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  • Israel Arrests Palestinian Minister

    Israeli police have arrested a minister in theHamas-led Palestinian government, the first time Israel has arrested a minister since the newcabinet was sworn in last week. Hamas officials said Khaled Abu Arafa, minister of Jerusalem affairs, was detained along with his bodyguard on Thursday morning. At the time he was travelling to Izzariya, a suburb.. More

  • Riyadh Seeks Israel Prisoner Release

    Saudi Arabia has said it is seeking the release of a Saudi national being held in Israel but Israel says the man was seeking asylum after entering Israel illegally. Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, said on TuesdaythatRiyadh had contacted international organisations, including the Red Cross, about the man. In Israel, a spokeswoman.. More

  • Two Injured in Turkey Bombing

    Two people have been injured in a bomb attack on the offices of Turkey's ruling party in Istanbul amid an upsurge of political violence in the country. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which comes against the background of more than a week of street clashes between police and Kurdish protesters. The Turkish Prime Minister,.. More

  • Arrests as Nepal strike begins

    Police in Nepal have arrested hundreds of opposition activists on the first day of a four-day general strike called to pressure the king to restore democracy. One protest leader said at least 300 people had been detained, in addition to another 100 arrested on Wednesday. Khadga Prasad Oli, an opposition leader, said student leaders, women activists.. More

  • Saddam Faces new Charges

    The trial of Saddam Hussein has resumed after a three-week break, with charges of genocide in a separate case looming for the former Iraqi president. The only defendant in the court, a composed Saddam Hussein walked into the tribunal and launched into a tiradeagainst the interior ministry as Rauf Abdel Rahman, the chief judge, opened the session. Saddam.. More

  • Amnesty Report Probes CIA Jails

    Human rights groupAmnesty International says it has further evidence that eastern European countries may have been involved in secret CIA flights to transport terror suspects to clandestine prisons. The report, released on Wednesday, provides detailed accounts of the experiences of three Yemeni men who believe they were taken by US authorities to secret.. More

  • Mubarak on Surprise Visit to Sudan

    Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has made a surprise visit to Khartoum, his first in more than a decade, and held talks with Sudan's president on the conflict in the Darfur region. Mubarak and Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, held talks on Tuesday on developments in the situation in Darfur, Sudan's state news agency reported. Ahmed Aboul.. More

  • Violence after Anti-CPE Protests in France

    At least a million people have taken part in demonstrations across France against the CPE first job contract. Unions claim the figure was three times that, figures equalling the mass protests a week ago. They are demanding that the law be repealed, and have rejected what they described as the "manoeuvres" by the government. A quarter of a million people.. More

  • Israeli Missiles Hit Gaza Security Compound

    Israeli missiles have hit a Palestinian security compound in Gaza, the first such air strike in two years. Israeli shells on Tuesday also killed a Palestinian in the north of the strip after rocket attacks on the Jewish state. The missile attack in Gaza City wounded a policeman. Hamas said Israel was trying to send a message in response to the Islamic.. More

  • Iran Tests Flying Boat

    Iran has successfully tested what it described as a "flying boat," state television has reported. This is thelatest in a series of domestically produced weapons that Tehran has tested during a three-day military exercise in the Gulf. "A super-modern flying boat was successfully tested in the 'Great Prophet' wargame in Persian Gulf waters," state television.. More

  • US Names more Guantanamo Detainees

    The Pentagon has released further details of proceedings against detainees at Guantanamo Bay in the same week that a Canadian-born teenager, accused of killing a US soldier in Afghanistan, appears before a military tribunal at the prison. The2,600 pages of documents published on Monday on the defence department's website give details ofprisoners being.. More

  • Moussaoui Can Face Death Penalty

    The jury in the US trial of confessed al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui has decided he is eligible to face the death penalty when he is sentenced. A second phase of hearings will now take place, beginning on Thursday, to determine if he should be executed. As the jury's verdict was announced in court, Moussaoui shouted: "You'll never get my blood,.. More

  • Lebanon President Talks delayed

    Leaders of Lebanon's rival factions have postponed a national dialogue conference on the fate of the country's pro-Syrian president until the end of the month. Nabih Berri, parliament speaker, said the leaders agreed in four hours of closed talks on Monday to postpone the next session until April 28 "in order to decide the presidency issue, positively.. More

  • Floods Continue to Wreak Havoc in Central Europe

    In parts of central Europe, a canoe is the best way to get around, as flood waters continue to make life difficult and dangerous. In the Czech Republic, there have been at least seven flood-related deaths. And as emergency crews work to shore up defences, more than 10,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. In Hungary, the Danube is expected.. More

  • Deadly Bomb Blasts Top Iraq Violence

    Violence in Iraq has claimed the lives of eight Iraqis and four US servicemen. Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad, killing a bystander and wounding half a dozen others on Monday. One detonated in eastern Baghdad's Sadr City, the other in the central district of Karrada, both mostly Shia areas. The Sadr City explosion killed at least one civilian and.. More