesterday agreed to support police in the British-run province, in a historic vote overcoming the last major hurdle to power-sharing government. Delegates at a conference in Dublin voted overwhelmingly on a show of hands to back the Police Service of Northern Ireland, a key condition to restore.. More