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  • Darfur Peacekeepers Killed in Ambush

    Two African Union peacekeepers from Nigeria and two civilian contractors have been killed in an ambush in Sudan's Darfur region. Three other soldiers were wounded in Saturday's attack in southern Darfur. They are the first deaths among some 6,000 AU troops deployed in Darfur to monitor a truce between pro-government forces and non-Arab rebels. Last.. More

  • Scientist Says Flu Drug Stockpiles Inadequate

    U.S. stockpiles of drugs that could help in the fight against a feared human influenza pandemic are woefully inadequate, a viral disease specialist warned at a medical conference on Saturday. "We still have a long way to go" to build up supplies of drugs that would reduce or prevent flu-related deaths and symptoms, Dr. Frederick Hayden said at the.. More

  • 1,400 Guatemalans Missing as Floods Kill 618

    A frantic search for about 1,400 people believed to be buried alive by a mudslide in Guatamala is continuing, as the death toll from massive floods throughout Central America and Mexico rose to 618. The towns of Panajab and Tzanchaj, 180 kilometers (110 miles) west of Guatemala City, were hit by the mudslide triggered by rain from Tropical Storm Stan.. More

  • Asia Earthquake Toll Nears 2,000

    Nearly 2,000 people are confirmed dead in Pakistan after the strong quake that also hit north India and Afghanistan. The 7.6-magnitude quake with the epicentre 80km (50 miles) north-east of Islamabad wiped out several villages. In one incident, 400 children were reported to have died when their school collapsed in north-west Pakistan. The worst.. More

  • Sunni Arabs Call for 'NO' to Iraq Charter

    Twenty-one Sunni Arab organisations meeting in Baghdad have called for Iraqis to reject the 15 October referendum on a new constitution, saying the basic law would lead to the country's breakup. "This constitution bears in it the germs of Iraq's division, the loss of its Arab identity and the plundering of its national wealth," said a joint statement.. More

  • Palestinian Groups Vow to End Infighting

    Rival Palestinian groups have put up a united front to denounce inter-factional kidnappings and violence that have undermined calls by President Mahmoud Abbas for law and order in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. "We announce all of the military wings are united in their position and faith and that we consider any attack on any one of us as an attack.. More

  • Scores Feared Dead in Pakistan Quake

    Scores of people were feared trapped or killed on Saturday after two buildings collapsed in Pakistan's capital following a major earthquake felt across the Indian subcontinent. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.6, struck at 0350 GMT and was centered in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, about 95 km (60 miles) northeast of Islamabad. Officials said.. More

  • US Soldiers Killed in Iraq

    Bomb blasts have killed six US marines in western Iraq and US forces have killed more than 50 fighters in the latest offensive, according to the US military. This week, the US military was waging three large offensives in western Iraq - Operations Iron Fist, River Gate and Mountaineers -in over sixtowns along the Euphrates river valley. BeforeIron.. More

  • Bird Flu Hits Romania

    Romania says three birds in its Danube Delta region have died of avian flu. Tests are being carried out to establish whether or not they were killed by the H5N1 strain of the virus that has proved lethal to humans. Authorities have imposed a three-kilometre quarantine around the site of the outbreak, in the heart of Europe's largest wetlands. Romania's.. More

  • Kosovo Set for Breakaway Talks

    Talks on whether Kosovo should remain part of Serbia or be given independence should start soon, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has said. He made the recommendation to the UN Security Council after a report on progress in the province, run by the UN since a war there ended in 1999. Annan's envoy Kai Eide drew up the report after a four-month mission... More

  • Death Squads behind Sunni Killings

    The 22 bodies, lined up in coffins in a mosque courtyard, are as shriveled as ancient mummies after lying a month in the desert where they were dumped, bound and bullet-ridden. They were Sunni Arabs, rounded up from their Baghdad homes one night by men in police uniforms. Relatives and neighbours in mourning are convinced they were killed by government-link.. More

  • Lebanese Army Girdles Palestinian Camps

    The Lebanese army has ordered its units deployed around Palestinian refugee camps to confront what the government said was a likely Israeli assault, Aljazeera' correspondent in Lebanon said. Bt the deploymentcame after a number of members of parliament called on armed groups in thePalestinian refugee camps to disarm. Earlier,a siege was imposed by.. More

  • Madrid Sends Immigrants Back to Morocco

    Madrid has expelled 70 illegal immigrants in an attempt to stem the tide of Africans trying to force their way into Spanish enclaves in Morocco. In recent weeks thousands have tried to storm Ceuta and Melilla - at least 11 have died, six on Wednesday. Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, says famine in sub-Saharan Africa is one of.. More

  • New York Issues Subway Terror Alert

    New York City's subway system has received a specific threat that it might be attacked within days, Mayor Mike Bloomberg says. But US Homeland Security officials in Washington downplayed the threat, saying it is of "doubtful credibility". Despite the differing takes on the seriousness of the threat, New York officials mobilised police officers to.. More

  • Tropical Storm Stan kills at least 225 in Central America, Mexico

    Tropical Storm Stan left a trail of devastation across Central America and Mexico, killing at least 225 people and forcing 225,000 others from their homes after unleashing five days of relentless downpours, authorities said. The death toll in Guatemala surged late Thursday to 134 after a mudslide slammed the Solola department in the west, killing.. More