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  • Danish Cartoon-Newspaper 'Wins' Prize

    Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which angered the Muslim world by publishing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad ( sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention )) last year, has won a Danish critical journalism award for its initiative, the jury said. Denmark's largest daily was honoured with the Victor Prize for "having opened everyone's eyes by showing how easy it is to.. More

  • Many Iraqis Killed in Baghdad Mortar Attack

    At least 15 people are reported to havebeen killed and dozens more injuredin a mortar attack on a southern Baghdad neighbourhood.According to one report, the mortars fell on two predominantly Shia neighbourhoods in southern Baghdad at around 5.30pm (1430 GMT). The attackcomes as a wave of violence sweeps Iraq following lastWednesday's bombing of the.. More

  • Serbia-Montenegro Faces Charges of Genocide

    History will be made today, with the opening of the first trial of a state on war crimes charges. Bosnia-Herzegovina has accused Serbia-Montenegro of genocide during the course of the 1992 to 1995 war. The case will be heard by the International Court of Justice in The Hague. A ruling is expected by the end of the year. The war claimed at least 100,000.. More

  • Security Forces Surround Afghan Jail after Deadly Riot

    Police and troops sealed off a block of Afghanistan's main jail for a second day after inmates, some from the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, went on a rampage that officials said left at least four people dead. Hundreds of heavily armed soldiers and police surrounded the block in the Pul-e-Charkhi prison on the outskirts of the capital. There were requests.. More

  • British Embassy Firebombed in Teheran

    The British embassy in Tehran was attacked with petrol bombs and rocks yesterday as hundreds of Iranian militamen protested over the bombing of one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines in neighbouring Iraq.More than 700 protesters, mainly from the student wing of the official Basij militia, scuffled with anti-riot police after lobbing Molotov cocktails.. More

  • Sudan Leader Warns against UN Force

    Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has said Darfur will become a "graveyard" for any foreign military contingent entering the region against Khartoum's will, newspapers reported onSunday. His comments came amid stepped-up efforts by the international community to send UN peacekeeping forces to war-torn Darfur in place of African Union troops, which.. More

  • Suspected Insurgents Killed in Riyadh

    Saudi forces have killed five suspected insurgents believed to be linked to an al-Qaida attack on a major oil facility, security sources said. A firefight ensued at dawn on Monday after security forces besieged the men, who were hiding in a villa in the affluent al-Hamra district of east Riyadh where several Western residential compounds are. Witnesses.. More

  • Annan: Cartoon Row Shows Deeper Crisis

    The controversy over cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad highlights a much deeper and long standing crisis that must be resolved through dialogue, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has said. Opening the second meeting of the UN-organised Alliance of Civilisations (AOC) in Doha, Qatar, Annan urged members to build a compelling dialogue to counter.. More

  • Iran: Nuke Deal Agreed with Russia

    Iran says it has reached an initial agreement with Russia on a joint venture to enrich uranium and will contine talks on the issue in coming days. "Regarding this joint venture, we have reached a basic agreement,"Iran's nuclear chief Gholamreza Aghazadehsaid in the southern Iranian port of Bushehr on Sunday. Russia has offered to enrich uranium for.. More

  • Iraq Leaders Unite to Avert Civil War

    Iraqi political leaders have agreed to push ahead with US-sponsored efforts to form a government and condemned sectarian violence in an attemptto ease the gravest crisis in postwar Iraq. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the Shia prime minister, flanked by Kurdish and Arab Sunni leaders, called on Iraqis on Saturday to unite and fight terrorism in a news conference.. More

  • Hamas Lists Israel Recognition Terms

    The Palestinian prime minister-designate says Hamas is ready to recognise Israel if it gives the Palestinian people their full rights and a state in lands occupied since 1967, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Hamas chose Ismail Haniya, a 43-year-old Gazan viewed by many Palestinians as a pragmatist, as the new prime minister after sweeping.. More

  • Dozens Hurt in Kabul Jail Escape Bid

    Aljazeera's correspondent in Kabul, Samir Allawi, reports that at least 36 people have been injured in clashes between inmates and guards of a high-security Kabul prison. The Pul-i-charki Prison is under the direct charge of Afghan security forces but US forces have indirect supervision over it, Aljazeera reports. Inmates including convicted terrorists.. More

  • Dutch Shell Facing Massive Fine in Nigeria

    A court in Nigeria has reportedly ordered Royal Dutch Shell to pay nearly 1.3 billion euros in damages for pollution. It comes as militants continue to hold nine foreigners hostage. The Anglo-Dutch energy firm has not confirmed the ruling but has said an appeal would be likely. The long-running case centres on claims made by ethnic Ijaw communities.. More

  • 18 Crushed to Death in Bangladesh

    A five-storey building undergoing renovations collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital yesterday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 45. Soldiers, police, fire officials and hundreds of volunteers rushed to the scene to pull out victims trapped under the caved-in Phoenix Building in the city's congested industrial area. "We have got 18 people dead.. More

  • Mexico Mine Missing Declared Dead

    There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground in northern Mexico for almost a week, the mine owners have said. It had been hoped some miners, most trapped at least 2km (1.25 miles) inside the mine, might have survived if air pockets were present. But now the mine company has told relatives there is no further hope. Grupo Mexico,.. More