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  • Bird Flu Gains Ground in Europe

    As bird flu spreads ever quicker in Europe the continent's political leaders are stirring themselves into action to try and head off public panic. With some 60 cases Germany is the hardest hit, even if the infections for now are concentrated on the Baltic island of Ruegen. Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Ruegen on Sunday, and promised the government.. More

  • Truck Drivers Killed North of Baghdad

    Armed men have ambushed a convoy of trucks carrying construction material to a US military north of Baghdad, killing four Iraqi drivers. Asviolence continued on Sunday, a day after 20 people, including a US soldier, were killed in a spate of bombings and shootings, the Iraqi drivers werenot the only victims of violence. In a roadside bombing in northern.. More

  • Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Air Strike

    Two Palestinians were killedin an Israeli air strike on the southern Gaza Strip, medical and security sources said. A Palestinian ambulance driver saidtwobodies were found near Khouzaa in the southern Gaza Strip afterthe air strike. Residents said the two men, ages 18 and 20, were members of the Popular Resistance Committees, a group that has carried.. More

  • Iran Welcomes Reported El-Baradei Proposal

    Tehran today welcomed a reported proposal made by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to allow for small-scale uranium-enrichment activities on Iranian territory under certain conditions. Iran's official IRNA news agency quotes Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki as saying that Tehran sees Muhammad el-Baradei's proposal as "a.. More

  • Italy Cartoon Row Minister Quits, Libyan Minister Suspended

    The Italian reform minister who angered Muslims by wearing a T-shirt decorated with Western media cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) has resigned. Roberto Calderoli stepped down a day after rioting outside the Italian consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi led to at least 10 deaths. Italian Prime Minister Silvio.. More

  • Indian State is Hit by Bird Flu

    India announced its first cases of bird flu yesterday and said eight people were being checked for the disease after tests on poultry in a western state showed they were infected with the deadly H5N1 strain. About 50,000 birds have died in the area in the last few days and samples sent to a government laboratory confirmed bird flu in the western Maharashtra.. More

  • Abbas Opens Palestinian Parliament

    Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has formally asked Hamas to form the next Palestinian government but warned that he will not allow anyone to to question the legitimacy of interim peace deals with Israel. Speaking at the swearing in of the Hamas-dominated parliament in the West Bank town Ram Allah he offered his help and encouragement in the speedy.. More

  • Ten Die in Libya Cartoon Protest

    About 10 Libyans were killed in clashes with police when they tried to storm an Italian consulate in Libya on Friday in protests against Danish cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammad (sallallahu alayhi wa salam), Italian officials said. Libya said there had been deaths but gave no figure, as Muslim anger against the cartoons flared anew in parts.. More

  • Two US Helicopters Crash off African Coast, 10 Missing

    Two U.S. Marine Corps helicopters have crashed in Africa off the coast of Djibouti and two crew members have been found alive but 10 are still missing, a Pentagon spokeswoman said on Friday. There was no reason to believe hostile fire was involved in the crash, CNN said, quoting U.S. officials. "There is an investigation under way," said Tech Sergeant,.. More

  • Iraqi Tycoon, Son in Bloody Kidnapping

    One of the wealthiest men in Iraq and his son were kidnapped from their home, with their five bodyguards murdered and laid out in the front garden with a bullet in the head, police said. The latest kidnapping comes amid a recent spree of hostage-taking of both foreigners and a large numbers of Iraqis, many seized for ransom. Ghalib Kubba had just.. More

  • Hopes Fade for Philippine Victims

    Aid workers in the Philippines are struggling to find any more survivors after a huge landslide on Leyte island. Heavy rain sent a torrent of earth, mud and rocks down on the village of Guinsaugon. A relief official says 1,800 people are feared dead. Only a few dozen were pulled out of the mud alive on Friday. The US has sent two ships and a UN.. More

  • Hamas Demands to Be Removed from Terror List as Washington Wants Its Money Back

    Hamas has demanded to be removed from the US list of suspected terror organisations as the Palestinian movement prepares to enter government for the first time. Moussa Abu Marzouq, a member of Hamas's political bureau,said the inclusion of Hamas on the US list could not be justified, especially when the movement is "deeply rooted" in Palestinian society.. More

  • Abu Ghraib Abuses Spark Outrage

    New images of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison prompted Iraq's president to condemn his close ally the United States yesterday, demanding harsh punishment for "savage crimes" as Iraqis seethed over more humiliation. In unusually strong language, Jalal Talabani lashed out at Washington as the new images were digested by Iraqis and other Arabs already enraged.. More

  • Unarmed Palestinian Seriously Injured by Israeli Troops

    Israeli occupation forces have shot an unarmed, mentallyimpaired Palestinian man at close range near the Gaza border fence, Palestinian and Israeli sources say. Mofeed Abu Imghaseet, 25, from Khan Yunis, was seriously injured late on Wednesday night after being shot by Israeli troops near the border fence in the northern Gaza"no-go" zone. Palestinian.. More

  • White House dismisses UN Guantanamo report

    Washington is resisting mounting international pressure to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. It has dismissed a new United Nations report which says inmates there faced treatment amounting to torture. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has backed calls for the prison to be shut down. "I think sooner or later there will be a need to close the Guantanamo.. More