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  • US Senate: No Saddam, Al-Qaeda Link

    A report published by the US senate intelligence committee has said that there were no links between Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi leader, and any members of al-Qaeda. Democrat politicianshave said that the report -issued on Friday- contradicts claims made by the USgovernmentin the lead up toits invasion ofIraq. The report has been issued to.. More

  • Arabs Slam UN Anti-Terror Plan

    The United Nations general assembly has pressed ahead with a new attemptto define and combatinternational terrorism amidangry exchanges between Arab and Israeli envoys in New York. Israeli and Arab diplomats feuded bitterly over the counter-terrorism "plan of action" after it wasapproved by the 192-nation assembly without a formal vote on Friday. Nine.. More

  • Many Killed in Kabul Blast

    A powerful car bomb has killed at least 16 people in the Afghan capital Kabul, including seven foreigners. Two American soldiersare believed tobe among those killed. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the Friday morning blast. Mohammed Haneef, a Taliban spokesman, told anAljazeera correspondent in Islamabadthat the suicide attack was.. More

  • Blast in India Kills Many

    At least31 people have been killed in an explosion outside a mosque in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The blast took place in Malegaon town, 260km northeast of Mumbai, India's financial hub. Police said thousands had gathered at the mosque for Friday prayers, adding that they were not sure if the blast was caused by a bomb or by a cooking.. More

  • Al-Qaeda Video Takes Credit for 9-11

    A new videotape aired on Aljazeera television has shown Osama bin Laden and senior Al-Qaeda members meeting with some of the men whocarried out theSeptember 11 attacksagainst the US in 2001. The 90-minute video apparently showsBin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, taking part in the planning and preparation of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The.. More

  • Israel Partially Lifts Lebanon Blockade

    Israel has begun to lift its air blockade of Lebanon, but said a naval siege would remain until an international force was deployed off the Lebanese coast. Israeli officials had said on Wednesday that the eight-week blockade would be lifted at 1500 GMT on Thursday as international forces took up "control positions" over Lebanon's air and sea ports. Miri.. More

  • Three Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid

    Three Palestinians have been killed in a raid by Israeli troops in a West Bank town, Palestinian hospital officials say. The Israelis were searching for Rashid Zakarna, a wanted fighter who exchanged fire with troops before he was shot and killed in the northern town of Qabatiya, the hospital officials said on Thursday. Witnesses said dozens.. More

  • Updated US Army Manual Bans Torture

    A new US Army manual has been published which bans torture and the degrading treatment of prisoners, detailing for the first time some of the abuses which have become infamous since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Banned procedures include forced nakedness, hooding and threatening prisoners with dogs Delayed more than a year amid criticism.. More

  • Israel to Lift Lebanon Blockade

    Israelis preparing to lift its seven-week-longair and sea blockade of Lebanon at 1500 GMT on Thursday, theoffice ofIsraeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has said. A statement issued on Wednesday said Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, had been informed byCondoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state,and Kofi Annan, the UN chief, that "international.. More

  • Musharraf, Karzai to 'Build Trust'

    Afghanistan and Pakistan must"kill the mistrust" between them to better fight the Taliban and other militants who operate across their border, Pervez Musharraf has said. The Pakistani president met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai shortly after arriving on a two-day trip that comes amid calls for Islamabad to do more against Taliban and al-Qaeda.. More

  • Putin Arrives in Morocco

    After holding meetings with political and business leaders in South Africa, Vladimir Putin has arrived in Morocco - the first visit by a Russian head of state to the north African country since 1961. Putinwas accompanied by a large delegation of Russian business leaders when he was received at Casablanca airport by Driss Jettou, the Moroccan prime.. More

  • Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Bomb Trap

    A car bomb has killed at leasteight Iraqis and wounded 38 others in northern Baghdad. The car bomb was detonated by remote control on the side of a road during morning rush hour in Baghdad's al-Qahira district, a largely Shia neighborhood in the north of the city, security sources said. Witnesses told AP news agency that a minibuswith passengers on.. More

  • Three Palestinians Killed in Gaza

    Three Palestinians have been killed in two separate airstrikes on cars in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza. In the first strike, the Israeli military said it targeted a vehicle carrying two Hamas fighters on their way to carry out an attack. Hospital officials said that one person was killed and 12 wounded. The dead man and one of the wounded were in.. More

  • Bush Says Iraq Linked to 'War on Terror'

    The US president has saidthat al Qaeda wants to establish a radical Islamic caliphate in Iraq. During the speech which linked the Iraq conflict with the broader "war on terror" George Bush quoted Osama bin Laden and compared him to Lenin and Hitler. Bush told the Military Officers' Association of America that Islamic radicals wanted weapons of mass.. More

  • Iraqi Parliament Mulls Federal Break up

    Iraq's parliament has reconvened after a month's recess with increasing sectarian violence and a possible federal break up of the country at the top of its agenda. One of the 275-member assembly's first acts on Tuesday was to renew the country's state of emergency, with a vote of 161 in favor to 19 against extending the measure. The emergency decree,.. More