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  • Iran Stands by Nuclear Program

    Iran's supreme leader has said, ahead of a United Nations security council deadline demanding a halt to uranium enrichment, that Iran will press ahead with its nuclear program. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on major policy issues, said Iran would pursue its nuclear plans. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has made its decision and, in.. More

  • US Teacher Suspended over Flag Burning

    A US school teacher who burned two American flags as part of a civics lesson has been suspended from teaching duties. Dan Holden, a social studies teacher at Stuart Middle School in Kentucky, set the flags alight as part of a lesson on freedom of speech last Friday, aschools spokeswoman said. The students were asked to write an opinion paper on the.. More

  • New SaddamTrial Begins

    Saddam Hussein and six former army commanders went on trial in Baghdad on Monday on charges of killing tens of thousands of Kurdish villagers in a campaign that devastated northern Iraq in 1988. The ousted Iraqi leader initially refused to identity himself to the court and after being pressed to do so he lashed out at judge Abdallah al-Ameri, accusing.. More

  • Moscow Blast Kills Seven

    At least seven people have been killed in an explosion at a Moscow market, the emergency situations ministry says. A ministry spokeswoman said the explosion on Monday may have been caused by a bomb, while eyewitnesses quoted by police said the blast was caused by an exploding gas container. Two Russian news agencies said nine people had been killed,.. More

  • Scores Die as Egypt Trains Collide

    Two trains have collided in the Nile Delta north of the Egyptian capital Cairo, killing at least80 people and injuring 163 others. Police and health ministry sources said there have been many casualties. Aljazeera's correspondent in Cairo said at least80 people have died. The accident took place about 7am local time (0400 GMT) near the town of.. More

  • More Ethiopian Troops Enter Somalia

    Hundreds more Ethiopian troops have arrived in the town of Baidoa, the seat of Somalia's largely powerless transitional government, officials and witnesses say. The soldiers are reportedly taking over the security of an airport which was abandoned when government troops defected to the Islamic militia that controls the capital, Mogadishu, and much.. More

  • 70 Taliban Killed in Afghan Battle

    More than 70 Taliban fighters have been killed in fighting with Nato and Afghan forces in the southernprovince of Kandahar, officials said on Sunday. Four policemen were also killed in the battle in Panjwai district, to the southwest of Kandahar city, Neyaz Mohammad Sarhadi, the local police chief, said on Sunday. "So far, we've recovered the bodies.. More

  • Hezbollah Warned Not to Violate Truce

    The Lebanese government, in an unprecedented move, has warned Hezbollah against violating the UN-brokered truce. In an implicit warning to the militia, Elias Murr, Lebanon's defence minister, said on Sunday that anyone who violated a cease-fire deal by firing rockets into Israel from Lebanon would be arrested and tried by a military court. "Any.. More

  • Annan Pleads for Lebanon Troops

    UN chief Kofi Annan has made a strong plea to member states to provide troops for a peacekeeping force in Lebanon. A week after a UN ceasefire resolution was passed, Mr Annan said the situation on the ground was still "fragile". He urged Israel immediately to lift its air and sea blockade on Lebanon so aid could be delivered quickly. The ceasefire.. More

  • Hezbollah 'Foils Israeli Raid'

    Hezbollah fighters are said to have foiled an Israeli commando raid west of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon. Media reports quoted Lebanese security sources as saying on Saturday that Israeli aircraft and commandos raided the village of Bodai, west of the ancient city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, at dawn. The sources said that Israeli warplanes and helicopters.. More

  • Vehicle Ban in Baghdad

    The Iraqi defense ministry has ordered all vehicles off the streets of Baghdad indefinitely. On Friday, the Iraqi government announced a two-day vehicle ban in areas around a shrine in Khadimiya in northern Baghdad, fearing a possible attack on Shia pilgrims gathering on Saturday to mark the death of an 8th-century imam. But the prime minister's office.. More

  • Israel Arrests Palestinian Deputy PM

    Israeli forces have seized Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nasser al-Shaer in a raid on his home in the West Bank town of Ramallah. He was held when troops burst into the house early on Saturday, his wife said. The Israeli military confirmed the detention of Mr Shaer, who is a senior member of the governing Hamas movement, which does not recognize.. More

  • Costa Rica Moves Embassy to Tel Aviv

    The new president of Costa Rica has said that his country will move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, in a move that pleases Arab nations. Oscar Arias, a former Nobel Peace Prize winner, said on Wednesday that he made the decision to win more friends in the Middle East and comply with United Nations' resolutions. "It's time to rectify.. More

  • Early Release for Bali Bombers

    Oneman convictedover the Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people has been freedand nine others have had their sentences cut by four months to mark Indonesia's independence day. Puryanto had his sentence cut by three months, meaning that he had completed his near five-year term in Balikpapan prison on Borneo.Indonesia traditionally has a prisoner.. More

  • Hezbollah Helps Lebanese Rebuild

    Hezbollah has begun to help thousands of people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed in the conflict with Israel. Tens of thousands of people have returned to villages in eastern and southern Lebanon as well as Beirut's southern suburbs to find their homes either damaged or totally destroyed by the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.Hundreds.. More