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  • Swollen Danube Threatens Balkans

    A state of emergency has been declared in 10 regions of Serbia, amid severe flooding across south-eastern Europe. Hundreds of people in Smederevo, near Belgrade, were taken to safety as the waters of the Danube flooded the town. Four other rivers also reached danger levels. The army and civilians are building defences against the floods. The Danube.. More

  • US, Iraqi Troops Killed in Attacks

    US and Iraqi forces sufferedcasualties on Saturday as talks on forming a new governmentfoundered over the prime minister's effort to remain in office. Two US marines were killed in an attack, the military announced on Saturday, bringing its death toll since the beginning ofthe month to about 35 and marking one of the worst periods for USforces in Iraq. It.. More

  • Police Block Gaza Road in Pay Protest

    Masked Palestinian police sealed off a main road in the central Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis on Saturday and stormed a government building in anger over not receiving salaries from the government. The gunmen surrounded the building, where town councilors have their offices, taking positions on the roof and balconies and firing in the air. Salaries.. More

  • Chad, Sudan Cut Diplomatic Relations

    Idriss Deby, Chad's president, has broken diplomatic relations with Sudan after rebel attacks on his country which he says were supported by Khartoum. "We have taken the decision to break our diplomatic relations with Sudan today and to proceed to close our frontiers," he told a rally in N'Djamena on Friday. Chad's government has repeatedly accused.. More

  • 13 Die in Indonesia Train Crash

    A passenger train traveling to Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, hit the back of a stationary train early on Saturday, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 26 others, a railway official said. Rescue workers at the site of the crash on Java Island were checking whether more bodies or injured passengers remained trapped in the wreckage of the.. More

  • Dozens Iraqis Killed in New Violence

    At least 42 Iraqis have been killed in attacks over the past 24 hours, Iraqi security officials said. Four people were killed and five others wounded by two roadside bombs that exploded near two Sunni mosques in theIraqi city of Baquba as worshippers finished Friday prayers. Police said three people were killed and two wounded in the first bombing,.. More

  • US Blocks Security Council's Israel Draft

    The United States blocked a UN Security Council statement drafted by Arab nations and aimed at putting pressure on Israel to stop military strikes on Palestinian targets. The US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, said on Thursdaythat the draft, even after three days of intense negotiations, "was disproportionately critical of Israel, and unfairly so,.. More

  • Eight Dead, over 30 Missing in Colombian Mudslide

    Colombian rescue workers have found eight bodies and more than 30 people were missing after a mudslide swept over a small town in the country's south, police said on Thursday. Mud swept over the tiny town of Bendiciones in Valle province on Wednesday after heavy rains. A local television news reporter who had gone to cover the disaster, Jairo Munoz,.. More

  • Iran to Continue Nuclear Programme

    Iran has said it will continue work on its controversial nuclear programme after initial talks in Tehran with the head of the UN atomic watchdog. Speaking after meeting Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Emergy Agency, Iran's top nuclear negotiator repeated that the governmentwould not bow to demands that it freeze its nuclear.. More

  • Market Blast Kills 13 in Baghdad

    Thirteen people have been killed and eight wounded in a car bomb attack on a market located in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said. The blast occurred at 7:45pm on Thursday on the outskirts of Baghdad's western Kadhimiyah neighbhourhood, the official said. In a separate attack on Thursday, armed men killed the brother of a top Sunni Arab politician.. More

  • Prodi Confident Despite Vote Row

    Romano Prodi has said he is confident of forming a new Italian government despite allegationsfrom his rival,Silvio Berlusconi, of widespread fraud in the recent general election. "There is nothing to worry about, we are serene," the centre-left leader, who won a razor-thinmajority in the elections, was quoted as saying. Meanwhile Berlusconi, the.. More

  • El-Baradei In Tehran For Uranium Enrichment Talks

    Mohammad El-Baradei, the chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, is expected to hold talks today with Iranian officials in Tehran on international demands that Iran halt uranium enrichment activities. El-Baradei said after arriving in the Iranian capital that he believes the time is right for a return to negotiations to reach a political solution.. More

  • Chadian Rebels Close to Capital

    Rebel forces in Chad are said to be on the outskirts of the capital as they launch an offensive to overthrow the president. Columns of fighters from the United Front for Democratic Change, or FUC, reportedly made swift progress as they advanced from the east.But they are said to have faced stiff resistance from forces loyal to the government as they.. More

  • Police Open Fire on Nepal Lawyers

    Police in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, have opened fire on a group of lawyers protesting against King Gyanendra. Three of the lawyers have been wounded - one of them in the head - and at least 50 in the group are said to have been arrested. Security forces across Nepal have killed four protesters so far amid a wave of demonstrations by opponents.. More

  • Rice Urges UN Action on Iran

    Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has said the United Nations will have to take "strong steps" in response to Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium. Rice said Tuesday's announcement was further proof that Tehran was not adhering to international regulations. It was time for the Security Council to take "strong steps to make.. More