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  • EU welcomes Romania and Bulgaria

    Romanians and Bulgarians have been marking their first day as European Union citizens, 17 years after the fall of communism. Tens of thousands celebrated at midnight at concerts in the two capitals, Bucharest and Sofia. The Romanian president said EU entry was an "enormous chance for future generations", while Bulgaria's leader said it was a "heavenly.. More

  • Protests condemn Saddam execution

    Thousands of people joined protests inside and outside Iraq on Monday condemning the execution of Saddam Hussein.Iraqis in the central Sunni area of the country, many of them armed, protested against the killing of the former president and blamed Shias for carrying it out.A group of men in Samara broke the locks off a bomb-damaged Shia shrine and.. More

  • Somali Islamic stronghold falls

    Somalia's Ethiopian-backed government says it controls the southern port city of Kismayo - which was the last stronghold of Islamist militiamen. The Islamists retreated as the army, supported by Ethiopian aircraft, tanks and artillery advanced on the city. The Somali prime minister urged the African Union to send peacekeepers and offered an amnesty.. More

  • US Iraq death toll 'hits 3,000'

    The death of a Texan soldier in Baghdad brings the total number of US troops killed in Iraq to 3,000, independent groups tracking casualties have said. The US Defense Department confirmed that the soldier was killed by small arms fire in the capital last week. The announcement came on the final day of 2006 and as the US military reached the end.. More

  • Contact lost with Indonesian jet

    Contact has been lost with a passenger plane flying between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sulawesi, aviation officials have said. The Boeing 737-400 has 96 passengers and six crew on board. The Adam Air plane reportedly left Surabaya in Java at 1300 local time (0600 GMT) on a two-hour flight to Manado in northern Sulawesi. Transport Minister.. More

  • Spanish PM suspends Eta dialogue

    Spain's prime minister has said he is suspending all moves towards dialogue with Basque separatist group Eta after a car bomb attack at a Madrid airport. At least 19 people were injured and two are missing after the blast in the car park of Barajas Airport. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said this was the rebels' worst mistake but did not announce.. More

  • Gaddafi rejects release of medics

    Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has rejected calls for the release of six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting children with HIV/Aids. Those who committed crimes must accept the consequences, he said. Libya has been under increasing pressure because of international doubts over the fairness of the trial. Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian.. More

  • Saddam is buried in home village

    Relatives of the former Iraqi president say Saddam Hussein has been buried in a family plot in Awja, close to Tikrit.An earlier family statement issued on Saturday night said the executed leader would be buried in Ramadi, but the authorities there said they were unaware of any plan to bury him there.Early on Sunday morning, a tribal chief said Saddam.. More

  • Somali troops take key locations

    Ethiopian-backed Somali government troops have taken over control of the Somali's capital's port and airport. Some protesters threw stones as convoys passed into Mogadishu, but after shots were fired into the air their way was uninterrupted and other people cheered. Interim Prime Minister Ali Mohamad Ghedi has entered the city, according to reports... More

  • Hajj pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat

    Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have prayed on the desert mountain where the Prophet Muhammad gave his final sermon, seeking forgiveness for their sins in a key ritual of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The pilgrims travelled to Mount Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, packing all the roads leading to the site. Before sunrise, lines of pilgrims.. More

  • Saddam hanged at dawn

    Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi president, has been hanged, Iraqi officials have said.The execution took place shortly before 6am (03:00 GMT) on Saturday at an Iraqi miltary facility in northern Baghdad. Iraqi television later showed footage of Saddam being placed in a noose by hangmen, cutting away just before his execution.The 69-year-old appeared.. More

  • Somali government to retake capital

    A Somali Islamic courts leader has said that all the group's forces have withdrawn from the capital, Mogadishu, while government forces have pledged to gain control of the city within hours. A joint force of Ethiopian and Somali government troops have advanced to positions 30km north and northeast of Mogadishu. "We have withdrawn all the leaders and.. More

  • EU bank ends Israel loans freeze

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) says it will provide Israel with loans worth 275m euros (£168m) to help promote businesses and environmental projects. One loan is for 200m euros and aimed at 400 projects such as building recycling and waste water treatment plants. A 75m-euro loan will finance expansion of small- and medium-sized firms in sectors.. More

  • Sudan 'agrees to UN force'

    The United Nations has said that Sudan has agreed to allow a small number of UN troops to support a struggling African Union force in Darfur.Sudan will allow a small UN observer force of 105 soldiers and police to be stationed in Darfur to work with AU troops, an AU-UN statement said on Wednesday. But it remains unclear if Khartoum had agreed to.. More

  • Saddam sees death as 'sacrifice'

    Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has said he is ready to die as a "sacrifice" for Iraq, urging his countrymen to unite against enemies. In a letter written from his prison cell, Saddam Hussein said his death would make him a "true martyr". The former leader could be hanged on any day over the next four weeks, after an appeal against his execution.. More