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  • Washington Rejects Bin Laden Call for Truce

    The US has rejected a truce offer from Osama bin Laden, with the White House declaring: "We do not negotiate with terrorists. We put them out of business." The al-Qaida chief made the proposal in an audiotape broadcast by the Aljazeera satellite television network, and authenticated by the CIA, in which bin Laden warned of pending attacks in the "heartland".. More

  • One Survivor in Slovak Military Plane Crash

    Investigators in Hungary are trying to establish the cause of a plane crash which killed 42 Slovak peacekeepers returning from Kosovo. One person survived. Authorities have revised the death toll down from an earlier figure of 44. The military aircraft came down in a mountainous region of north-eastern Hungary near the border with Slovakia. It is understood.. More

  • Arctic Weather Kills more in Russia

    It has been described as Russia's coldest winter in a generation and it is continuing to take a heavy toll. Thirteen people are reported to have died in the past 24 hours as temperatures plunge to Arctic levels - as low as -38 celsius in the north west. Most of the victims were homeless people. Authorities and charities have mobilised to help those.. More

  • Baghdad Blasts Kill at Least 15

    At least 15 people have been killed and 25 wounded in central Baghdad after a car bomb hit a police patrol and a bomber walked into a nearby coffee shop and blew himself up, police said. They said they expected the death toll in Thursday's simultaneous blasts to rise. "As the police patrol was passing by, a car bomb exploded. At the same time a suicide.. More

  • Many Wounded in Tel Aviv Bomb Attack

    A bomber has blown himself up in a crowded pedestrian mall near Tel Aviv's central bus station, injuring at least 22 people, police say. Thursday's was the first such attack in Israel since a truce expired at the end of last year. The bombing was also the first since Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, was incapacitated by a stroke on 4 January,.. More

  • Israel Police Arrests Poll Activists in East Jerusalem

    Israeli police detained seven Palestinian activists campaigning yesterday in Arab East Jerusalem for next week's Palestinian parliamentary election, accusing them of belonging to an outlawed group. It appeared to be the largest number of Palestinians held in the city for campaigning since the Israeli government voted on Sunday to approve voting on.. More

  • Muslim Americans Seek Reporter's Release

    An American Muslim advocacy group is traveling to the Middle East to plead for the safe return of a journalist facing death at the hands of her kidnappers. The Council on American-Islamic Relations is planning to hold one news conference Thursday in Amman, Jordan, and another Friday in Baghdad. The group hopes to reach Arab television audiences and.. More

  • Doctors Stage Stoppage across Germany

    Thousands of doctors have converged on Berlin, demanding changes to the state health care system. Nationally about 50,000 surgeries- almost half the total- stayed closed on Wednesday. The protestors called for better pay in hospitals and private practices.They also said paperwork was cutting into time that could be better spent caring for patients. The.. More

  • US Freezes Syrian Chief's Assets

    Washington has frozen all US assets held by Syria's military intelligence chief, accusing him of contributing to violence in Lebanon and Iraq. Asef Shawkat, brother-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad, is said by the US to have promoted terrorism and interference in Lebanese affairs. He is also accused by Washington of playing a direct role in.. More

  • Four Killed in Ivory Coast Clashes

    Four pro-government protesters have been killedin western Ivory Coastafter UN peacekeepers opened fire to repel an attack on their base in a third day of anti-UN riots, Ivorian and UN officials say. Hundreds of young people loyal to President Laurent Gbagbo have taken to the streets in Ivory Coast in recent days, clamouring for the withdrawal of UN.. More

  • Ten Killed in Baghdad Convoy Ambush

    Ten Iraqi bodyguards and drivers were killed and two foreign telephone engineers were missing, feared kidnapped, after gunmen ambushed a convoy in a Baghdad tunnel. Eight more Iraqis were killed in attacks nationwide, while the 11 bodies of policemen and soldiers were discovered in a makeshift grave. Two foreign engineers were kidnapped in the ambush.. More

  • Abbas Ready to Quit over Israel Talks

    Mahmoud Abbassays he is ready to hold peace talkswith Israel, but is warning that he might resign his post if the Palestinian parliament, to be elected on 25 January, opposes his platform. The Palestinian president said talks withEhud Olmert, Israel's acting prime minister,should be held as soon as possible. "I am ready to meet him as soon as possible.. More

  • Ultimatum Given over Kidnapped US Journalist

    The kidnappers of an American journalist in Iraq have threatened to kill her unless the United States frees all Iraqi women prisoners. Al Jazeera TV aired a short video apparently showing Jill Carroll speaking to the camera, but without broadcasting her voice. The 28-year old was working for "The Christian Science Monitor" when she was seized by unidentifie.. More

  • World Opinion Split over Iran

    Europe sought yesterday to keep up pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme, dismissing as vacuous a Tehran offer to resume talks and seeking to overcome Russian and Chinese opposition to UN action. Amid signs of an international split over how to respond to the crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions, British Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said.. More

  • Tokyo Bourse Closes Early for First Time Ever

    A stampede of sell orders sparked by an investigation into internet company Livedoor has forced the suspension of all trading onthe Tokyo Stock Exchange for the first time. Theexchange suspended trading at 2.40pm, 20 minutes before the normal closing time, after the number of transactions threatened to exceed its computer system's capacity of 4.5 million.. More