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  • Mehlis: Lebanon Killings Linked

    The assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister, was probably linked to a series of other politically motivated killings in Lebanon, outgoing UN investigator Detlev Mehlis says. "It's relatively clear that these weren't isolated attacks - even though I can't prove it," he told reporters on Wednesday. Mehlis, a German prosecutor.. More

  • Saddam: U.S. Denials of Torture Are 'Lies'

    Saddam Hussein has described US officials as "liars", a day after the Bush administrationrejected his allegations that he had been beaten and tortured by his American captors. "The White House are liars. They said Iraq had chemical weapons. They lied again when they said that what Saddam said was wrong," he told the court Baghdad trying him on charges.. More

  • Israeli Soldiers Kill Three Palestinians

    Israeli troops have shot and killed three Palestinians during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, medics said. The Israeli army said soldiers opened fire at three wanted Palestinians fleeing a building where troops had come to arrest them on Thursday, but could not confirm their condition. Medics said the Israeli army had told Palestinian security.. More

  • Foreign Tourists Kidnapped in Yemen

    Two foreign tourists, believed to be Austrians, have been kidnapped while visiting a tourist site in the northern Yemeni province of Marib, local officials and police say. The local officials in Marib, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to deal with security issues, said tribal gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped the two Austrian.. More

  • Americans Tortured Me, Says Saddam

    The trial of Saddam Hussein adjourned until Thursday, capping a session highlighted by the former leader's allegation that he was beaten by his American captors. "I have been hit by the Americans and tortured. Yes, I've been beaten on every place of my body and the signs are all over my body," he said on Wednesday. The trial's chief prosecutor said.. More

  • Israeli Troops Kill Hamas Member

    Israeli occupation forces have shot and killed the leader of Hamas's military wing in Jenin during a raid on the West Bank town. Zayid Khalil Musa was the leader of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, reports Aljazeera's correspondent in Jenin. A Palestinian source said the resistance fighter had been killed by an Israeli undercover unit inside a.. More

  • Saddam Expected to Attend Trial

    Saddam Husseinis expected to appear in courtwhen his trial reconvenes on Wednesday two weeks after he boycotted the last session saying he would not stand before an "unjust" court. It will be Saddam's first court appearance after Iraq's15 Decemberelection of afirst full-term parliament since his downfall. Jaafar al-Musawi, chief prosecutor, speaking.. More

  • Questions over Rail Safety after Italian Crash

    A total of four investigations have been launched in Italy to find out why two trains smashed into each other at a station south of Rome.Up to 50 people were injured, 12 of them are said to be in a serious condition. Some passengers were trapped in the wreckage. One eyewitness described seeing blood everywhere. "Let's say that considering the situation.. More

  • New York Hit by Subway Strike

    The United States' largest mass transit system endured its first strike in a quarter-century yesterday, stranding seven million riders in the December cold as negotiations remained stalled and a Brooklyn judge imposed a 1 million US dollar a day fine on the striking union. State Supreme Court Justice Theodore Jones leveled the sanction against the Transport.. More

  • Iraq Election Body Rejects Fraud Claims

    Iraq's Electoral Commission has rejected a call from the biggest Sunni bloc to rerun last week's vote in Baghdad after partial results showed the ruling Shia Alliance with a big majority in the capital. Adnan al-Dulaimi, one of the leaders of the National Concord Front coalition, said the group rejected the results announced by the commission. "If.. More

  • Hamas Dismisses EU Threats

    The political leader of Hamas has rejected the European Union's warning to halt aid to the Palestinian Authority if the movement wins next month's parliamentary elections but fails to renounce violence. Khalid Mishaal dismissed the EU's move as "a flagrant interference" in the Palestinians' internal affairs and urged the Palestinian Authority not to.. More

  • Serbs Tried over Srebrenica Video

    Five former members of a Serbian police unit called the Scorpions are going on trial in Belgrade for their alleged part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. They are the first Serbs to be tried by a Serbian court over the massacre, the worst atrocity in Europe since 1945. It is claimed the men are those who appear in a video shown at the trial of.. More

  • UN Official Calls on Germany to Prosecute Uzbek Minister

    German prosecutors are investigating complaints brought by the United Nations and several international human rights groups against Uzbekistan's Interior Minister Zokirjon Almatov, who is currently in Germany receiving medical care. The European Union banned all senior Uzbek officials from entering its member states in protest at the "indiscriminate.. More

  • Gulf Leaders Urge Nuclear-Free Region

    Gulf Arab leaders have called for a nuclear weapons-free Middle East, singling out Israel, not Iran, despite having voiced alarm at Tehran's nuclear ambitions during their two-day meeting. In a final statement issued in Abu Dhabi, UAE,on Monday, the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) focused on Israel's failure to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation.. More

  • Seaplane Crash Kills 19 in Florida

    At least 19 people have died after a seaplane crashed into water near Miami Beach in Florida. Rescuers said that 19 bodies were recovered from waters around the twin-engine 1940s-era plane, with one passenger or crew member still missing. Amateur video footage showed the plane apparently on fire before it crashed into Miami's main shipping lane... More