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  • IAEA: US Report on Iran Outrageous

    United Nations nuclear inspectors haveattacked as "outrageous and dishonest" parts of a US congressional committee intelligence report on Iran's nuclear work. A senior aide to Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency - the UN's nuclear watchdog - sent a letter to Peter Hoekstra, Republican chairman of the House of Representatives.. More

  • Poland Sends more Troops to Afghanistan

    Poland has become the first Nato country to commit extra troops to the conflict in Afghanistan. Themove to send 1,000 more troops to join its existing 100-strong force came after Natodefence officialssaid over the weekend that they needed to add to the existing 20,000-strong force in the country to fight resurgent Taliban forces. Leszek Laszczak,Poland's.. More

  • Iran Says Open to New Conditions over Standoff

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday he was open to what he called new conditions to resolve Tehran's standoff with the West over its nuclear program and believed talks could end the dispute. The United States said on Wednesday Iran was "aggressively" pursuing the development of nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran denies. Washington.. More

  • German Cabinet Agree to Send Naval Force to Lebanon

    In what is being hailed as an historic decision, the German cabinet has agreed to send warships to the Middle East to patrol Lebanon's coast. The deployment, as part of the expanded UN peacekeeping force there, still needs to be approved by parliament after getting the green light from the German Chancellor's inner circle. But Angela Merkel's conservatives.. More

  • Two Killed, 20 Injured in Montreal School Shooting

    A gunman sporting a Mohawk haircut and a black trenchcoat opened fire with an AK-47 rifle at a Canadian college, killing at least one person and injuring 20 before police shot him dead, officials, witnesses and news reports said here. The gunman entered Dawson College, an English language school in downtown Montreal, and opened fire at 12:45 pm (1645.. More

  • Israel General Quits over Lebanon War

    The Israeli general who was in charge of the northern command during the month-long Lebanon war has resigned, the Israeli army said. "The northern command Major-General Udi Adam requested this morning to resign his position in the near future," an army statement said on Wednesday. "The chief of staff has accepted Adam's request and he will be replaced.. More

  • Dozens Bodies Found in Baghdad

    A total of 60 unidentified bodies have been found in various parts of Baghdad over the past 24 hours, an Interior Ministry source said on Wednesday. The unusually high 24-hour tally was recorded despite a month-old security crackdown in Iraq's capital by U.S. and Iraqi troops. The source said most bodies were bound and shot in the head and many.. More

  • Many Killed in Turkish Explosion

    A bomb blast has killedat least 10people andinjured 13 in southeastern Turkey, according to the state-owned Anatolia news agency. Sevenchildren were among the dead, according to Turkish news reports. A hospital made an appeal for blood donations after the injured were brought in to be treated. Some of the casualties were in serious condition and were.. More

  • Egyptian Dredger Sinks in Suez

    An Egyptian dredger has sunk in the Suez Canal, leaving two peopledead andtwo others missing. The dredger sank early morning on Wednesday near Ismailiya, north east of the Egyptian capital. Forty fivesailors were on board thevessel Khattab when the incident occurred. Both dead crew members drowned and the two missing creware feared dead. The othersailor.. More

  • Blair Takes on Union Critics

    British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday slapped down jeering trade-union critics of his leadership and freemarket policies, saying the reality of globalisation had to be dealt with. Finance minister Gordon Brown, long tipped to take over from Blair, meanwhile, is set to move into 10 Downing Street - even if he hasn't got the top job yet, officials.. More

  • US Embassy in Damascus Attacked by Gunmen

    At least three gunmen havebeen killed and one wounded as they attacked the US embassy in Damascus in what Syria has called a terrorist operation. The men were chanting religious slogans as the approached the embassy compound on Tuesday and according to Syrian television they attempted to blow up a car outside. A Syrian official said all US diplomats.. More

  • Israeli Soldier Killed in Gaza

    An Israeli soldier has been killed after coming under fire in Kissufim on the border with the Gaza Strip, Aljazeera has reported. The death took place during clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters on Tuesday near the Kissufim crossing with Israel, east of Khan Yunus, in the Gaza Strip. Witnesses said the fighters had exchanged.. More

  • Iraqi Prime Minister Visits Tehran

    At the start of a two-day visit, Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki has held talks inTehran with the country's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iraqi state television, Iraqiya, reported that the two discussed "bilateral arrangements" but did not disclose further details. Al-Maliki is expected to havedelivered a blunt message toAhmadinejad, demandingthatIran.. More

  • Hizbollah Claims Victory over Israel

    Thousands of Hizbollah supporters gathered in the group's stronghold in southern Beirut on Monday to declare they had won the war against Israel. The rally, more in the shape of a religious celebration, is the first since the end of the 34 day conflict. Addressing the masses, Hezbollah deputy leader Ali Mansour said: "We made the choice to begin the.. More

  • Lanka Toll 148 as Battle Rages

    Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels exchanged mortar and artillery fire across their northern front lines yesterday, as the military said the death toll from five days of heavy fighting rose to 148 and the country spiralled closer to all-out war. As fighting raged in northern Jaffna peninsula, a human rights official said at least 50 ethnic Tamil.. More