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  • Six dead in wake of Lebanon strike

    A clean-up operation is under way in Beirut after opponents of the Lebanese government ended their general strike that led to violent clashes, leaving six people dead and more than 100 injured. Rula Amin, Al Jazeera English's correspondent in the Lebanese capital, said the streets were quiet on Wednesday with debris being cleared away. The Hezbollah-led.. More

  • Palestinian killed at Gaza border

    Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian and arrested two others near the Kissufim crossing point between the south of the Gaza Strip and Israeli territory. The Israeli army said on Wednesday the men tried to sneak into Israel from the Gaza Strip. Palestinian security officials in Gaza said Israel had informed them of the incident, which took place.. More

  • Ahmadinejad dismisses US threats

    Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, has said that the US is incapable of inflicting damage on Iran, in an interview with state television on Tuesday. The Iranian leader also said that "wise" Americans would not allow George Bush, the US president, to attack Iran, as a US Navy carrier group moved toward the country. Ahmadinejad said: "They [the.. More

  • Three dead in Lebanon clashes

    Fuoad Siniora, the Lebanese prime minister, has criticised the opposition-led general strike as an abuse of democracy and freedom of expression.His comments came after a day of violent clashes across the country that left at least three people dead and over 100 injured on Tuesday.In a televised address Siniora said the government would not tolerate.. More

  • Israeli president faces rape charge

    Moshe Katsav, Israel's president, could be indicted on charges of rape and abuse of power, the attorney general has said. A final decision on the indictment would be made only after a hearing, where Katsav could present his case, Meni Mazuz said on Tuesday.Katsav has denied the charges, stemming from complaints made by four women who worked for him.. More

  • Ethiopia begins Somali pullout

    Ethiopian troops have begun withdrawing from Mogadishu, nearly four weeks after they helped to drive out the Council of Islamic Courts from the Somali capital. A special ceremony was held on Tuesday for the pullout of about 200 soldiers at the former headquarters of the Somali air force on the southern outskirts of Mogadishu. A senior Ethiopian military.. More

  • Protesters barricade Beirut roads

    Thousands of Lebanese demonstrators have blocked major roads in and around the capital Beirut at the start of a general strike. Smoke billowed over the city as protesters burned tyres and piled up stones to block the roads and prevent anyone from going to work. The Hezbollah-led opposition called the action as part of a continuing campaign to force.. More

  • Bush proposal criticized by Republicans

    Top Republican senators, including an influential member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, have criticised the US president's plan to increase US troops in Iraq. John Warner, a senior Republican senator, and colleagues proposed a resolution on Monday calling on George Bush to find alternatives to his plan, announced on January 10, to send 21,500.. More

  • Serbian president urges coalition

    Boris Tadic, Serbia's president, urged pro-democratic parties to quickly form a coalition government on Monday, in a bid to limit gains made by ultra-nationalists in parliamentary elections. The appeal comes before a UN envoy is expected to deliver recommendations on whether the southern Serbian province of Kosovo should become independent. The report.. More

  • Scores killed in two Baghdad blasts

    More than 70 people have been killed when two bombs exploded in a mainly Shia market in Baghdad, while at least another 12 people have died in a separate bombing near the city of Baquba.More than 150 people were also wounded in the Monday afternoon attacks in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Hakim al-Zamili, the deputy health minister, said. The first.. More

  • Iranian cleric attacks president

    Iran's senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, has attacked President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over nuclear issues and the economy. The bold remarks came in a written statement by the 85-year-old, who was once in line to succeed Ruhollah Khomeini as supreme leader. He spent years under house arrest after falling out with Ayatollah.. More

  • Islamic courts leader surrenders

    A senior leader of the Union of Islamic Courts has surrendered to Kenyan authorities on the border with Somalia, Kenyan officials have said. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, chairman of the Executive Council of Islamic Courts, was reportedly detained with three other Somalis on Sunday."They captured him in the Liboi area. He's under US protection," the.. More

  • Fatah-Hamas talks 'fruitful'

    Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president and head of Fatah, and Khaled Meshaal, the leader of Hamas, have agreed to make ending violence between Palestinian factions their priority and to continue talks on the formation of a unity government. Speaking after three hours of talks in Damascus, Abbas told reporters their meeting had been "fruitful". He.. More

  • Car bomber kills 3 Pakistani troops

    A rare suicide attack on the Pakistan army killed three soldiers on Monday in the North Waziristan tribal region, reinforcing fears that peace deals with tribesmen sympathetic to the Taliban were disintegrating. In addition to the fatalities, a military spokesman said nine soldiers were wounded, some of them critically, when a car bomber rammed the.. More

  • Serbia nationalists claim victory

    The nationalist Serbian Radical Party (SRS) has a clear lead in the country's elections, early results suggest. An election monitoring group said the Radicals had taken 28.5% of the vote, but they are not expected to find partners to form a governing coalition. The pro-EU Democratic Party (DS) and Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) were credited.. More