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  • Nato kills several Afghan civilians

    Twenty-two civilians have been killed in two separate southern Afghanistan offensives, officials and resident say. Asadullah Khalid, Kandahar's provincial governor, said Nato airstrikes in the area had left nine civilians dead and wounded 11 others on Wednesday Nato said an operation was believed to have caused "several" civilian casualties. The.. More

  • Grim month for US in Iraq

    The US military has reported the deaths of10 US soldiers in Iraq, raising to 68 the number of US soldiers killed in Iraqthis month. If the death toll for US troops in Iraq continues to rise at the present rate, it will makethis October the deadliest month for US-led forces in Iraq since January 2005. Roadside bombs and enemy fire killednine US soldiers.. More

  • Iraqi sunni official to hold talks in Jordan

    Tariq al-Hashimi, Iraq's vice president, arrived in Amman on Tuesday for talks with Jordanian officials that will focus onIraqi securitydevelopments andbilateral ties. Aljazeera reports that the Iraqi official's visit is aimed atwinning overtribal chiefs of Anbar province against a backdrop of opposition voiced bythe US administrationand Saudi Arabia.. More

  • Navy base attacked in Sri Lanka

    Sri Lankan troops have killed at least three Tamil Tiger rebels when they attacked a naval base in the southern city of Galle on Wednesday, a naval spokesman said. "They came in three boats and we blew up all three of them. Two small crafts of the navy were damaged in the fighting," the spokesman said. The attack on the navy is the second in three.. More

  • Blair: Veil a mark of separation

    Tony Blair, the British prime minister, has entered the debate over the integration of Muslims into British society, calling the full veil worn by some Muslim women "a mark of separation". Blair alsosaid that Britain needed awider debate onMuslim integration, and particularly over theneed to strikea balance between integration and multiculturalism. "It.. More

  • Saddam urges Iraqis to avoid civil war

    Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi president, has urged Iraqis to avoid civil war, during a court session in which his defense lawyers returned to court to defend him from genocidecharges. Saddam sent an open letter toIraqis through Khalil al-Dulaimi, his chief lawyer,in which he predicted "victory" against US occupiers and urged Iraqis to join forces.. More

  • Bush toughens 'anti-terror' laws

    George Bush, the US president, has signed alaw legalizing the use ofsecret CIA prisons, harsh interrogation practices and military trials against suspected 'terrorists'. Bush called the Military Commissions Act of 2006 "one of the most important pieces of legislation in the war on terror" as hesigned it into law at the White House on Tuesday. The.. More

  • Palestinian killed in raid on Jenin

    Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian in a gun battle in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian security source says. The source said an 18-year-old member of Islamic Jihad was killed and several other people wounded inthe gun battle with Israeli forces early on Tuesday. An Israeli army spokesman said soldiers had shot an armed man in.. More

  • Baghdad car bombs kill 20

    Two car bombs have killed 20 people and wounded 17 in a mixed neighbourhood in northern Baghdad,Iraqi interior ministry sources have said. One of the blasts in Ur district went off near a market, police said. The attacks took place at sunset on Monday shortly before Iftar, when Muslims break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan. The brother.. More

  • Signs N Korea is preparing second test

    A South Korean government official has said that there are signs that North Korea may be preparing for a second nuclear test. "The government is aware of signs related to North Korea's possible second nuclear test. We cannot exclude the possibility of a second test," the government official told Reuters on Tuesday. Taro Aso, Japan's foreign minister,.. More

  • More than 100 die in Sri Lanka blast

    At least102 people, including some civilians, have beenkilled in an apparent suicide attack by Tamil Tiger separatists on a Sri Lankan navy convoy. The attacktook place on Monday near the town of Habarana, about 190kmnortheast of the capital, Colombo, police and military. Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe, aSri Lankan military spokesman, saidTamil Tiger.. More

  • Pope confirms Turkey trip

    The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI will visit Turkey next month, allaying fears thetripmay have been cancelled afterhis recent remarks about Islam provoked protests around the world. The Vatican press office said on Sunday that the visit, the pope's first to a Muslim country since taking office in April last year,would take place from.. More

  • Katsav skips ceremony amid rape claims

    The Israeli president has canceled his attendance at the opening ceremony of the winter session of parliament after police recommended he should face rape charges. Several MPs, including all members of the liberal Meretz party, had threatened to boycott the ceremony, one of the president's most important and visible duties,if it was attended byMoshe.. More

  • Washington financing Fatah, says Hamas

    Hamas has accused Fatah of accepting US aidin part of a US effort to topple the Hamas-led government. HamashassaidthatFatah is acting as Washington's stooge in the region. The US state department put the $42 million fund aside after Hamas won Palestinian elections in January, claiming that the money is meant to "protect and promote moderation and.. More

  • Dozens dead in Iraq revenge attack

    At least 31 people have been killed by fighters shouting "revenge" in a retaliatory attack for the slaying of 14 Shia workers, according to witnesses in a town north of Baghdad. The fighters set up fake check points following the killing of the14 workers who were found on Friday in a nearby orchard with their throats slit and hands and legs bound. The.. More