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  • Sudanese VP Killed in Aircraft Crash

    Sudanese Vice President John Garang, a former rebel leader who is a key figure in the country's fledgling peace deal, died when the aircraft he was traveling in crashed into a southern Sudan mountain range in bad weather, Sudan's government said Monday. Thirteen others aboard the craft were also killed, an official statement said. The crash site was.. More

  • Iran to Extend EU Proposals Deadline

    Iran says it has extended by one day its deadline for the European Union to submit proposals to solve a diplomatic impasse over the Islamic republic's nuclear programme. If the EU does not respond in time, Iran is ready to restart work at a uranium conversion plant near the central city of Isfahan later on Monday, a government official said. He said.. More

  • Chalabi’s Guard Killed in Convoy Attack

    An attempt has been made on the life of Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi. Unknown gunmen opened fire on the convoy injuring three as it was returning from the city of Karbala, Intifadh Qanbar, an official with Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress Party, said. Police said one bodyguard was killed. Chalabi himself however was not aboard the vehicle. T.. More

  • Palestinian Elections Delayed

    The Palestinian parliamentary elections, originally set for the summer, will be held in January. Speaking on Sunday, the Palestinian Information Minister Nabil Shaath said Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas would issue a decree on 7 August setting the date. They expect the date to be around 20 January. Shaath said that, during the week, Palestinian factions.. More

  • Car Bomb Strikes Checkpoint in Iraq

    A car bomb has exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 10, including two officers, police said. The attack occurred about 50km south of Baghdad near the town of Haswa, the police department in nearby Hilla said. The explosives-packed vehicle had been left by the side of the road, near the checkpoint,.. More

  • Iran to Resume Nuclear Work without EU Offer

    Iran warned it would resume sensitive nuclear work within 24 hours if the European Union failed on Sunday to submit proposals aimed at ending a long-running crisis over its nuclear programme. The move has raised the stakes in the nuclear standoff and risks seeing Iran hauled before the UN Security Council for possible sanctions, a persistent demand.. More

  • New Bombay Flood Alert, Toll Nears 1,000

    Police urged millions of Bombay residents to stay at home as heavy rains brought more flooding to India's financial hub on Sunday and relief officials said the death toll in the region could reach 1,000. Dead bodies and carcasses of animals were still strewn across parts of Bombay and its suburbs from last week's flooding, raising fears of disease,.. More

  • Russia Begins Military Pullout From Georgia

    Russia today began withdrawing its troops from bases in Georgia, marking a key step in resolving a long-standing dispute between Tbilisi and Moscow. A deputy commander of the Russian forces in Georgia, Vladimir Kuparadze, said the more than 10 military vehicles that left a Russian base in the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi were scheduled to reach.. More

  • At Least Five Iraqis Killed in New Bomb Attack

    At least five people have been killed in Baghdad by a car bomber who tried to ram a police patrol near the national theatre. The dead included a police officer, while five police were among the 25 wounded, the Interior Ministry reported. Police reinforcements had been called in to secure the theatre, which was being used to hold a public meeting discussing.. More

  • Police Question Bombing Suspects

    Detectives are questioning two men over the failed bomb attacks in London on 21 July, who were arrested in armed raids in the capital on Friday. A third suspect detained by Italian police will face an extradition hearing in Rome on Saturday. A fourth man was held in Birmingham on Wednesday. CCTV images of the four were shown around the world after.. More

  • Two British Guards Killed near Basra

    A British consulate vehiclehas beenhit by a roadside bomb near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, killing two Britons working for a private security firm, according to the UK consulate and the company. Karen McLuskie with the consulate in Basra said the attack occurred at 0930 on Saturday as the convoy was passing on the southwestern edge of the port.. More

  • Turkey Signs Customs Agreement and Opens Way to EU Talks

    Turkey has signed a key European Union trade agreement in a move widely seen as overcoming the last hurdle to the start of membership talks. Ankara had been expected to sign the Customs Union Protocol on Wednesday straight after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Britain's Tony Blair who holds the EU's rotating presidency. But things did not.. More

  • Lebanon Parliament to Vote on Cabinet

    The new Lebanese government led by Fuad Siniora, the first of the post-Syrian era, is set to win parliamentary approval on Saturday after three days of debate. The main anti-Damascus alliance that nominated Siniora has an eight-seat majority in the 128-member legislature after parliamentary elections in May and June. Siniora's 24-member line-up is.. More

  • Bomber Kills 25 Iraqi Recruits

    A bomber has blown himself up among a group of Iraqi army recruits in northern Iraq, killing 25 people and wounding 35. The al-Qaida organisation in Iraq said in an internet statement it carried out the bomb attack. It was not possible to authenticate the claim. Police said the attack occurred on Friday outside a municipal building in Rabia, a town.. More

  • Israel Plans Gaza Invasion before Pullout

    Israeli commanders drew up contingency plans this week for a massive ground offensive in the Gaza Strip ahead of next month's pullout; but they have so far been rejected by Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz, reports said. The proposal was put forward by the military's southern command on Tuesday after a wave of attacks by Palestinian resistance fighters;.. More