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  • Many Killed in Baghdad Blast

    At least 25 people,many of them policemen, have been reported killed in a suicide bombing outside the headquarters of the Iraqi police's major crimes unit in Baghdad. The interior ministry said 25 people were killed, including at least 10 policemen, and 32 were wounded in the blast on Thursday. The ministry said the bomber had stopped his car at the.. More

  • Riot Police Break Up Belarus Demo

    Riot police in Belarus have broken up a five-day demonstration over the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Some 200 protesters were arrested and loaded on to waiting trucks after around 100 troops surrounded October Square in the capital Minsk in the early hours. Groups of demonstrators had camped out in freezing weather in the square since.. More

  • 127 Die as African Ferry Sinks

    At least 127 people are thought to have drowned after a wooden boat travelling from Nigeria to Gabon sank off Cameroon's Atlantic port of Kribi. The boat, which broke up in high seas, was discovered by a fisherman on Thursday who alerted his colleagues and people living in coastal villages who rushed to the scene to find bodies floating on the water.. More

  • Muslim Scholars Gather to Defend Prophet after Cartoon Row

    Some 300 Muslim religious figures opened a two-day conference in Bahrain in support of the Prophet Mohammed (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) following the row over his depiction in cartoons in European papers. The scholars, preachers, heads of Islamic associations as well as Arab and Muslim community leaders from Europe will explore a strategy aimed.. More

  • Muslim Student Loses Dress Code Case

    Britain's highest court yesterday upheld a high school's order for a Muslim pupil to change out of her Islamic gown into school uniform, in a test case for school dress codes. In overturning a landmark Court of Appeal ruling last year, the Law Lords judges argued that the school in Luton, north of London, had devised a uniform that respected all faiths,.. More

  • Amnesty Says as Many as 400 Arrested In Belarus

    London-based Amnesty International, citing figures from the Belarusian rights group, Vyasna, said in a written statement that at least 128 people are believed to have been detained since the elections on March 19. The group estimated that the number of arrests could be as high as 400 nationwide. The statement said large numbers of peaceful demonstrators.. More

  • UN Council Tries to End Iran Impasse

    Members of the UN Security Council are seeking to breakan impasseover Iran's nuclear programme after Britain and France called off consultations because they were no closer to a deal with Russia and China on how to press Tehran to stop enriching uranium, diplomats say. Britain, France and the United States planned to spend much of Wednesday in talks.. More

  • Asian Workers Riot in Dubai

    Asian workers angered by low salaries and mistreatment have smashed cars and offices in a riot that interrupted construction of what is set to be the world's tallest skyscraper. The violence, causing an estimated $1 million in damage, illustrated the growing unrest among foreign workers who are the linchpin of Dubai's building boom. The violence erupted.. More

  • Abu Ghraib Dog Handler Found Guilty

    A jury in the United States has found anArmy dog handler guilty of abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison by terrifying them with a military dog, allegedly for his own amusement. Sergeant Michael J Smith, 24, was found guilty of six of 13 counts. A judge later dismissed one of the counts, saying it duplicated another charge. Smith faces up.. More

  • Palestinians to Probe Jericho Raid

    The Palestinian Legislative Council will form a panel to investigate last week’s Israeli raid on a Jericho prison. The committee will submit its findings to the parliament within 10 days. Israeli troops, backed by tanks and a helicopter gunship, raided the prison complex last week and seized top Palestinian fighter Ahmad Saadat and 32 others before.. More

  • 28 Killed in Iraq Police Station Attack

    Armed menstormed a jail north of Baghdad, killing at least 17 police officersand a courthouse guard. Authorities said all 33 prisoners in thecells were freed and 10 attackers were killed in the battle before dawn on Tuesday. In the capital, a group of US senators met Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the interim prime minister, to discuss prospects for formation.. More

  • Ecuador Declares State of Emergency

    Ecuador has declared a state of emergency in five central provinces to try to control renewed protests by thousands of Indians demanding that the government stop US free-trade talks this week. Felipe Vega, the interior minister, announced the measure after Indian peasants intensified blockades on key roads in at least eight highland regions in protests.. More

  • Earthquake Hits northeast Algeria, at Least Four Dead

    An earthquake hit the town of Laalam east of Algiers, killing at least four people and injuring 36, local authorities in Bejaia district said. About 30 houses collapsed, Algerian news agency APS quoted the authorities as saying, adding that large quantities of rescue materiel had been sent to the affected region. Algerian national radio said the.. More

  • Gas Pipeline Blown in Pakistan

    Gas supply to several localities in Sariab area was disrupted after a gas pipeline was blown up on the Quetta-Mastung road late on Monday night. Police said the explosive was planted under the pipeline near Sheikh Zayed Hospital, some 20km from here. “One and a half feet long piece of a 4-inch diameter pipeline exploded rocking the whole area,”.. More

  • Opposition Defies Lukashenka For a Second Day

    Opposition supporters rallied today on Minsk’s central Kastrychnitskaya (October) Square to demand that the outcome of the March 19 Belarusian presidential polls be voided and that a new vote be held. Opposition leader Alyaksandr Milinkevich called upon the crowd to remain on the square all night and supporters began erecting tents, suggesting they.. More