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  • Gaza Faction to Halt Rocket Attacks

    Palestinian resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip have agreed to end their recent rocket attacks on Israel, and Israel has agreed to stop its retaliatory air and artillery strikes, Palestinian officials said. Islamic Jihad fighters agreed on Sunday to halt rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip unless there are more Israeli air raids on the.. More

  • At Least 26 Die in Iraqi Car Bomb

    A bomb hidden in a truck loaded with dates exploded at sunset in the centre of a farming village northeast of Baghdad, killing 26 people and injuring at least 34. The bomb in the village of Huwaidir, located 70km northeast of Baghdad, exploded as villagers were heading for the mosque for prayers or breaking their Ramadan fast outdoors in the cool evening.. More

  • India on Alert after Blasts Kill Scores in Delhi

    Indian police combed the sites of three powerful blasts in New Delhi on Sunday for clues to who carried out coordinated attacks that killed at least 57 people, just days before major Muslim and Hindu festivals. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who cut short a visit to Kolkata to rush back to the capital, blamed Saturday night's attacks in crowded pre-holiday.. More

  • 23 Killed in Afghan Clashes

    Twenty-three people, including a US paratrooper and a British soldier, were killed yesterday in fighting across Afghanistan ahead of the announcement of the final results of landmark legislative elections. Election organisers plan to release the final list of winners in the next few days, said Aleem Siddique, an election spokesman. The announcement.. More

  • Syria Orders al-Hariri Killing Inquiry

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ordered a judicial committee to be formed to investigate the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, the official news agency said. Al-Assad's decision on Saturday comes after a UN investigator implicated top Syrian and Lebanese security officials in al-Hariri's 14 February killing and.. More

  • Pakistan, India to Open Kashmir Border

    Pakistan and India have agreed to open the militarised border in the disputed Kashmir region to help victims of South Asia's quake. After marathon talks on Saturday between Foreign Ministry officials that lasted more than 12 hours, the two sides agreed to open crossings at five points across the Line of Control, the ceasefire line that divides the.. More

  • Israeli Air Planes Bombard Gaza

    Israeli aircraft have bombarded open areas and roads in northern Gaza as part of an ongoing offensive. The occupation army continued its assault into Saturday morning, striking roads and bridges used by the Palestinian resistance to launch rockets on nearby southern Israel. No injuries were reported after more than a dozen missiles were fired. On.. More

  • India Train Derails, Killing 17

    A passenger train has derailed in southern India, killing at least 17 people and injuring 100. But there are fears the number of dead could rise as seven of the carriages fell into flood waters caused by heavy rains in the area in recent days. The accident happened early in the morning in the state of Andhra Pradesh, south of the state capital Hyderabad... More

  • Cheney's Indicted Chief of Staff Quits

    Lewis Libby, a senior aide to Vice President Dick Cheney who was indicted in the CIA leak investigation, has resigned and left the White House, according to White House spokesman Scott McClellan. The announcement came after Libbywas indicted on Fridayonfive criminal counts of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements after a two-year.. More

  • Iranians Hold Anti-Israel Street Protests

    Tens of thousands of Iranians have joined anti-Israel protests in support of their president's call for the destruction of Israel. Iranians staged multiple protests in the capital, Tehran, and other cities such as Mashad in Iran's east, holding banners carrying anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian slogans. "Death to Israel, death to America," read many.. More

  • Several US Soldiers Killed in Iraq

    SevenUS soldiers have been killed in Iraq, while Shia spiritual leader Ali Sistani says he will stay neutral inthe country'sparliamentary elections. Two US soldiers were killed in separate roadside bomb explosions in south Baghdad on Thursday, the US military said in separate statements. A third US soldier waskilled, again on Thursday, when his vehicle.. More

  • Israeli Attack Kills Seven Palestinians, including Islamic Jihad Leader

    Israeli forces fired missiles at a Gaza refugee camp last night, killing seven people, including a leading Islamic Jihad member, Shadi Mohanna, Palestinian sources said. Witnesses said the target was a white Subaru car in the camp, next to Gaza City. Mohanna, the Islamic Jihad field commander in northern Gaza, was killed along with his assistant,.. More

  • Tetanus Claims 22 in Pakistan

    Pakistan fear of disease among South Asia's quake survivors grew yesterday with word of 22 deaths from tetanus and the quarantine of a man showing symptoms of hemorrhagic fever, a day after the United Nations warned of a looming calamity if the world turns its back on Pakistan ahead of the unforgiving Himalayan winter. Many of the tens of thousands.. More

  • Oil-for-Food Probe Raps Global Firms

    About 2200 companies in the UN oil-for-food programme, including corporations in the United States, France, Germany and Russia, paid a total of 1.8 billion US dollar in kickbacks and illicit surcharges to Saddam Hussein's government, a UN-backed investigation has said in its report. The report on Thursday from the committee probing the 64 billion.. More

  • Lebanon Troops Besiege Palestinian Armed Groups

    The Lebanese army has tightened the noose around seven Palestinianfaction bases close to the Syrian border. The move comes amid claims byaPalestinian faction leader that his menare holding six Lebanese soldiers captive and a report by the UN envoy calling for action to disarm the fighters. Officers said about 500 soldiers backed by 50 armoured cars.. More