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  • Palestinian PM Sentenced by Israel Military Court

    A member of the Palestinian parliament has been jailed for seven years by an Israeli military court for funding members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Hossam Khader, who represents the northern West Bank city of Nablus, was sentenced after being found guilty of "transferring funds to a terrorist organisation", an Israeli military spokeswoman said.. More

  • Eight Die in South Iran Quake

    A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran, killing at least eight people, injuring 40 more and damaging several villages, officials say. The 6.1-magnitude quake struck Qeshm island, home to 120,000 people, and the city of Bandar Abbas, state media said. On Qeshm island, between half and two-thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged, officials.. More

  • US Reveals Blueprint for Iraq Pullout

    The White House has announcedits plans to withdraw from Iraq, saying that a blueprint advocated last week by a Democratic senator was "remarkably similar" to its own. It also signalled its acceptance of a recent US Senate amendment designed to pave the way for a phased US military withdrawal from the country. The statement by Scott McClellan, the.. More

  • Brotherhood Wins more Seats in Egypt Polls

    In a surprise result, members of Egypt'sMuslim Brotherhood gained at least 25 more seats in the latest round of the country's parliamentary elections. Early Interior Ministry figures showed the Brotherhood increasing its share in parliament to at least 72 seats, a more than fourfold jump over its representation in the outgoing parliament. Aa third.. More

  • India Bus Death Tolls Reach 77

    At least 77 bodies have been recovered after two-packed passenger buses were swept away in floods in India's Tamil Nadu state, officials say. Search operations are continuing and it is feared that the death toll could rise further. In one incident, in Thanjavur district, 50 bodies have been found. In the other in Ramnad district, 27 were killed... More

  • Early Snow Causes Chaos in Europe

    Early snow has led to chaos on roads, rails and in airports throughout Western Europe. In Germany, there has been heavy snowfall in the west of the country. The airport of Dusseldorf was closed for several hours on Saturday morning. Several roads were cut off by fallen trees, leaving many motorists stranded. Schools and gymnasiums in Osnabruck and.. More

  • US Convoy Targeted in Baghdad

    A roadside bomb targeting a US military convoy has exploded in a busy square in central Baghdad, wounding a US civilian contractor and four Iraqi nationals, a US military spokesman said. The bomb damaged two civilian cars being escorted by the US military on Saturday, forcing their occupants to be evacuated to the military vehicles. Speaking to Aljazeera.. More

  • Afghan Police Station Attacked

    A district police headquarters has been torched while four officers were abducted in a pre-dawn attack near Kabul. The attack in Logar province sparked a gunbattle, said Abdul Rasool, the province's deputy police chief, but he said police suffered no casualties and he did not know whether any of the fighters were wounded or killed. Rasool said the.. More

  • Al-Jazeera Calls for No 10 Talks

    The head of al-Jazeera is delivering a letter to Tony Blair demanding the facts on reports that President Bush suggested bombing the Arab TV station. He wants a memo published which is alleged to show Tony Blair dissuaded President Bush from bombing its HQ. Last week the Daily Mirror reported what it said was the contents of a memo showing Mr.. More

  • Twelve Die in China Earthquake

    An earthquake killed 12 people, injured nearly 400 and destroyed 8,500 homes in Jiangxi province in eastern China on Saturday morning, the official Xinhua agency reported. Some 130,000 homes were damaged in the worst-hit Jiujiang and Ruicheng counties, while 420,000 people were evacuated to safer areas as emergency officials rushed tents to the zone.. More

  • Palestinians Open Gaza-Egypt Border

    The Gaza-Egypt borderhas been reopened with a festive ribbon-cutting, a milestone for the Palestinians who for the first time are taking control of a border crossing without Israeli veto powers and gaining some freedom of movement. The opening on Friday is beingseen as a step towards Palestinian independence and a boost to Palestinian leader Mahmoud.. More

  • Allies Warn US over CIA's Secret Jails

    The Netherlands has warned Washington that if it continued to be secretive about reports of secret prisons in eastern Europe, Dutch contributions to US-led military missions could be affected, according to the ANP news agency. "The US should stop hiding. It will all come out sooner or later," Foreign Minister Ben Bot told the Dutch parliament, according.. More

  • Strike Halts Life in Bangladesh

    Several people were injured in clashes and business brought to a standstill in Bangladesh yesterday during a nationwide general strike called by the opposition in a fresh campaign to remove the Islamist-allied government. Cars and buses were off the roads and schools and shops and private offices in major cities were closed, police said. Transport.. More

  • ETA Wants World Help to Resolve Basque Conflict

    The armed separatist group ETA has reportedly made an appeal for international help to end conflict over the Basque region in northern Spain.A statement said to be from the group has been sent to media organisations and embassies. It calls on the international community to take action to bring about a negotiated solution to the conflict. However, the.. More

  • Iraqis, US Marines Killed in Fresh Violence

    More than 50 Iraqis have been killed in attacks, including 30 in a car bomb attack on a hospital, as violence picked up in the run-up to the 15 December general elections. The bloodiest attack took place on Thursday in Mahmudiyah, some 20km south of the capital, where a suicide bomber attempted to ram a booby-trapped car into a hospital compound. Thirty.. More