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  • Nasrallah Calls for Victory Rally

    Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah invited the Lebanese yesterday to attend a "victory" rally in the guerilla group's Beirut stronghold battered by Israel in a 34-day war as Israel ordered a probe into army's conduct in the war. "I call on you all to participate in a victory rally, your victory ... next Friday afternoon in the southern suburb, the suburb.. More

  • Typhoon Shanshan Kills Nine, Leaves 270 Injured in Japan

    Powerful typhoon Shanshan has moved off the Japanese west coast, after killing nine people, injuring 270 and leaving one person missing, as it cut across southern Japan, officials have said. As of 11:00 am (0200 GMT), the typhoon was located 210 kilometers (130 miles) off the Japanese coastal city of Matsue in western Japan, the Japan Meteorological.. More

  • Far Right Wins Seats in Germany

    A far-right party compared to the early Nazis by the German government has won seats in a regional parliament, helped by a weak economy and angerat Angela Merkel'sruling coalition. Results showed the National Party of Germany (NPD), which advocates closing German borders to immigrants, won 7.2 percentof the vote in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a northeastern.. More

  • Khartoum Rejects UN Troops

    The Sudanese president has again rejected the deployment of UN troops to Darfur during a meeting with the UN secretary-general, as the British prime ministersaid he would propose a new initiative to end the crisis. At a press conference in Havana, where Omar al-Bashir and Kofi Annan are attending the Non-Aligned Movement's summit, the Sudanese president.. More

  • Pressure on Pope for Personal Apology

    Pope Benedict is under pressure to issue a personal apology when he makes his first public appearance since unpopular comments he made about Islam, despite the Vatican earlier issuing an apology on his behalf. The Roman Catholic pope is due to give his regular blessing in St Peter's Square in Rome on Sunday. The Vatican issued a statement on Saturday.. More

  • NATO Convoy Attacked in Afghanistan

    Acar-bomber has attacked a Nato convoy in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing himself and a passer-by, a police officer said. No Nato troops were hurt in Sunday's blast, the officer said. On Saturday, Afghan and US-led forces launched a large military operation against the Taliban in five Afghan provinces, the US military said. About 4,000.. More

  • Non-Aligned States Line Up against US

    The Non-Aligned Movement summit in Cuba has ended with members condemning Israeli attacks on Lebanon and calling for a peaceful resolution to the nuclear dispute between the US and Iran. The gathering in Havana brought together some of the world's staunchest critics of the US and its 92-page declaration said no one country or region should define democracy.. More

  • Pak-Indo Peace Talks to Resume

    India and Pakistan yesterday agreed to restart peace talks suspended since train bombings killed more than 200 people in Mumbai in July. Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed to the talks after meeting at exclusive government protocol houses on Havana's outskirts during the Non-aligned Movement.. More

  • Sri Lankan Aid Workers Exhumed

    Australian investigators probing the killing of 17 aid workers in Sri Lanka have exhumed two bodies from a cemetery, officials said. The 17 employees of Action Against Hunger, an international relief agency, were shot at close range in August during a fierce battle between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels for the eastern town of Muttur. All but.. More

  • Six Killed in Swiss Tunnel Crash

    At least six people have been killed in a crash in a busy road tunnel in the southeast of Switzerland. Police say a bus carrying a youth ice hockey team and a car collided in the 750-metre (820 yard) Viamale tunnel near the border with Italy and Austria. Both vehicles caught fire, filling the tunnel with smoke and hampering rescue efforts. The.. More

  • Muslims March against Pope's Speech

    Several thousand Muslims have held demonstrations around the worldin protest against comments made by Pope Benedict about Islam. About2,000 Palestinians protestors marched in the Gaza Strip on Fridaywaving the green flags ofHamas and chanting praises to "God and his prophet". Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya criticised the pope's comments,.. More

  • Trench Plan Seeks to Protect Baghdad

    Iraqi security forces are to dig trenches around Baghdad in an attempt tocurb violence in the city. Brigadier Abdul-Kareem Khalaf, the Iraqi Interior ministry spokesman, saidthe trencheswould be dug in the coming weeks to protect the Iraqi capital. The plan is an attempt to reverse whatso far haswidely been seen as a losing battle to prevent suicide.. More

  • Sudan Deputy Backs UN Troops

    Sudan's first vice-president hassaid hewouldacceptthe deployment of UN peacekeepers in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. Salva Kiir Mayardit, one of Sudan's two vice-presidents and head of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), said in remarks published on Saturday bythe daily Al-Sudani that the Sudanese government was incapable of protecting.. More

  • More US Soldiers Killed in Iraq

    Two American soldiers have been killed and 25 wounded in one of the biggest attacks on the US-led multinational force in Iraq. A suicide bomber crashed his vehicle into a US military convoy west of Baghdad on Thursday, the military said. The explosion scattered debris into an area where troops were concentrated. The wounded were taken to a military.. More

  • Pope urged to retract Islam remarks

    Pope Benedict XVI is being urged to retractcomments he madelinking Islam with violence after they provoked a wave a condemnation from across the Muslim world. The popeprovoked anger aftercriticising Islam and its concept of jihad on Tuesdayduring a six-day visit to his native Germany, citing a 14th-century Christian emperor who said that Prophet Mohammed.. More