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  • France Accuses Iran over Military Nuclear Programme

    The French foreign minister hasaccused Iranof pursuing a clandestine military nuclear programme. Speaking on France 2 television on Thursday, Philippe Douste-Blazy said: "No civilian nuclear programme can explain the Iranian nuclear programme. So it is a clandestine Iranian military nuclear programme. "The international community has sent a very.. More

  • Philippine Landslide Buries Homes, School

    A rain-soaked mountainside disintegrated into a torrent of mud on Friday, burying hundreds of houses and an elementary school in the eastern Philippines. Ten people were confirmed dead, and at least 1,500 were missing. Rescue helicopters, two navy ships and a military transport plane carrying sniffer dogs rushed to Leyte island, about 420 miles southeast.. More

  • Hamas Receives Official Invitation to Moscow

    Palestinian group Hamas has received an official invitation for talks in Russia, a leader of the faction said in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Khalil Abu Laila said the invitation was sent to Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal, who lives in exile, and that a date for the visit would be agreed later. Hamas had already said it would accept Moscow's.. More

  • Pakistani Gas Pipeline Blown Up

    A gas pipeline has been blown up in Pakistan's troubled southern province of Balochistan, officials say. An official said the blast in Pirkoh early on Thursday would disrupt gas supplies to some parts of the country. No one was injured in the blast, and no-one has admitted carrying out the apparent attack, officials said. Tribal militants in Balochistan.. More

  • New Abu Ghraib Images Broadcast

    An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing apparent US abuse of prisoners in Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail in 2003. The images on SBS TV are thought to be from the same source as those that caused an outcry around the world and led to several US troops being jailed. The new images show "homicide, torture and sexual humiliation... More

  • Italy Minister Stirs Cartoon Row

    An Italian government minister says he is distributing T-shirts displaying controversial cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). Roberto Calderoli, a member of the anti-immigrant Northern League party, is minister without portfolio for institutional reform and devolution. His remarks are likely to be seen as provocative.. More

  • Iran Resumes Enrichment Despite Global Warnings

    Iran confirmed it had resumed limited uranium enrichment, as world powers warned it against any failure to cooperate over its suspect nuclear program. "The work has resumed (at the Natanz enrichment facility)," said Javad Vaidi, a member of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. The move came despite warnings from France, Russia and the United.. More

  • Two Dead In Muslim Protest In Pakistan

    Two people died today in Pakistan during demonstrations against the publication of cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). In Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, police fired tear gas to contain thousands of protesters who had set fire to commercial buildings, cars, and parts of the regional legislature. A private security.. More

  • Bird Flu Spreads to northern Europe

    The deadly bird flu virus has spread to northern Europe with the H5N1 strain having been detected in Germany. Austria has also reported cases of the disease, following Italy and Greece last week. Samples are being sent to the UK for final confirmation. German Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer says there is no time to waste: "All possible means will.. More

  • Saddam Hussein on Hunger Strike

    Saddam Hussein, has announced in court that he and his co-defendantsareon hunger strike to protest attough stances by the chief judge in a heated start to the latest session of his trial. Saddam shouted his support for theIraqi anti-US fighters, yelling "Long live the Arab nation" and "Long live the mujahidin," as he entered the courtroom and immediately.. More

  • British Soldier Arrested over Iraqi Abuse Video

    A British Corporal has been arrested in connection with a video that shows UK troops beating Iraqi teenagers. A Defence Ministry spokesman confirmed the man is a serving soldier. The spokesman also said the First Battalion of the British Army's Light Infantry Regiment was helping with the investigation. It is alleged the footage shows soldiers dragging.. More

  • Palestinian Woman Killed by Israeli Troops

    Israeli soldiers have shot dead a Palestinian woman next to her home near the border fence with Israel, Israeli and Palestinian security sources say. Nayfa Abu Imsaa'id, 25,and her friend were tending to some goats in an an area just east of the central Gaza town of Dair al-Balah on Monday when she was killed, family members told Aljazeera.net. According.. More

  • Danish Radio Owner Sentenced for Racism Against Muslims

    The owner of a hard-line right radio frequency in Denmark was given a 14 day suspended jail sentence after being charged with using racist expressions about Muslims. Kaj Vilhelmsen, owner of Radio Holger, had used the expression “Either Muslims should be killed or they should be expelled,” in his commentary after July 13 London underground attacks.. More

  • Lebanon Commemorates Hariri's Death

    Lebanon is marking the first anniversary of former premier Rafiq Hariri's assassination in an emotional commemoration as the country struggles to unite in the shadow of its former powerbroker Syria. Hariri's son Saad returned home at the weekend after six months in exile to issue an emotional appeal for a massive turnout as a show of Lebanese reconciliation.. More

  • Guantanamo Bay Inmates Tortured

    Treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay constitutes torture in some cases and violates international law, a leaked UN draft report says. The document, seen by the Los Angeles Times, suggests that investigators will recommend the prison camp is shut down. It also questions the legal status of the camp and the classification of detainees as enemy.. More