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  • Blast Hits Beirut Shopping Centre

    A bomb has exploded in a Christian area north of Beirut, wounding at least four people. The device, placed in a plastic bag just outside a commercial centre in the Zalka area, blew out the walls of the building on Monday, strewing the area with rubble, twisted metal and glass. "We were sitting in this cafe when suddenly the glass shattered all over.. More

  • Mumbai Building Collapse Kills 11

    A residential building has collapsed in Mumbai (Bombay), killing 11 people and injuring more than 20. At least 20 others are believed to be trapped in the debris while nearly 50 people have been rescued by the emergency services. One report said the four-storey building was more than 100 years old and had been in a poor condition. Two adjacent.. More

  • Pakistanis, Egyptians and Indians Released by Kidnappers in Iraq

    Kidnappers in Iraq have released 11 Pakistanis, three Egyptians and two Indians who were abducted earlier this month, the foreign office in Pakistan said on Monday. The Pakistanis, who worked with a Kuwaiti firm, went missing while travelling by bus from the southern Iraqi city of Basra to the capital Baghdad on Aug 13, foreign office spokesman said. “We.. More

  • France Warns Producers on Bird Flu

    France said on Tuesday there was a limited risk of European contamination of bird flu from wild birds migrating from Russia, but urged French poultry producers to be on their guard for any sign of illness among their flocks. The Agriculture Ministry said in a statement it had written to poultry producers on Monday reminding them of existing rules.. More

  • Floods Wreak Havoc in Alps

    Switzerland is suffering dramatic flooding after three days of non-stop torrential rain which have already cost the lives of two firefighters, buried alive in a mudslide. The west and centre of the country have been the worst-hit, with road and rail links cut, and electricity supplies badly disrupted. Several rivers have burst their banks, and Lake.. More

  • Shia, Kurds Agree on Iraq Constitution

    Iraqi Shia and Kurdish negotiators say they have agreed ona draft constitution after weeks of talks and are to present it to parliament regardless of whether the minority Sunnis agree. A Shia negotiator said on Monday that a draft constitution would be presented shortly to parliament, but a key Sunni Arab delegate said talks of a deal were premature.. More

  • Israel Evacuates Gaza's last Settlement

    Israeli troops have entered unopposed into the Gaza Strip's last Jewish settlement to complete the evacuation of the territory after nearly four decades of occupation. Buses filled with evacuated settlers headed out of Israel's last Gaza Strip settlement of Netzarim on Monday, witnesses said. But in the West Bank, radicals opposed to ceding settlements.. More

  • US Politicians Spar over Iraq Strategy

    Senior US politicians have sparred over the US military presence in Iraq as lawmakers in Baghdad struggle to meet a second deadline to craft a new constitution. Reflecting what many see asgrowing public disenchantment with the course of US President George W Bush's Iraq policy, several American lawmakers called on Sunday for Bush to enunciate an "exit.. More

  • Indonesian Troops Start Aceh Withdrawal

    More than 1,000 Indonesian troops have left Aceh province - the first withdrawal of forces after a peace deal made with Acehnese last week. About 1,200 troops left northern Aceh onboard naval vessels. Under the terms of the peace deal, the government has pledged to withdraw all non-local forces from Aceh by the end of the year. The Free Aceh Movement.. More

  • Egypt's Brotherhood Urges all to Vote

    Egypt's largest Islamic group, while vowingnot to back any of the 10 candidates for the country's first presidential elections on 7 September, has urged Egyptians to vote in the landmark polls. Speculation has been rife over whether the vastly popular Muslim Brotherhood, which has been outlawed since 1954, would anoint any of the hopefuls competing.. More

  • Brazilian Officials to Probe London Shooting

    A delegation of Brazilian officials will visit Britain on Monday to question the commission investigating the fatal police shooting of electrician Jean Charles de Menezes. London's police force has come under heavy pressure over the July 22 killing of Brazilian de Menezes after leaked documents cast doubt on police reports explaining how officers.. More

  • Iraqi National Assembly to Seek Fresh Charter Deadline

    Baghdad says it may seek another extension to Monday's constitution deadline if leaders fail to overcome their differences, amid rising international pressure to finalise the charter. After missing the original 15 August deadline to submit the first post-Saddam Hussein charter to parliament, Iraq's leaders secured an extension allowing them to postpone.. More

  • Israel Moves to Clear Remaining Gaza

    Israeli forces bypassed a burning barricade and marched into one of the last inhabited Jewish settlements in occupied Gaza on Sunday, hoping to completely evacuate the biggest bloc of enclaves in the area. Confrontation loomed as several hundred young radicals, reinforcing dozens of settler families that ignored last week's army directive to leave.. More

  • US Soldiers Killed in Afghan Bomb Attack

    Four U.S. soldiers were killed and three wounded in a bomb attack in Afghanistan on Sunday, the U.S. military said. The three wounded men were hurt in secondary explosions as they tried to pull their fellow soldiers to safety after the first blast in Zabul province, in the south of the country. U.S. forces have now suffered 47 deaths in combat in.. More

  • Iran Leader Presents New Cabinet

    Iran's conservative new President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has introduced his new cabinet to parliament. He told parliamentarians that his 20 nominees were well qualified to do the jobs he has proposed them for. Parliament will debate their suitability for the posts and vote on whether to approve each individual. The list, comprised almost entirely.. More