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  • At least five Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli air raid

    Five Palestinians, includinga teenager,have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers entered the central village of Absan during the early hours of Thursday morning, backed by a helicopter gunship, and killed three Palestinians fighters, all members of the al-Qidih family. Two bystanders, including a boy believed to be.. More

  • Iraqi MPs approve federalism

    Iraq's parliament has approved a law that sets out the mechanics of forming federal regions; an issue that Sunni Arab leaders fear might divide the country into tiny helpless entities. The law, backed by some Shia leaders who have been keen to set up a big, autonomous region in their oil-rich south, was passed in a session of parliament on Tuesday. The.. More

  • Bush vows N Korea 'repercussions'

    The US president hastold North Korea that is will face "serious repercussions" for its apparent nuclear test, but said that the US would not attack the communistnation. Speaking at a White House press conference on Wednesday, George Bush said that North Korea's claim it had successfully tested a nuclear bomb constituted"a threat to international peace.. More

  • Ten killed in France train crash

    At least10 people werekilled when two trains collided in northeast France on Wednesday, SNCF the state railways company has said. A goods train and passenger 3 23train collided near the village of Zoufftgen not far from the border with Luxembourg late on Wednesday morning, according to SNCF. Authorities for the Lorraine region said that nine of.. More

  • Russia, China urge calm on North Korea

    China and Russia have said that they strongly opposed threatening North Korea with a military strike in response to Pyongyang’s announcement on Monday that it had conducted its first test of a nuclear bomb. "What we should discuss now is not the negative issue of punishment," Liu Jiancha, a spokesman for China’s foreign minister said on Tuesday... More

  • First Turkish troops arrive in Lebanon

    The vanguard of Turkey's ground forces have arrived to take part in peacekeeping in south Lebanon, becoming the first troops from a Muslim country to deploy in the UN operation. The seven officers are the first of 237 Turkish soldiers who will be part of an engineering company that will deploy near Tyre to help rebuild bridges and roads damaged during.. More

  • Philippines bombs kill 6 at festival

    At least six people have beenkilled and another40 wounded when a bomb exploded during afestivalin the mainly Christiantown ofMakilala in the southern Philippines. Federico Dulay, police chief of North Cotabato province, saidthe explosion was caused bya homemade bomb, fashioned from a mortar round. "We are not ruling out anything, including a terrorist.. More

  • UN considers sanctions against North Korea

    North Korea's claim that it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon has brought swift condemnation from the UN. The Security Council has met to consider its next steps, which could include sanctions enforced by military means. But PyongYang's ambassador to the UN Pak Gil Yon is unrepentant: "It will be better for the Security Council of the United.. More

  • Hundreds Iraqi policemen break Ramadan fast with poisoned food

    Hundreds of Iraqi policemenhave been taken ill at a base in southern Iraq after the evening meal breaking their daily Ramadan fast. Officials said they were investigating whether the poisoning was intentional. An official with the environment ministry said 11 policemen had died. However, the governor of Wasit province - where the poisoning took.. More

  • South Korea foreign minister to be UN chief

    The United Nations Security Council has nominated Ban Ki-Moon, South Korea's foreign minister, asits choice forUN secretary-general. Kenzo Oshima, Japan's UN envoy and this month's security council president, announced the nomination of the 62-year old career diplomat on Monday. However, the announcement was overshadowed by North Korea's first nuclear.. More

  • Qatar tries to broker Palestinian unity

    Qatar's foreign minister is attempting to negotiate a deal between the Palestinian political factions of Mahmoud Abbas, the president, and Ismail Haniya, the prime minister. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thaniwill meet Abbas and Haniya separately in Gaza City on Mondayin an attempt to revive talks on forming a unity government. "He will.. More

  • Ethiopia 'helps seize Somali town'

    Ethiopian forces have reportedly helped Somali soldiers toseize control of a town in southern central Somalia, prompting leaders of the Islamic militia to declarea holy waragainst Ethiopia. Local Islamist leaders said hundreds of heavily armed government fighters and Ethiopian soldiers entered Buur Hakaba on Monday, pushing out fighters loyal to the.. More

  • South Africa to seize more white farms

    South Africa is set to seize two more white-owned farms, to fast-track land reforms in an attempt to rectify apartheid-era imbalances. One of the farms is owned and run by a church, a senior government-land official said on Monday. "The minister of lands has signed the notices of expropriation and they have been sent. The owners have 30 days to.. More

  • Brother of Iraqi Vice president Killed in Baghdad

    The brother of the Iraqi vice-president has been killed in his Baghdad home. General Amir al-Hashimi, brother of Tariq al-Hashimi, and an adviser in the defence ministry, was killed on Monday by unidentified gunmen wearing military uniforms in his home in north Baghdad, Brigadier Qassim al-Moussawi, the government spokesman said. Further details.. More

  • Weary Afghans may opt for Taliban, says NATO commander

    Nato's top commander in Afghanistan has warned that the country is at tipping point and Afghans are likely to switch their allegiance to the Taliban if there is no visible improvement in their lives in the next six months. General David Richards, a British officer who commands 32,000 troops in Afghanistan, said that if life doesn't get better over.. More