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  • Unity Government Unveiled in Sudan

    Sudan's unity government has been partially announced, after weeks of bitter wrangling and eight months following the January peace agreement that ended 21 years of civil war in Africa's largest country. The formation of Sudan's first national unity government is a major step in implementing the peace deal signed by the regime in Khartoum and the.. More

  • UK Forces Storm Iraq Jail, Free Soldiers

    British forces using tanks have broken down the walls of the central jail in the southern city of Basra to free two Britons. The captives were allegedly undercover commandos, who had been arrested on charges of shooting two Iraqi policemen. Witnesses said about 150 Iraqi prisoners fled the jail as well. Iraqi police detained the two British soldiers.. More

  • Al-Zawahiri Criticises Afghan Elections, Makes London Bomb Claim

    Al-Qaida number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has dismissed the legitimacy of Afghanistan's parliamentary elections in a new tape broadcast by Aljazeera. In the tape, al-Zawahiriplayed down US accomplishments in Afghanistan, saying ithad just managed to movethe Taliban government fromKabul to the mountains and countryside. The taped interview of al-Zawahiri.. More

  • Fresh Storm Threatens US

    Just three weeks after Hurricane Katrina cut a deadly path through the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Rita is approaching the United States. This time, the Florida Keys are in the front line, with thousands of tourists and residents ordered to evacuate. Some prefer to take their chances, staying put and doing what they can to protect their properties.. More

  • German Poll Stalemate

    Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and conservative rival Angela Merkel each scrambled to form their own government yesterday after German voters failed to give either of them a ruling majority, leaving the country in political stalemate. Both leaders said they would begin coalition talks after Sunday's election failed to produce a clear winner, launching.. More

  • Ambush Kills Nine Indian Soldiers

    At least nine soldiers and six rebels have been killed in a spurt of violence in India's north-eastern state of Manipur, security forces say. The soldiers were killed in two separate ambushes. Meanwhile, six rebels were killed in factional fighting between two groups claiming to represent the interests of the Zomi tribe in southern Manipur. The.. More

  • Hamas Slams Sharon’s Election Threats

    A spokesman forPalestinian resistance movement Hamas has slammed Israeli threats and lobbying to distance his group from upcoming legislative elections. Hamas spokesman Mushir al-Masri on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon'sappeal to the European Union to support a ban on Hamas in the elections was"clearly Israeli intervention in internal.. More

  • IAEA Agency Seeks Iran Access

    UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei has called on Iran to allow access to sensitive sitesafter his agency met to consider sending Tehran to the UN Security Council because of alleged weapons-related nuclear activities. The "ball is very much in Iran's court on this issue", said ElBaradei, head of International Atomic Energy Agency. "We need.. More

  • Kuwaiti Embassy Guard Killed in Beirut

    A Lebanese security guard has been killed and another injured after a hand grenade exploded in the Kuwaiti information office in Beirut. Police had initially said the blast on Monday was caused by a parcel or letter bomb but later the Kuwaiti ambassador to Lebanon said the device had blown up accidentally. "It was an accident," said Kuwaiti ambassador.. More

  • Germany in Limbo after Election Stalemate

    Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his conservative challenger Angela Merkel each claimed they should lead Europe's biggest economy after a cliffhanger general election left Germany in political limbo. Merkel's opposition Christian Democrats appeared to have scratched out a narrow victory over Schroeder's Social Democrats in Sunday's election but crucially.. More

  • Blast Hits UK Embassy in Croatia

    A member of staff has been injured in a suspected letter bomb attack inside the British embassy in Zagreb, Croatia. The worker - a local man - received "very minor injuries" after a device exploded in a post room at about 0630 BST, the UK Foreign Office said. A spokesman said he was unaware of any threats to the embassy but security at the building.. More

  • Poor Asian Farmers are Weak Link in Bird Flu Fight

    Reluctance by poor Asian poultry farmers to report bird flu outbreaks is a weak link in the fight to prevent the deadly disease spreading and causing a human pandemic, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. "We need to realise that there is very little incentive for farmers to report suspected outbreaks," said Dr Shigeru Omi, WHO regional director.. More

  • No Charges for Israeli Police in Killings

    Israel will not prosecute police who shot dead 13 Israeli Arabs during protests in 2000 because of a lack of evidence as to exactly who was responsible, a Justice Ministry inquiry said. Sunday's 80-page report drew anger from the Arabs who make up a fifth of Israel's population and have long complained of discrimination by the Jewish majority. The.. More

  • Iraqi MP Killed in Ambush

    An Iraqi member of parliament has been killed and another wounded in a road ambush near Baghdad, the Interior Ministry says. Faris Naser Husain was killed and his colleague Haydar Kasim Shinshu was wounded as the two MPs with the Kurdish list in parliament were heading towards Baghdad. A driver and bodyguard were also killed in the attack, near Mushahada,.. More

  • Missile Attack as Afghan Election Begins

    Two rockets have been fired into a United Nations compound in Kabul as voting gets underway in Afghanistan's election. A local worker was wounded in the attack, which is being described by the UN as a very minor incident. It happened around two kilometres from an election commission counting centre. One of the first to cast his ballot was President.. More