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  • Muslim World Takes Action to Help Palestinian People

    The Muslim World is trying to overcome the potential problems expected to be caused by the economic sanctions imposed on Palestine by Israel and certain Western countries because of Hamas’ rise to power. The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) announced their plans to make institutional and financial donations to the Palestinian Authority led.. More

  • 24 Killed as Riots Rock Nigeria

    Christian and Muslim mobs rampaged through two Nigerian cities yesterday, killing at least 24 people in violence that followed deadly protests against caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) over the weekend. In the mainly Muslim northern city of Bauchi, violent protests by Muslims targeting Christians claimed the lives of.. More

  • Serbian Media Fan Mladic Rumours

    The fate of war crimes suspect General Ratko Mladic remains unclear amid conflicting reports of his whereabouts. Some Serbian newspapers on Wednesday suggested Gen Mladic was either under arrest or being talked into surrender. On Tuesday, Belgrade's Studio B TV said he had been located near Bosnia's Serbian border. But the Serbian government.. More

  • Iran: New Lobbying Effort Fails To Sway EU In Nuclear Standoff

    Iran has launched a diplomatic offensive in what appears to be a last-ditch attempt to avoid action by the UN Security Council over its nuclear activities. The country's foreign minister, Manuchehr Mottaki, visited Brussels today, while its chief nuclear negotiator was in Moscow discussing a Russian compromise proposal. EU officials remain pessimistic. Iran'.. More

  • Egyptian Muslim Brothers Campaign to Finance Hamas

    On Monday, a Muslim Brothers statement announced a world-wide campaign will be launched to finance the HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement) administration in Palestine. The United States is unjust in its decision to freeze financial aid to the HAMAS administration, said Muslim Brothers leader Mohammed Mahdi Akif. "We will ask each and every Muslim.. More

  • Tensions Remain in Kosovo Despite KFOR Presence

    Serb forces pulled out of Kosovo in June 1999 after several weeks of NATO bombardments. American and European leaders decided to use force after Belgrade rejected an ultimatum to halt violence against Albanians, and after Serbia rejected a peace plan signed by Kosovo Albanians in France. Despite the arrival of KFOR, a stabilisation force set up by.. More

  • Holocaust Denier Irving to Appeal

    British historian David Irving is to appeal against the prison term imposed by an Austrian court for denying the Holocaust of European Jewry. Irving, who appeared stunned by the three-year sentence, told reporters: "I'm very shocked." He had pleaded guilty to the charge which arose from comments he made in Austria in 1989 denying the existence of.. More

  • India Searching for Bird Flu Cases

    Indian health officials went door-to-door yesterday searching for people possibly sickened by the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, while hundreds of German troops disposed of dead chickens in a desperate attempt to contain the fast-moving disease. The European Union's agriculture ministers, meanwhile, met to discuss ways to combat bird flu - such as vaccinating.. More

  • Hamas Setting Up Palestinian Government

    Hamas has opened formal talks in Gaza with other factions in an attemptto form a new Palestinian government by early next month. Election winner Hamas said its goal was to establish as broad a coalition as possible as it faced a cut off in vital tax funds from Israel and a threatened boycott by major powers if it refused to renounce violence and recognise.. More

  • Many Killed in Baghdad, Mosul

    A bomber strapped with explosives has blown himself up on a bus in central Baghdad killing at least 12 people,while explosions elsewhere in Iraq have killed at least another eight people. A total of at least 23 Iraqis were killed and 60 wounded in Monday's multiple attacks against the backdrop of a call by the US ambassadorto Iraqipoliticians to agreeupon.. More

  • Teheran Warns Israel

    Iran yesterday warned that any Israeli attack against it would provoke a swift response. Intelligence Minister Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehei said an Israeli attack would be "stupidity." "In case the Zionist regime attacks Iran, it will get a swift response and will regret its action," Ejehei said. Israel has threatened to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.. More

  • Israeli Troops Kill Islamic Jihad leader

    The head of the armed branch of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank region of Nablus has been killed by the Israeli army. Palestinian security sources said that Hamad Abu Sharif, chief of the Al-Quds Brigades, was gunned down by troops in the old town of Nablus in the north of the West Bank early on Monday. An Israeli military.. More

  • Serbs, Albanians Open Direct Talks on Kosovo's Future

    Serbs and Kosovo Albanians meet in Vienna on Monday for the first round of direct negotiations to decide the future of Serbia's disputed southern province, with almost all signs pointing to independence.Two eight-member delegations of mid-level politicians and advisers come together in the 18th century Palais Daun-Kinsky under the chairmanship of Austria's.. More

  • Austria to Try 'Holocaust Denier'

    British historian David Irving goes on trial in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Monday, accused of denying the Holocaust occurred. The charges relate to a speech and an interview he gave in Austria in 1989 in which he denied the existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz. Mr Irving's lawyer told the BBC his client would plead guilty. Holocaust denial.. More

  • Nigeria Set for Oil Hostage Talks

    The Nigerian government says it has assembled a team to negotiate the release of nine foreign oil workers seized by militants in the Niger Delta. Three Americans, two Thais, two Egyptians, a Briton and Filipino were abducted on Saturday while laying a pipeline for Shell. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said it will decide.. More