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  • Israel Wrecking Peace Process, Says Abbas

    Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of wrecking prospects for peace after soldiers killed five Palestinians and Tel Aviv unveiled plans to expand the largest West Bank settlement. Abbas condemned the killings in Tulkarm, saying they undermined the peace process and a truce observed by Palestinian factions. "At a time when the Palestinian.. More

  • Children among Victims of Paris Fire

    A fire has ripped through an apartment block in Paris killing at least 17 people, some of them children, and injuring more than 30. Firefighters were called to the blaze in Paris's southern 13th district, just after midnight and managed to bring it under control two hours later. According to neighbours, the block of flats was inhabited by a number.. More

  • Algeria Asks France to Admit Abuse

    Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has again urged France to admit it tortured and killed Algerians during colonial rule. "This is to remind our friends in France that there is no alternative but to recognise they made mistakes, they tortured and killed our people," Bouteflika told thousands of supporters on Thursday in the city of Setif, which.. More

  • US, EU Drop Special Iran Meeting Plan

    The US and the EU have agreed not to seek an emergency meeting of the watchdog UN nuclear agency even if Iran fails to meet a 3 September UN deadline to suspend atomic fuel work that could be used to make nuclear weapons, according to diplomats. An emergency session of the International Atomic Energy Agency on 6 September, which the US was seeking.. More

  • Shia Clash Dents Iraq Charter Hopes

    Tension prevailed across Iraq as supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr attacked offices of a rival Shia group in several cities after deadly clashes in Najaf. The fresh outbreak on Thursdayof inter-Shia violence, on top of a bloody show of force by fighters on Baghdad's streets on Wednesday, has cast clouds on Iraq's constitutional process. Afinal.. More

  • 5 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Troops

    Israeli troops have killed five Palestinians in a West Bank raid, an Israeli military source and Palestinian witnesses said on Thursday. The killings in the Tulkarm refugee camp made it one of Israel's deadliest raids in the occupied territory in weeks. The Israeli source said all five men were armed. Palestinians said two were members of resistance.. More

  • Central Europe Prepares for more Floods

    Much of central Europe is bracing for further flash floods with more torrential rain forecast. In Romania, 25 people have died and thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes over the last week. The country has been hit hard by floods since April. Mudslides have blocked roads and railway tracks while some bridges have been swept away.. More

  • Africa to Announce TB Emergency

    Health Ministers from across Africa are meeting in Mozambique to discuss the growing numbers of tuberculosis (TB) cases across the region. It is expected that the World Health Organization will announce a regional tuberculosis health emergency. The Aids epidemic is increasing the spread of TB, which affects people in their most productive years.. More

  • Iraq Sunnis Firm against Constitution

    Iraq's Sunni Arabs stand staunchly against a new constitution, making it more likely the Shia- and Kurdish-backed document will have to be rammed through parliament over Sunni opposition later this week. As part of a growing campaign against a charter they argue devolves too much power to the regions, Sunni leaders held strident news conferences in.. More

  • Egypt Policemen Wounded in Sinai Blast

    An explosion has damaged an armoured vehicle and wounded at least three Egyptian police officersin Sinai. The blast occurred on Wednesday during a massive search for the group that bombed the Red Sea resorts over the past year, Egyptian security officials said. "The explosion was strong and appears to have come from a land mine which blew up under.. More

  • Plane Crashes in Peruvian Jungle

    A passenger plane has crashed in Peru's Amazon jungle, with at least 40 of the 100 people on board known to have died. The Tans Boeing 737-200 was on an internal flight from the capital, Lima, to the city of Pucallpa when it made an emergency landing during a storm. At least 50 people are reported to have survived the crash, with many being treated.. More

  • Europe Underwater, Portugal Fights Forest Fires

    At least six people have been killed in Switzerland after days of torrential rain in the northern Alps. Hundreds more have been evacuated from their homes as the country struggles with widespread flooding. Swollen streams and rivers have torn down houses and landslides have cut off roads and railway lines, bringing chaos to much of the country. Rivers.. More

  • Trafficking of Children, Move to Seek Interpol Help

    Pakistan will soon take help from Interpol to arrest its nationals who are residing in various Middle East countries and are involved in human trafficking, especially of children who are used as camel jockeys. “There are 7,000 to 10,000 Pakistani children who have been taken illegally to various Middle East countries. These children are working.. More

  • Iraq Sunnis Say Charter Draft Divisive

    Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari has said that almost all issues troubling the draft constitution are resolved, but Sunni Arabs warn it is divisive and will be rejected when put to a vote. "We have agreed on 151 of the 153 articles in the constitution, including the federal status of the government and the status of regions and provinces," Jaafari.. More

  • West Bank Settlement Clearing Begins

    Israeli forces have barged through barbed wire and burning barricades to clear settlers from the northern West Bank after completing the pullout from the Gaza Strip. An estimated 5000 troops and police were bracing themselves for a violent showdown on Tuesday in what is the first ever expulsion of Israelis from part of land regarded by Jews as northern.. More