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  • Syria denies killing Gemayel

    Syria has denied accusations that it was behind the assassination of Pierre Gemayel, the Lebanese industry minister. Mohsen Bilal, the Syrian information minister, told Al Jazeera: "Those who are accusing Syria in this sick way ... do not have an iota of truth or credibility. How can they make an accusation at the very first minute?" Saad al-Hariri,.. More

  • Kidnapped Gaza aid workers freed

    Two Italians working for the International Committee of the Red Cross have been freed after eight hours in captivity. The aid organisation had briefly suspended its field operations in the territory after the kidnappings. They were reportedly kidnapped by Palestinians who were demanding an investigation in Yasser Arafat's death two years ago. Claudio.. More

  • Rescue hopes fade for Polish miners

    Polish officials have said they fear the worst for 15 miners trapped in a deep coal mine after an explosion that jkilled another eight of their colleagues. Rescuers worked into the early of hours of Wednesday in their attempts to free the men in the mine beneath the town of Ruda Slaska, about 300km southwest of the capital Warsaw. They tried to pump.. More

  • Lebanese Christian leader killed

    Lebanese industry minister and Maronite Christian leader Pierre Gemayel has been assassinated in the capital, Beirut, reports say. Mr Gemayel, a leading anti-Syrian politican, was shot in a street in a Christian suburb of the city and rushed to hospital, Lebanese media reported. It comes at a time of crisis in Lebanese politics, following the recent.. More

  • Iraq and Syria restore relations

    Syria and Iraq are to restore diplomatic relations, after a break of more than 20 years. Agreement on restoring all diplomatic ties was announced in Baghdad by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallim. Correspondents say Iraq hopes the move will help to stem a flow of militants across the border with Syria. Relations.. More

  • Scores of bodies found in Iraq

    Iraq's defence minister has declared that the country is in a "state of war" on a day in which more than 20 people were killed and 75 bodies found. Among the dead was a popular comedian who had made fun of US forces and the Iraqi government. He was shot and killed in Baghdad. Nearly 1,500 Iraqis have been reported killed during November. "We are.. More

  • Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in new Gaza raid

    Two Palestinians have been killed in Gaza City after the Israeli military launched a raid deep into the Gaza Strip. An Israeli man was also seriously injured when Palestinian fighters fired rockets at the town of Sderot during a visit by Louise Arbour, the UN high commissioner for human rights, following the incursion on Tuesday. A Hamas fighter.. More

  • Bush receives ‘hot welcome’ in Indonesia

    Ignoring monsoon rain and thunder, hundreds of people gathered in Indonesia's former colonial capital of Bogor on Monday to demonstrate against a visit by US president George W Bush. Amid security concerns, the president only made a short stop-over in Indonesia, the last leg of an Asia tour that included Singapore and Vietnam which was hosting the.. More

  • Iraqi minister's convoy attacked

    Gunmen in Iraq have attacked the convoy of a deputy health minister, a day after an ambush in which another deputy health minister was kidnapped. "We as health ministry officials have become a target," said Hakim Zamili. Two of Mr Zamili's bodyguards were killed in the attack in Baghdad's central al-Fadil district. Reports say more than 100 people.. More

  • Iran to hold Iraq summit

    Iran has invited the Iraqi and Syrian presidents to Tehran for a weekend summit with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president, has accepted the invitation and will fly to the Iranian capital on Saturday."All three countries intend to hold a three-way summit among Iraq, Iran and Syria to discuss the security situation and the repercussions.. More

  • Gazans gather to foil air strike

    Large numbers of Palestinians have converged on a home in Gaza belonging to a senior member of the ruling Palestinian militant group Hamas. The move follows reports the Israeli air force was about to attack it, but there has been no confirmation of this. Similar action on Saturday caused Israel to call off an air strike on the home of another.. More

  • Indonesians protest against Bush

    Thousands of protesters have staged demonstrations across Indonesia against George Bush, the US president, and his government's foreign policies.The demonstrations come a day before Bush was due to visit the country to meet Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Indonesian president.Many groups, including members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), took part.. More

  • Blair set to boost Pakistan funding

    The UK and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen their ties to fight terrorism following talks between the countries' two leaders in Lahore. Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Pervez Musharraf agreed that restoring order in Afghanistan was crucial. Mr Blair said defeating terrorism would take a long time but praised Pakistan's co-operation... More

  • Fresh attacks claim lives in Darfur

    While talks between the Sudanese government, the UN and the African Union peace keeping mission were taking place this week in Addis Ababa, fresh attacks on civilians have been carried out in northern Darfur, according to the African Union mission in Sudan. The AU mission in Sudan reported a "heavy" civilian toll on Saturday after Sudanese forces.. More

  • Deadly car bomb near Baghdad

    Iraqi police have said that at least 17 people were killed by a suicide bomber who drove his car into a queue of day labourers waiting to be hired in the mainly Shia town of Hilla, south of Baghdad. Police said 49 people were also wounded in the blast, which came against a backdrop of continuing sectarian fighting between Shia and Sunnis that has killed.. More