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  • Bush, Maliki Agree on more US Soldiers for Baghdad

    President George W. Bush and Iraq's prime minister agreed on Tuesday that more U.S. and Iraqi troops will go to Baghdad to try to curb violence that has raised fears the country is sliding into full-scale civil war. The new security plan was an acknowledgment that Maliki's attempt to pacify Baghdad had failed, with hundreds of people killed in sectarian.. More

  • Tough Terms for Lebanon-Israel Truce

    Condoleezza Ricehas blamed Hezbollah for thewar with Israel andsaid a ceasefire would be possible only if twokidnapped Israeli soldiers were freed. Rice offered sympathy for the Israeli people as fighting raged between their armed forces and Hezbollah, on the eve of her talks with Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, and Mahmud Abbas, the Palestinian.. More

  • Somali Leader Agrees to Peace Talks

    Somalia's interim government has agreed to new talks with Islamists in the country, reviving some hope of a negotiated end to the struggle in the country. Abdirizak Adam, the chief of staff of the interim president Abdullahi Yusuf, made the announcement on Tuesday. "We will go to Khartoum without any preconditions," Adam said. He was speaking after.. More

  • Six Palestinians Killed in Gaza Shelling

    Israeli shells killed six people and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip yesterday, including two members of the same family who were travelling on a donkey cart when they were hit, Palestinian witnesses said. The two killed by a shell which hit the donkey cart were a 60-year-old woman and her 12-year-old grandson, medics said. Three other Palestinians.. More

  • US Arab Group Sues Rice, Rumsfeld over Lebanon Evacuation

    An Arab-American group sued top Bush administration officials, claiming it bungled the evacuation from Lebanon of US nationals, leaving them vulnerable to the Israeli military offensive. In their suit against US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld filed in a Detroit, Michigan federal court, the American-Arab Anti-Discri.. More

  • Heat Wave Causes California Blackouts

    Power companies worked to restore electricity to thousands of customers throughout California today as a scorching heat wave threatened to push the state into a power emergency with the potential for more blackouts. Authorities were looking into several deaths possibly related to the high temperatures, which hit the triple digits in some areas on Sunday. Wi.. More

  • Inconclusive end to Kosovo Talks

    Final status talks today in Vienna between Serbian representatives and ethnic Albanian leaders from Kosovo failed to produce any breakthroughs on the future of the province. UN special envoy Martti Ahtisaari emerged saying that "Belgrade was willing to give everything but independence, and Pristina wanted nothing but independence." Contentious Agenda.. More

  • Syria to Step in if Lebanon Invaded

    Syria issued a stark warning Sunday that an Israeli invasion of Lebanon would drag it into the spiralling Middle East conflict and called for an immediate ceasefire. “If Israel makes a land entry into Lebanon, they can get to within 20 kilometres of Damascus,” Information Minister Mohsen Bilal told the Spanish newspaper ABC. “What will we.. More

  • Saddam in Hospital over Hunger Strike

    Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, has been taken to hospitaldue to the effects ofhis 16-day hunger strike. Jaafar al-Musawi, the chief prosecutor, said that Saddam would not be ableattend his trial for crimes against humanity on Monday. "Saddam Hussein has just been admitted to hospital because of his hunger strike. A medical report has.. More

  • Maoist Rebels Killed in India

    Indian police say they have killed eight Maoist rebels, including a top leader, during a clash in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Police said senior leader Burra Chinnaiah, also known as Madhav, was among those killed in the shootout. The clash broke out after police raided a rebel meeting in Prakasham district. Maoist rebels are active.. More

  • Blair will Quit very Shortly

    Britain's deputy prime minister hinted yesterday that Tony Blair may "very shortly" step down as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, triggering a party election to replace him. John Prescott's comment during an interview with BBC is likely to add fuel to the burning political question - 'when will Blair move aside?'. "I can still make.. More

  • Car Bomb Kills 26 in Baghdad

    A car bomb killed 26 civilians and wounded 60 in a Shi'ite district of eastern Baghdad on Sunday, police said. The bomb was in the Sadr City neighborhood, a poor area that is a stronghold of Shi'ite militias. Two weeks ago, a car bomb in the area killed about 60 people, one of a number of very bloody incidents this month that have raised fears of.. More

  • US Rushing Arms to Israel amid Lebanon Bombings

    The United States is expediting an arms shipment of precision bombs to Israel from an arms deal struck last year amid the Jewish state's ongoing assault on Lebanon, a US official said. A decision to rush the delivery of the weapons following an Israeli request was made around the time Israel began bombing Lebanon by air and sea on July 12 following.. More

  • Ethiopia Seizes new Somali Town

    Ethiopian troops have reportedly moved into another town in south-western Somalia, two days after entering the country to protect the weak government. Aid workers and residents in the town of Wajid said Ethiopian armed forces seized the airport early on Saturday. There is no confirmation from either the Ethiopian or the Somali government. The.. More

  • Protests in UK at Israeli Air Raids

    Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Britain to protest at Israel's air attacks on Lebanon. Tony Blair's government, like the Bush administration in the United States, has refused to publicly call for a ceasefire - putting it at odds with the United Nations and European allies such as France. A joint statement from some of the world's.. More