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  • Dubai's Ruler Sheikh Maktoum Dies

    Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates, has died. Sheikh Maktoum, whowas also the ruler of the emirate of Dubai, died in Australia on Wednesday. It is thought he had previously suffered from heart problems. A statment on behalf of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nayhan, the president of.. More

  • Many Killed in Indonesia Landslide

    A landslide, triggered by heavy rains, has crashed into a village in Indonesia's Central Java province, killing at least 10 people and trapping many more under muddy debris. Yusman Irianto, head of the social department in the nearby town of Banjarnegara, said by telephone from the scene that "10 victims have been found dead and there could be many.. More

  • Police to Examine Laptop Data in Sharon Corruption Scandal

    Israeli police are to examine computer data which they believe will show Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's family received an alleged three million dollar bribe, public radio reported. Police officials confirmed late Tuesday that several laptop computers and mobile phones belonging to the family of Austrian financier Martin Schlaff had been seized during.. More

  • Ukraine and Russia Reach Gas Deal

    Russian and Ukrainian officials have reached an agreement in their dispute over the price of gas. Under the deal, it appears Russian gas will be mixed with cheaper supplies from Central Asia and Ukraine will buy gas for US 95 US dollarfor 1,000 cubic metres. Russia had switched off the gas supply to Ukraine after Kiev refused to agree a fourfold.. More

  • US Air Strike Kills Iraqi Family

    A US air attack has killed 14 members of one family in the oil-refining town of Baiji in northern Iraq. An Iraqi security force spokesman for the Joint Coordination Centre, which handles information and is a liaison between US and Iraqi forces, said that the Tuesday air raid destroyed one house, killing the people inside. Another four houses were.. More

  • UN Inquiry Seeks to Interview Syrian President

    The UN commission investigating the assassination of a former Lebanese leader has asked to interview the Syrian president and foreign minister, the commission's spokesperson said on Monday. "The commission will also seek to interview [former Syrian Vice-President] Abd al-Halim Khaddam as soon as possible," the spokesperson said, referring to the man.. More

  • Three Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid

    Three Palestinian activists were killed early today when an Israeli aircraft fired missiles at their car in the Jabaliya refugee camp of the northern Gaza Strip, security sources said. The air strike capped another day of chaos in the Gaza with more than 200 Palestinian policemen, shooting into the air, briefly taking over several government buildings.. More

  • Dozens Killed in Indonesia Floods

    Rescue workers in Indonesia are searching for survivors after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 51 people. Government officials said they feared the death toll in East Java could rise further, as a number of people were still reported missing. Thousands of people near Jember, 800km (500 miles) east of Jakarta,.. More

  • Rescuers Try to Reach 13 West Virginia Miners

    Rescuers mounted a massive effort on Monday to reach 13 miners trapped deep inside a West Virginia coal mine after an early morning explosion. The men became trapped inside the Sago mine in central West Virginia, about 100 miles from Charleston, after an unexplained blast at about 6:30 a.m. (1130 GMT) and rescue efforts have been hampered by high.. More

  • Car Bomb Attack Kills Iraq Police Recruits

    At least 16 people have been killed in Iraq, including seven police recruits blown up by a car bomber as they travelled on a bus. The recruits, who had just joined the force, were killed on Monday when the car bomber rammed his car into their bus near Baquba, north of Baghdad, as they travelled to the Kurdish northern region for training. Thirteen.. More

  • Poll Delay if Jerusalem is Blocked, Says Abbas

    The Palestinian president hassaid he will delay parliamentary elections scheduled for 25 January if Israel bars Jerusalem Arabs from voting. It is the first time Mahmoud Abbashas said he may postpone the poll. "We all agree that Jerusalem should be included in the elections," Abbas said in Doha, Qatar, on Monday. "If it is not included, all the factions.. More

  • Iran Rejects Russia Nuclear Plan

    Iran has dismissed a proposal that it conduct uranium enrichment in Russia as a way out of an impasse in talks over its controversial nuclear programme. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani said it was not logical for any country to entrust its energy security to another state. The US and EU want Iran to give up its ambitions.. More

  • Treason Trial for Khaddam Urged

    Syrian MPs yesterday called for former vice-president Abdel Halim Khaddam to be tried for treason and corruption after he publicly broke with President Bashar Al Assad. Speaking from Paris, where he has lived since resigning as vice-president in June, Khaddam criticised the Syrian government for committing what he said were political blunders in Lebanon.. More

  • Wildfires Force Evacuations in Oklahoma City

    Wildfires fueled by high temperatures and strong winds damaged several homes around Oklahoma City on Sunday and forced 15 to 20 families to evacuate as the flames neared their houses, officials said. The fires were the latest to break out in the lower Great Plains, where months of drought have combined with unseasonably warm weather to turn the prairies.. More

  • Death of a Turkish Child Being Tested for Bird Flu

    Doctors in Turkey are waiting for the results of tests on four children to find out if they have contracted bird flu. The death of a 14 year old boy has already been confirmed. The children, from the southern city of Van, had all eaten chicken which had been slaughtered while showing signs of the disease. But experts say bird flu is only one possible.. More