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  • Thousands March in Support of Banned Basque Party

    Arnaldo Otegi, the leader of the banned Basque party, Batasuna, is facing another jail term after taking part in a separatist protest in San Sebastian. Otegi is in court on Monday accused of being an apologist for the Basque terrorist group, ETA. On Friday he was freed from prison on bail of a quarter of a million euros. He was detained last month.. More

  • Eight Iraqis Killed in US Raid near Baghdad

    American soldiers in Iraq killed eight suspected anti-US fighters during a raid north of Baghdad on Sunday, the US military said. Clashes erupted whenUS soldierssurrounded a suspected safehouse and nearby tent on the northern outskirts of Baghdad. Five suspected fighters inside the tent were killed. As firing on thesoldiers continued, they called.. More

  • Deadly Stampede in Karachi

    A stampede at a religious gathering in Pakistan has left at least 29 people dead, most of them women and children, police say. The incident occured at the Sunni Muslim Faizan-e-Medina centre in the southern port city of Karachi on Sunday afternoon. As many as 70 others people were injured in the crush, hospital and police officials said. Zahid Hussain,.. More

  • Haniya Stands Firm in Face of Aid Cuts as Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian in Gaza

    The Palestinian prime minister says his government will not bow to foreign pressure to recognise Israel despite funding cuts that are pushing the Palestinian Authority to collapse. The US and the European Commission suspended direct aid on Friday to Ismail Haniya's new government until Hamas gives up its armedresistance to the occupationand recognises.. More

  • US Planning to Attack Iran

    The US administration is stepping up plans for a possible air strike on Iran,reports in an American magazine and British newspaper say. But Sunday's edition of the New York Times questionedthe claims, quoting four Pentagon and administration officials as saying although the US has contingencies in place to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions, this did.. More

  • Nepal Extends Curfew outside Capital

    Nepal's royal government has extended a daytime curfew outside the capital as opposition parties staged sporadic rallies in Kathmandu and elsewhere despite warnings that protesters may be shot. In the southwest town of Bharatpur, witnesses said around 2,000 protesters clashed with police firing tear gas after a woman died overnight from injuries sustained.. More

  • At Least Six, including 5-Year Old Boy Killed by Israeli Aircraft

    Israeli aircraft have fired missiles at acar carrying Palestinians, killing six people, including a 5-year-old child. The air strike in the southern Gaza town of Rafah on Friday came as the Palestinian prime minister and president tried to settle some of their differences in a meeting. Witnesses said Israeli aircraft fired three missiles. Besides.. More

  • Car Bomb Kills Three in Afghanistan

    A car-bomber has detonated his car filled with explosives outside a base of Nato-led peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan, killing two Afghans and wounding seven others. Saturday's attack was the latest on foreign forces. It occurred near the gates of the base in the western city of Herat, near the border with Iran, which is home to hundreds of Italian.. More

  • Tornadoes Hit Tennessee again; 11 Dead

    In the second wave of violent weather to hit the state in less than a week, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes tore off roofs, overturned cars and left 11 people dead. While families of Sunday's tornado victims in the western counties of Dyer and Gibson planned funerals for this weekend, many residents of Sumner County began picking through newly.. More

  • Rebels and Troops Clash in Nepal

    Nepalese troops have been fighting an overnight battle against communist rebels in two southwest towns, and the government has imposed a daytime curfew. Gangadutta Awasti, the chief government administrator in the area, said hundreds of guerrillas attacked security bases late on Friday at Butwal, 280km southwest of Kathmandu, followed by another attack.. More

  • Dozens Killed in Baghdad Blasts

    Three bombers dressed as women have killed at least 70 people at a Shia mosque in Baghdad, police say. The bombers were dressed as women in black robes when they attacked on Friday, two inside the mosque and one just outside, a police official said. Some police sources said the bombers were women; others said they were a woman and two men dressed.. More

  • EU Suspends Aid to Palestinians

    The European Commission has temporarily halted direct aid payments to the Palestinian government, which is now led by democratically elected Hamas. European Union foreign ministers are due to meet next week to discuss what to do about future aid. The EU is the largest donor to the Palestinian Authority, which is reliant on foreign aid. Palestinian.. More

  • Serbia Vows to Hand over Mladic

    Serbia has promised to deliver Ratko Mladic to The Hague tribunal by the end of the month, according to the UN chief prosecutor's office. Anton Nikiforov, Carlo del Ponte's acting spokesman, said on Thursday the promise to deliver the former Bosnian Serb military commander indicted for genocide came from Vojislav Kostunica, the Serbian prime minister. "We.. More

  • Many Die in Djibouti Boat Tragedy

    At least 69 people have died when a boat capsized in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti. The authorities say the vessel was on its way from the port of Djibouti to the town of Tadjoura. They say 36 people who were injured in the accident are now being treated in hospitals in Djibouti. It is believed the boat was carrying more than 200 passengers.. More

  • Bush Approved Iraq Leak

    A former senior White House aidehas testified thatGeorge Bush authorised the leaking of classified intelligence in 2003 in the face of criticism of his Iraq policy from a former ambassador. The testimony ofLewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice-President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, according to court papers made public on Thursday, linksBushdirectlyto.. More