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  • Deal made to reopen Gaza borders

    Israel and the Palestinians have reached a deal on Gaza border crossings after intense negotiations arranged by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israeli Defence Ministry sources said. Rice, who put her own reputation at stake by investing so personally in the negotiations, had postponed her departure to Asia for an APEC meeting staying in Jerusalem.. More

  • Egyptians Vote in Election Runoff

    Polls have opened in runoff parliamentary elections in Egypt, after the first round saw Hosni Mubarak's ruling party confirm its grip on power and the Muslim Brotherhood gain political momentum. Voters who cast ballots on Tuesday will decide the outcome in 133 seats where no candidate scored more than half the vote in last week's polling, the first.. More

  • Karachi Car Bomb Kills 6 at KFC Restaurant

    A car bomb killed at least six people on Tuesday in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi in a attack most likely aimed at a KFC restaurant, police and ambulance crew said. A government spokesman said at least four people died and several were injured, some seriously, but he said information was still coming in from the scene. An ambulance crew.. More

  • Strong Earthquake Rattles Northern Japan

    A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early Tuesday, and small tsunami waves struck coastal towns about 200 miles from the epicenter. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1, hit at 6:39 a.m. (4:39 p.m. Monday EST) and was centered just below the ocean bottom off the east coast of.. More

  • Three Killed in Baghdad Bombing

    A car bomb has gone off near a police patrol, killing threepeople outside a gate leading into the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad. Abomber on Monday attacked a convoy and rammed one of three civilian sports utility vehicles outside one of the main entrances to the heavily fortified Green Zone, home to the US and British embassies and to Iraqi.. More

  • Israeli Troops Kill Hamas Leader in Nablus

    Israeli occupation troops have shot dead a senior Hamas leader in a predawn raid on the West Bank town of Nablus. More than a dozen explosions and several exchanges of fire were heard as soldiers in 15 jeeps raided an eastern part of Nablus and arrested several Palestinians early on Monday, witnesses said. During the raid, troops killed Amjan al-Hinawi,.. More

  • France's Urban Violence Waning

    There has been an 18th night of unrest in France but there are clear indications that the country's worst rioting since the 1960s is nearing an end. By 4am overnight, 271 vehicles had been burned across the country as a whole, there were 112 arrests. That was a drop on the previous night when there 315 vehicles burned and 161 people arrested. Some.. More

  • 21 Pakistanis Die in Bus Crashes

    A pair of bus crashes killed at least 21 people in quake-stricken northern Pakistan, posing new difficulties for emergency workers in a region where more than 86,000 people died in last month's temblor. Eleven people were killed and nine injured when a bus careened off a bridge and into a gorge near the town of Rawla Kot early in the evening. That.. More

  • Maoist Rebels Storm Jail in East India, Free 350

    Hundreds of heavily armed Maoist rebels stormed a jail in eastern India, killing at least two people and freeing about 350 prisoners, including many fellow guerrillas, police said on Monday. The rebels entered Jehanabad town in impoverished and crime-ridden Bihar state on Sunday night in small groups, cut off power and raided the prison in one of.. More

  • Jordan Captures Bomber’s Wife

    Jordan has announced the arrest ofa woman who was part of the team of bombers who carried out the attacks on Amman hotels last week but failed to detonate her explosives. Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Moasher told a news conference on Sunday that the woman, who was to have been a fourth bomber, would appear on Jordanian television to explain details.. More

  • France Steps Up Security at Landmarks

    Thousands of police guarded the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Elysees and train stations, as part of emergency measures enacted in response to text messages and internet postings that called for violent actions in Paris. National Police Chief Michel Gaudin said police were taking every precaution, including banning public gatherings, a day after the calls.. More

  • Syria Official Rejects Lebanon Hearings

    Syria's foreign minister has said the United Nations can interview Syrian officials about the murder of ex-Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri anywhere in the country, rejecting Lebanon as a sitefor hearings. UN investigator Detlev Mehlis is reported to want to interview six top Syrian security officials - including the brother-in-law of President.. More

  • Palestinian Teenager Killed by Israeli Troops

    A Palestinian teenager has been killed by gunfire from Israeli soldiers, a Palestinian security official said. The body of Bilal al-Shahr, 19, was found in the southern Gaza Strip near the security fence that separates it with Israel late on Saturday. Israeli gunfire also injured another Palestinian, said the official. An Israeli occupation army.. More

  • UN Faces Shortfall in Relief Funds

    The United Nations said on Friday that it has so far received in contributions and commitments less than a fifth of the 550 million US dollar it needs to aid about three million people left homeless by the disaster, as the freezing rains speeding up the race against winter and disease among hundreds of thousands of survivors of Pakistan’s devastating.. More

  • Karzai Allies Lead Afghan Poll Results

    Allies of Afghan President Hamid Karzai appear to have won a majority of seats in Afghanistan's first democratic parliamentary vote in more than three decades. With results finalised on Saturday after weeks of delay, the announcement was hailed as a step towards peace, but also confirmed expectations of a parliament dominated by regional commanders.. More