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  • Egypt Rebukes Pro-Reform Judge

    A disciplinary panel in Egypt has reprimanded one pro-reform judge and cleared another of blowing the whistle on allegations of fraud last year. Ahmad Mekki of the judges club said the panel reprimanded Hisham Bastawisi and cleared his colleague, Mahmoud Mekki. The verdict came as Egyptian policeclamped down on demonstrators supporting thejudges in.. More

  • Chavez and Al-Qadhafi in Oil Talks

    The leaders of VenezuelaandLibya have held talks on oil production co-operation during a one-day visit by Hugo Chavez to the North African country. Talks between Hugo Chavezand Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi on Wednesday focused on increased co-operation on oil production including "social programmes based on oil revenues", a Venezuelan official said. A.. More

  • Stark Warning Before Upcoming World Cup

    A former German government official Uwe-Karsten Heye says black visitors will risk their lives if they venture into areas of the country where racist attacks are on the rise. These flowers mark the scene of a brutal attack on a 37-year-old Ethiopian man. It happened in Potsdam, the capital of the state of Brandenburg, which surrounds Berlin. The authorities.. More

  • France Passes Immigration Bill

    France's lower house of parliamenthas passed an immigration measure which places restrictions on unskilled workers despite protests from opposition and immigrant groups. The bill, which passed by 367 votes to 164,will now go to the country's senate for debate on June 6. It wouldcreate a three-year "skills and talents" residence permit to attract skilled.. More

  • Abbas Orders Forces to Deploy

    The Palestinian president has ordered thousands of police deployed throughout the Gaza Strip to restore order after fighting between rival militias. The order from Mahmoud Abbas came hours after the Hamas government defied the presidentby deploying its own security force ontoGaza streets. "President Abbas has ordered all security forces, all branches.. More

  • Judge Killed in Turkey Court Attack

    One judge has died and four others have beenwounded after a gunman opened fire inside the building housing Turkey's highest court. The suspected attackersaid theshootings were in retaliation for a recent ruling against a teacher who wore an Islamic-style head scarf. The dead judge, Mustafa Yucel Ozbilgin, was shot in the head and died later in hospital,.. More

  • Saddam to Hear Defence Testimony

    Saddam Hussein has returned to court to hear thetestimony from defence witnesses for some of his lesser-known co-defendants who, like himself, have denied crimes against humanity. Saddam and three other senior Baath party figures being tried with him had not been present since they lodged not guilty pleas to formal charges read out on Monday morning... More

  • Israelis Kill Two Palestinians in Nablus

    Two members of theIslamic Jihad have been shot and killedand another wounded by Israeli soldiers in Nablus in the northern West Bank. Osman Sadaka, 26, from Jenin,and Mustapha Ghani, 20, from Tulkarem, were killed in a clash when an Israeli unit advanced into Nablus and surrounded a building, said Palestinian medicalsources. The wounded Palestinian.. More

  • Ingushetia Blast Kills Russian Official

    An unidentified bomber has killed at leastseven people, including a top Russian official, in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, officials have said. Dzhabrail Kostoyev, deputy head of Ingushetia's interior ministry, and two of his guards died after a bomber drove a car packed with explosives intohis convoy as he was on his way to work on.. More

  • Baghdad Market Attack Kills 18

    At least 18 people have died in an attack on a crowdedBaghdad marketas deadlyunrest continues to rock Iraq. Policesaid the attack in the commercial Shaab neighborhood began when gunmenshot five guards atan open-air parking lot that served as asmall market. As bystanders rushed to the scene, a car bomb detonated next to an oil tanker, which exploded.. More

  • EU Offers Iran Best Technology

    The European Union is ready to share the most sophisticated civilian nuclear technology with Iran if it agrees to halt uranium enrichment on its soil, the EU foreign policy chief says. "We could help you (Iran) with the best and most sophisticated technology," Javier Solana said after EU foreign ministers met to discuss the package on Monday. Ursula.. More

  • Bush Cracks Down on Illegal Immigration

    US President George W Bush has unveiled a five point plan to for reforms on immigration. They include plans for an additional 6,000 guards to be stationed along the US border with Mexico, and the introduction of a temporary guest worker scheme: "We do not yet have full control of the border. And I am determined to change that. Tonight I am calling on.. More

  • Cleric Wins Comoros Presidential Polls

    Ahmed Abdallah Sambihas won weekend presidential polls in Comoros, the secretary of state for elections says. Ali Abdallah, who is in charge of announcing the election outcome, said on Monday that Sambi had won. The official result is expected on Tuesday. Abdallahsaid the final results from Sunday's vote would not change the overall trend. "That.. More

  • India Landmine Attack Kills 12

    Twelve people including four women have been killed in central India after the vehicle they were travelling in was blown up in a landmine blast. Maoist rebels are suspected of carrying out the attack which took place in a village in Maharashtra state. The victims were part of a group that had attended a wedding there and were returning to their.. More

  • US to Restore Ties with Libya

    The United States says it is restoring diplomatic ties with Libya, saying Iran and North Korea should follow Tripoli's example and renounce efforts to produce weapons of mass destruction. Announcing the move on Monday, the US secretary of state said Libya would also be removed from the US blacklist of states that sponsor terrorism. "We are taking.. More