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  • Pakistani soldiers die in blast

    At least30 soldiers have been killedin an explosion at an army camp in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. Aseniormilitary spokesman in Peshawar, the province's capital, said earlier on Wednesdaythat a man had detonated a bomb killing himself and10 to 15soldiers, but later reports put the toll at 30. Major-General Shaukat Sultan said: "It was.. More

  • Ortega returns as Nicaragua president

    The Sandinista leader, Daniel Ortega, a former Marxist who fought a US-backed insurgency in the 1980s, has won Nicaragua's presidential election. With 91 per cent of the vote counted, Ortega had 38 per cent of the vote compared to 29 per cent for Eduardo Montealegre, who was backed by the US. Under Nicaraguan law, the winner mustreach 35 per cent.. More

  • US voters head to mid-term polls

    Voting has begun inthe USmid-term elections, with Democrats increasingly confidentthat they willto be able to end Republican dominance of the US Congress. Votersbegancasting their ballotsinthe easternmoststates on Tuesday at 6am [1100 GMT], with the last votes due to be cast in theUS state ofAlaska where polls close at 8pm [0500 GMT] onWednesday. Opinion.. More

  • Saddam returns to court to face Kurds

    Saddam Hussein has returned to courtto face charges of genocide against Iraq's Kurds, two days after another panel sentenced him todeath for crimes against humanity. Saddam, wearing a black suit and white shirt with a handkerchief, entered the court and took his seat quietly among the other six defendants on Tuesday. The seven menare charged with.. More

  • Muslim jailed for UK and US bomb plots

    A Muslim convert who plotted to blow up the New York Stock Exchange and carry out attacks in Britain with a "dirty bomb" andgas-filled limousineshas beenjailed for a minimum of 40 years at a London court. Dhiren Barot, 34, was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder. "You are, Mr Barot, a determined and dedicated terrorist,.. More

  • After killing more than 50 Palestinians Israeli troops leave Gaza

    The Israeli army has pulled out of the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun after a six-day offensive that killed at least 52 Palestinians. Israeli forces remain in other parts of the Gaza Strip. Residents confirmed that the Israeli army had left Beit Hanoun overnight. Israel started the latest offensive on Wednesday, saying it wanted to stop Palestinian.. More

  • Islamic Courts clash with Puntland

    Heavy fighting has been reported between forces of Union of Islamic Courts andPuntland, the semi-autonomous region of Somalia. If confirmed, Monday's fighting will be the first timethe Islamic Courts'fighters have clashed withforces from either of the country's two autonomous regions. Since capturing Mogadishu, theSomali capital, in June, the Islamic.. More

  • Kyrgyz president threatens to dissolve parliament

    Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev threatened on Tuesday to dissolve parliament after opposition lawmakers tried to rewrite the constitution. After five days of street protests calling for Bakiyev's resignation, opposition lawmakers spent the night drafting a new constitution that would strip Bakiyev of the power to appoint a government and give that.. More

  • Curfew lifted after Saddam verdict

    Iraqi authorities have begun lifting a curfew in Baghdad as Saddam Hussein's appealover his crimes against humanity conviction begins. An interior ministry spokesman credited the round-the-clock restrictions with curbing violence after the announcement of the verdict on Sunday, despite street celebrations by Shias and demonstrations by Saddam supporters.. More

  • Egyptian jailed for Madrid bombings

    A court in Italy has sentenced an Egyptian to 10 years in prison for his role in the 2004 Madrid train bombings. Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed, also known as "Mohamed the Egyptian", was arrested in Milan three months after the blasts that killed 191 people on March 11, 2004. A court in Milan pronounced the verdict on Monday, Italy's Sky TG24 reported. Sitting.. More

  • Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian youths

    An Israeli airstrikehas killed two Palestinian youths in a refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The airstrikeon a mini-van parked in the Jebaliya campalso woundednine other children, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza reported. A Palestinian security official said the minivan was empty at the time of the strike and thatthe dead andwounded were.. More

  • Curfew continues after Saddam verdict

    Baghdad remains under curfew as Saddam Hussein's appealover his crimes against humanity conviction begins. Two other provinces - Diyala and Salaheddin - are also under curfew to in an attempt to prevent an outbreak of violence after the verdict in Saddam's first trial. Baghdad airport has also been closed for the second consecutive day, and the border.. More

  • Haniya will not be unity PM

    Ismail Haniya, the current Palestinian prime minister, will not lead aunity government under a deal tentatively agreed with president Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, senior officials have said. "We have agreed on the political platform of the new government," Yahya Moussa, a Hamas member of parliament and senior leader told Reuters news agency on Sunday. "The.. More

  • Ten Indians killed in bomb blasts

    Ten people were killed and a dozen wounded when two powerful bombs exploded in troubled northeast India's biggest city. The first bomb exploded in a crowded market in the heart of Guwahati, killing five people, police said on Sunday. Ten others were wounded, three of whom later died in hospital. Police said the bomb exploded in front of a sweet.. More

  • Lieberman for 'Cyprus model' divide

    An Israeli far-right politician has called for a near-total separation of Jews and Arabs in the country, saying Israel should follow the example of the divided island of Cyprus. Avigdor Lieberman, the newest addition to the Israeli Cabinet, said on Sunday that separation was necessary because there was no hope for peace between Israel and the Palestinians... More