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  • Hamas Officials Hold Talks in Cairo

    Leaders of Hamas, which swept Palestinian elections last month, have held talks in Cairo with Egyptian officialson the possible inclusion of the defeated Fatah party in a new Palestinian government. A Hamas leader had earlier said the group had asked Fatah to join a government, but it had yet to respond. A top Hamas official at the talks said on.. More

  • France Says No Confrontation Sought with Iran

    The international community is not seeking a confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Monday, noting that talks with Tehran were still possible. Iran on Sunday ended snap U.N. checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security.. More

  • Anger Mounts over Egyptian Ferry Disaster

    The agonising wait for news about their loved ones is continuing for relatives of passengers on board the Egyptian that sank on Friday.Around 700 people are still missing, but overnight some sixty survivors were pulled from the Red Sea bringing the total rescued to more than 460. Among those now receiving treatment in hospital is a six-year-old boy.. More

  • India Cuts Kashmir Troop Level by 15,000

    India said on Monday it would withdraw 15,000 troops from the restive state of Jammu and Kashmir, in a move seen as bolstering a slow-moving peace process with Pakistan. A government official, who declined to be named, said the troop withdrawal would take place in phases, but gave no more details. An estimated half a million soldiers are based in.. More

  • Danish Consulate Torched in Beirut

    Lebanese demonstrators have set on fire the building housing the Danish consulate in Beirutto protest against the publication by European newspapers of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). Reuters reported thata cloud of black smoke was billowing from the site on Sunday, while AFP said angry crowds rampaged through a Christian.. More

  • Millions Missing from PA Coffers

    At least 700 million US dollar of funds from the Palestinian Authority's coffers have been squandered or stolen by officials over the past few years, an internal investigation has revealed. The news comes as Israeli officialsagreed on Sundayto make an overdue payment of about 45 million owed to the Palestinians, but say future transfers will be halted.. More

  • Iran Willing to Negotiate on Nuke Program

    Iran said Sunday it was still willing to negotiate with the international community over its nuclear program, despite its referral by the U.N. nuclear watchdog to the Security Council. "The door for negotiations is still open," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said at a news conference. "We don't fear the Security Council. It's not the.. More

  • Syrians Burn Embassies in Cartoon Row

    Thousands of Syrians protesting over offensive caricatures of Islam's prophet have beenblocked from approaching the French embassy after torching theDanish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus. Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse Saturday's demonstrators who crowded outside the Norwegian embassy after earlier setting fire to the Danish.. More

  • Israel Aircraft Kills Three Palestinians as Abbas Holds Talks with Hamas

    Israeli aircraft fired three missiles at a facility of the resistance group Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in Gaza City, killing three fighters and wounding five, Palestinian hospital officials say. A second airstrike, several hours after the first strike early on Sunday, targeted a bridge near the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun that Palestinian fighters.. More

  • Death Toll Mounts in Indonesia

    Two Indonesians have been confirmed as dying from the bird flu virus by a World Health Organisation-affiliated laboratory, bringing the country's death toll to 16, a health official said yesterday.The test results showed that a 22-year-old chicken vendor who died last month and a 15-year-old teenager who died on Wednesday were Indonesia's latest deaths.. More

  • Hopes Fade for 800 after Egyptian Ferry Sinks

    Hopes of finding hundreds of passengers missing since their ferry sank in the Red Sea were fading on Saturday as the search for them entered a second day. At least 185 bodies have been recoveredand389 survivors rescued from the waters near where the 35-year-old ferry, Al Salam 98, sank on its journey to Safaga in Egypt from Duba in northwest Saudi.. More

  • Indonesian, Malaysian Leaders Slam Cartoons

    The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia added their voices on Saturday to the condemnation of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) , whose publication has sparked outrage across the Islamic world. But there was no repeat of Friday's protests in Jakarta and elsewhere in Asia, and both Indonesian President Susilo Bambang.. More

  • Arrested Sunnis by Interior Ministry Found Assassinated in Baghdad

    The bodies of 14 Sunni Muslim Iraqis have been found shot and dumped in the country's capital, Baghdad. The interior ministry is investigating claims from Sunni groups the men were arrested during weekly prayers eight days ago and were not heard from again. The Association of Muslim Scholars said interior ministry forces had detained the 14 men... More

  • Nuclear Agency Votes to Report Iran to UN Council

    The board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog voted on Saturday to reportIran to the U.N. Security Council because of suspicions it is trying to make atomic weapons, a diplomat who was in the session said. Iran has threatened to respond to the move -- initiated by the United States, EU powers, Russia and China -- by curbing U.N. inspections of its nuclear.. More

  • Italian Police Crack Major Human Trafficking Ring

    Police in Southern Italy have smashed a human trafficking ring and arrested 22 people. Operation Abid - the Arabic word for Slave - ended months of investigations into the smuggling of immigrants into Italy from mainly Egypt, Morocco and Sudan. Those arrested are also suspected of brutality and even murder. Investigator, Pietro Grasso said that at.. More