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  • Shiite Militia Kills 42 in Baghdad Sunni Neighborhood

    At least 42 people have been killed by roving bands of masked gunmen who appeared to be targeting Sunnis in the Baghdad neighborhood of Jihad. A security source said the gunmen were wearing civilian clothes but were masked. Witnesses said black-clad gunmen they described as Shiite militiamen set up at least two checkpoints Sunday and began stopping.. More

  • Air Crash in Siberia Kills 150 People

    A Russian airliner has crashed in Siberia killing at least 150 people. The Airbus was trying to land but over-shot the runway. Witnesses say the plane crashed into a barrier, hit a building and caught fire. It is believed 200 people were on board, 192 passengers and eight crew. At least 40 people have been taken to hospital suffering from burns... More

  • Pakistan Troops Kill 21 in Balochistan Province

    Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships have killed at least 21 tribal militants in Balochistan province, officials say. Another 12 rebels were injured in the operation and about 50 surrendered, Dera Bugti district official Abdul Samad told the BBC. Last week, the authorities said they had killed about 30 rebels - claims the tribesmen.. More

  • Israel in Partial Withdrawal from Gaza

    Israeli forces have pulled back from northern Gaza, three days after the invasion, Israeli and Palestinian sources said. "Our forces have left the Beit Lahiya area and continue to operate west of the Karni terminal, as well as east of Beit Hanun and in the industrial zone near the Erez terminal," an army spokesman in Tel Aviv said. Israeli forces.. More

  • Three US Soldiers Killed in Iraq

    At least three American soldiers assigned to a Marine unit were killed Saturday in fighting in the western province of Anbar, the U.S. military said. They were the first U.S. fatalities reported in Iraq since Tuesday and only the eight American deaths here this month. A statement said the three were assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.. More

  • U.S. Backs China Bid for Informal N.Korea Talks

    The United States, facing opposition to proposed U.N. sanctions against North Korea for this week's missile tests, said on Saturday it backed China's proposal for informal talks to re-engage the reclusive state. China -- the closest North Korea has for an ally -- and Russia oppose a draft U.N. Security Council resolution by Japan to bar missile-related.. More

  • Palestinian Government Declares State of Emergency as Many Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attacks

    The Palestinian government has urged security forces to fight Israeli troops in Gaza after the most violent day since Israel withdrew from the territory last year. Saeed Seyam, the interior minister, declared a state of emergency on Thursday, according to a spokesman after fighting killed 13 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier. Khalid Abu Hilal,a.. More

  • North Korea to Test more Missiles

    North Korea hasthreatened touse force against any country that tries to stop it testing more missiles. China,under pressure from Washington over North Korea's missile tests, said itschief negotiatorwould visit Pyongyang next week. Pyongyang's statement came as the United States and Japanunited againsta UN Security Council split over whether to impose.. More

  • UN Draft Resolution Demands Israel Quit Gaza

    Acting on behalf of Arab and Islamic nations, Qatar circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday demanding Israel end its offensive in the Gaza Strip and release the Palestinian officials it has arrested. The draft faced immediate opposition from the United States and France, which called it unbalanced in its criticism of Israel. France's.. More

  • Bodies Flood Baghdad Morgue

    Baghdad's central morgue received 1,595 bodies last month, the most since the bombing of a Shia shrine in February prompted a wave of sectarian killings. Doctor Abdul Razzaq al-Obaidi, the morgue assistant manager, said on Wednesday thatthe tallyfor June comparedwith the 1,375 bodies the morgue received in May and 1,155 in April. "June is the highest.. More

  • Israel Pledges Rocket Attack Reprisals

    Israel's prime minister has condemned a rocket attack on an Israelicity as an escalation of "unprecedented gravity" and says there will be reprisals. "This [rocket] attack ... will have unprecedented, far-reaching consequences [and] the Hamas organisation will be the first to feel them,"Ehud Olmertsaid. The rocket struck a school in the centre of.. More

  • Italian Spy Chief Held over CIA Kidnap

    Police have arrested a director at Italy's military intelligence agency on suspicion of helping the CIAto kidnap aterrorism suspect in Milan. Officials said on Wednesday that Marco Mancini, a director of a division of the Sismi military intelligence agency, was arrested on charges of collaborating in the alleged abduction of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr,.. More

  • US Soldier Faces Iraq Murder Charges

    A former US soldier has appeared in a US federal court, charged with the rape and murder of an Iraqi girl, and the killing of three members of her family. Steven Green, 21, is accused of carrying out the rape and murders in Mahmoudiya, south of Baghdad, in March, along with other soldiers. A military inquiry into the incident is the latest in a.. More

  • Israeli Soldier Remains Alive

    The Israeli soldier held by Palestinian armed men remains alive, an Israeli spokesman has said. As a deadline passed, one of the groups holding Gilad Shalit said they would not kill him, but there would be no more talks. The kidnappers had given Israel until 0300 GMT to comply with their demand to begin freeing Palestinian prisoners or face unspecified.. More

  • Rebels Launch Raid outside Darfur

    Rebels from the Sudanese region of Darfur have carried out an attack outside the region, on a town about 200km (125 miles) from Khartoum. Government aircraft have been sent to Hamrat al-Sheikh, where fighting is continuing, the army says. A local official said 12 people had died. The raid was carried out by rebel groups which did not sign a peace.. More