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  • Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings

    Fifty people have been killed and scores wounded after a suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck near a crowd of casual labourers in Baghdad. Police said more than 140 people were also injured when the truck exploded at 7am (04:00GMT) on Tuesday in Tayran Square. Tradesmen and casual labourers looking for work regularly gather in the square and many.. More

  • Olmert's apparent nuclear admission

    Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, appeared to acknowledge that Israel has nuclear weapons or aspirations to acquire them in an interview on German television. He was discussing Iran's nuclear programme and drew comparisons between Iran and America, France, Israel and Russia. A spokeswoman denied that this was an admission by Olmert.Israel has.. More

  • Forces deployed after Gaza killings

    The Palestinian president has ordered security forces to deploy across Gaza after the killing of three sons of one of his supporters shocked Palestinians and stoked fears of internal strife.Tension between Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement and the governing Hamas party soared after the attack by unidentified gunmen on Monday.The three children of a Fatah.. More

  • Annan calls for global solidarity

    Kofi Annan, the outgoing UN secretary-general, in a speech given at the Harry S Truman's presidential library in Independence, Missouri, has said that human rights and the rule of law are vital to global security and prosperity.In his speech on Monday, one of the last of Annan's speeches before he leaves his post on December 31, he said that there are.. More

  • Olmert trip seeks European support

    Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, will seek to bolster European support for Israel during a trip to Berlin and Rome, amid fears that the United States may soon shift course in the Middle East.In Israel, the defence minister has said that any Palestinian peace initiative must be based on the Saudi plan, which calls for a two states solution.In addition.. More

  • Children killed in Gaza shooting

    Three children and an adult have been killed and four people wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Rimal district of Gaza City. As children were going to school, armed men fired on a car killing three of the children of Baha Balousheh, a senior Palestinian intelligence officer and Fatah loyalist. There were no claims of responsibility. The boys were.. More

  • Clashes follow death of Pinochet

    Thousands of Chileans have taken to the streets following the death of the country's former military ruler, Augusto Pinochet, at the age of 91. Jubilant opponents danced in the centre of Santiago, Chile's capital, before clashes broke out. Police used water cannon and tear gas to control crowds. Supporters mourned Gen Pinochet outside the military.. More

  • Beirut rally attracts huge crowd

    Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese are taking part in the latest protest to press the government to cede more power to the opposition or step down. Led by Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies, the rally is possibly the largest demonstration Beirut has seen. Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun, a Hezbollah ally, urged the prime minister to accept.. More

  • GCC members ponder nuclear project

    Gulf Arab states have announced that they are considering a shared nuclear programme for peaceful purposes. "Leaders commissioned a study by members of the Gulf Co-operation Council to set up a common program in the area of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, according to international standards," read a GCC statement. The statement read out on.. More

  • Early election talk angers Hamas

    The Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee has backed early elections to end the deadlock over forming a national unity government. The Hamas group, in power since winning January's parliamentary polls, reacted by condemning the suggestion. PLO officials said after meeting President Mahmoud Abbas that he would have their support.. More

  • Rumsfeld makes surprise Iraq trip

    Outgoing US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is making a surprise visit to Iraq to say farewell to US troops, days before he is due to leave office. "The secretary is in Iraq to express appreciation to the troops," said a Pentagon spokesman, giving no further details of his itinerary. Mr Rumsfeld announced his resignation in November, after the.. More

  • Shuttle lifts off in night launch

    The space shuttle Discovery has lifted off from Cape Canaveral - the first night shuttle launch in four years. Discovery launched at 2047 (0147 GMT on Sunday), two days after poor weather forced a lift-off to be cancelled. Rocket flares from the shuttle were visible in the night sky across much of the south-eastern United States. The shuttle is.. More

  • Photos confirm US raid child deaths

    The Iraq Study Group's report on the situation in Iraq has received a strong rebuke from the leader of the northern Kurdish region of the country.Massoud Barzani, the president of the northern Iraqi Kurdistan region, accused the commission on Friday of trying to impose the "wrong solutions" on the Iraqi people.Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive footage.. More

  • Hezbollah chief 'plotting coup'

    Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has accused the leader of the Hezbollah militant movement of plotting a coup. He pointed to comments by Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah that the opposition would form an interim government without the existing administration. Mr Siniora said these were tantamount to a plot to overthrow the government. In another.. More

  • Kurds reject Iraq report

    The Iraq Study Group's report on the situation in Iraq has received a strong rebuke from the leader of the northern Kurdish region of the country.Massoud Barzani, the president of the northern Iraqi Kurdistan region, accused the commission on Friday of trying to impose the "wrong solutions" on the Iraqi people. Barzani was sharply critical of the report's.. More