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  • Bomb Kills 14 US Marines in West Iraq

    Fourteen Marines are reported killed in a roadside bomb blast in western Iraq, the US military said, and an American journalist was found shot dead in the southern city of Basra. The bomb exploded near a marine amphibious assault vehicle as it was travelling south of Haditha, a town on the Euphrates river about 200km northwest of Baghdad. A civilian.. More

  • Mauritanian troops seize media

    Mauritanian soldiers have seized control of the state radio and television station and main routes in the capital Nouakchott, reports say. Troops have also blocked off access to the presidential palace, witnesses say. President Maaouiya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya is out of the country attending the funeral of Saudi King Fahd. Rebel soldiers came close.. More

  • Settler Leaders Order Gaza Infiltration

    Settler leaders have instructed their followers to try to infiltrate the main settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip in an effort to disrupt Israel's pullout from the territory, due to begin in two weeks. After a mass protest in the border town of Sderot on Tuesday night, right-wing opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan.. More

  • Ahmadinejad Takes Office in Iran

    Iran's new President Mahmood Ahmadinejad, whose country is facing an international crisis over its nuclear ambitions, took office Wednesday appealing for an end to weapons of mass destruction and pledging to fight for justice and prosperity for Iranians. Ahmadinejad, 49, former revolutionary guard, was formally installed at a ceremony led by supreme.. More

  • All Aboard Survive Toronto Airbus Crash

    All 309 passengers and crew survived after an Air France Airbus burst into flames when it overshot the runway and crashed into a gully at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in a lightning storm on Tuesday. Airport officials said there had been only minor injuries as passengers evacuated the jet, an Airbus A340 . The plane skidded 200 yards past.. More

  • King Fahd Laid to Rest in Riyadh

    Saudi Arabia's King Fahd was buried at a simple cemetery in Riyadh on Tuesday. The private ceremony at Al-Od public cemetery followed prayers at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque where Fahd's body was carried by family members. Thousands crowded in the mosque, some with tears in their eyes as the special prayer for the dead began. Afterward, Fahd's.. More

  • At Least Seven US Marines Killed in Iraq

    Seven US marines have been killed in western Iraq, the US military says. The soldiers were killed on Monday near Haditha, a town on the Euphrates river 200km (120 miles) northwest of Baghdad, said Lieutenant-Colonel Steve Boylan, a US military spokesman. It was not immediately clear if they were killed in a single attack or if they died in separate.. More

  • Toll Rises on Second Day of Sudan Riot

    The death toll in violence in Khartoum sparked by the weekend death of southern Sudanese ex-rebel leader John Garang has risen to 46, police say. In addition, there were 306 wounded people, deputy police chief Ahmed al-Hussein said in a statement on Tuesday. A security official earlier said at least 36 people had been killed in Monday's riots, which.. More

  • Saudi King Fahd to Be Buried Today

    The late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, who ruled for more than two decades, will be laid to rest in a plainceremony in line with Islamictraditions in Riyadh. His final journey will start later on Tuesdayfrom King Faisal Specialist Hospital where he died on Monday and end at a public cemetery in the centre of the Saudi capital after prayers attended by.. More

  • Tear Gas Injures Palestinian protesters

    Israeli soldiers have injured five Palestinian villagers after firing tear gas at the group protesting against a settlement road project threatening their land. Palestinians from the village of Kfar Harrs, along with foreign and Israeli activists, were marching towards a roadblock that cuts off traffic to the entrance of their village, when they were.. More

  • Bush Appoints Hardliner Bolton to UN Post

    US President George W. Bush appointed John Bolton ambassador to the United Nations, bypassing the Senate where his nomination stalled amid charges the blunt diplomat would hurt US credibility. "This post is too important to leave vacant any longer, especially during a war and a vital debate about UN reform," Bush said during a public appearance with.. More

  • World Leaders Mourn King Fahd

    Arab and world leaders have mourned the death of Saudi King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz as a major loss for the Muslim world. The death of King Fahd in a Riyadh hospital was announced on Monday. He was believed to be 83-years old and suffering from pneumonia. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who called for the Arab summit in Sharm al-Shaikh to discuss the.. More

  • Khartoum Declares Curfew Following Bloody Riots

    Sudan hasdeclared a 12-hour curfew in Khartoum following bloody riots after the death of southern leader John Garang. The curfew in the capital was due to start at6pm, the SUNA official news agency reported. Earlier on Monday thousands of southern Sudanese wielding knives and bars looted shops and clashed with police in the capital's streets after.. More

  • Attacks to Rise in Fallujah, Says US Commander

    Attacks in the Iraqi city of Falluja are expected to rise over the next few months, a US commander says. Speaking on Monday, Colonel Mark Gurganus, the commanding officer of US marines in Falluja, vowed that fighterswould not be allowed to regain control of their former stronghold. Fallujah, 50km west of Baghdad, was recaptured by US forces following.. More

  • Saudi King Fahd Dies at 84

    Saudi Arabia's King Fahd has died and Crown Prince Abdullah was swiftly pronounced monarch of the world's largest oil exporter and key US ally. "With deep sorrow and pain, the royal court... mourns the death of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd due to illness," said an official statement read out on Saudi state television on Monday... More