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  • Monsoon Death Toll in Northern Region Hits 240

    At least 10 people were killed when their homes collapsed and another eight were missing after being swept away by floodwaters in northern India, bringing the death toll from annual monsoon rains to at least 240, government officials said yesterday. Authorities accused neighbouring Nepal of relieving pressure on overburdened dams there by opening sluice.. More

  • Hamas Urges End to Palestinian Clashes

    Hamas has said it wants to end a bout of internal Palestinian clashes after itscadre attacked the homes of a security chief and the Gaza leader of the governing Fatah faction. One of the main Hamas leaders in Gaza on Wednesday said it was imperative that the factions reserved their fire for their common enemy, Israel. "The Hamas movement announces.. More

  • Yemenis Killed in Riots over Fuel Prices

    At leasteight people have been killed in Yemen in clashes with police as demonstrators threw stones at government buildings to protest against subsidy cuts doubling petrol prices. Several were wounded in the protests on Wednesday, reported Aljazeera's correspondent Ahmad al-Shalafi. Police also confirmed to the Associated Press that eight people,.. More

  • Many Army Recruits Killed in Baghdad

    A man strapped with explosives has blown himself up among a group of Iraqi army recruits in Baghdad, killing up to 10 people and wounding more than 20. Police sources said the bomber mingled with the crowd of men outside a recruiting centre on Wednesday, at an abandoned airport in the Muthana district of central Baghdad, before detonating an explosive.. More

  • Car Bomb Explodes in Kashmir, Five Indian Soldiers Killed

    Five Indian soldiers have been killed andmore than a dozen people injured in a car bomb explosion inIndian-administered Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar. "The army has informed us that five of their men are dead and one is seriously injured," said Srinagar police chief Syed Ahmed of Wednesday's explosion. "Over a dozen people are injured," he added. The.. More

  • First Bird Flu Deaths Confirmed In Indonesia

    Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed its first deaths from bird flu, saying tests on a father and his two young daughters who died recently showed they had the virus, a minister said on Wednesday. "Test results from a Hong Kong laboratory which I received this morning confirmed they were positive for the H5N1 virus," Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari.. More

  • Egyptian Chemist Cleared of London Attacks

    Egypt has said that a detained chemist wanted by Britain for questioning over the London bombings has no links to the attacks or to al-Qaida. Government spokesman Magdy Rady was quoted by Egypt's Middle East News agency as saying that a cabinet meeting on Tuesday reviewed an Interior Ministry report that "made clear that there is no link between Egyptian.. More

  • US Base Workers Killed in Iraq

    Armed men in two cars have attacked a minibus taking workers to a US base in Iraq, killing 13 people. The minibus driver and nine workers from the base were killed in Tuesday's attack in Baquba, just north of the capital, after the armed men blocked the bus and opened fire. Three other civilians died when the bus careered into their car, a Baquba.. More

  • Internal Palestinian Fighting Escalates

    Ninepeople have been wounded in clashes between members of Hamas' military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and Palestinian security forces in Gaza's Jabalya refugee camp. Aljazeera's correspondent in Gaza, Wail al-Dahduh, said members of Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigadeswere among the injured. The fighting erupted on Tuesday despite efforts.. More

  • UK Court To Sentence Convicted Afghan Warlord

    An Afghan warlord found guilty by a British court of torture and hostage taking during fighting in Afghanistan a decade ago is due to be sentenced today. It is believed to be the first case of a foreign national tried in Britain involving human rights violations committed abroad. It also featured witnesses giving evidence anonymously via a satellite.. More

  • US Soldier Found Dead in Kuwait Camp

    A U.S. soldier was found dead on Tuesday at an American military camp in the southern Kuwaiti desert, the U.S. military said. A military statement said the soldier, who was not named pending notification of his family, was not killed in combat. "A full investigation of the circumstances surrounding the incident is underway," it added. American-allied.. More

  • Norway Post Used for Drug Smuggling

    More and more smugglers seem to be sending and receiving narcotics and other illegal items through Norway's postal system. Police, however, lack resources to crack down on the activity. Customs officials link the increase to widening use of Internet suppliers, where it can be easy to order drugs that are illegal or strictly controlled in Norway. Seizures.. More

  • Hamas Confirms Commitment to Truce

    Hamas has confirmed its commitment to a truce agreed to in Egypt but has reserved the right to retaliateagainst any Israeli attacks. Hamasspokesman Mushir al-Misri told Aljazeera on Monday that the movement had reassureda visiting Egyptian security delegation of its commitment to observe the period of calm. Al-Misri described the movement's meeting.. More

  • Lebanon’s Militia Leader Granted Amnesty

    Lebanon's parliament has passed a law granting amnesty to jailed ChristianMaronite militia leader Samir Geagea. A majority of MPs in parliament on Monday voted in favour of Geagea's amnesty by a show of hands, but the 14 representatives of the anti-Israel Shia Muslim movement Hizb Allah were absent. Thevote paved the way for one-time Israel ally Geagea.. More

  • Policemen Killed in Baghdad Attack

    Assailants have killed three Iraqi policemen and a government worker walking to work in Baghdad, one day after four car bombings killed 22 people. Attackers in a car opened fire on Monday on a police patrol in the eastern New Baghdad neighbourhood of the capital, killing two policemen, police 1st Lieutenant Ali Abaas said. In a separate attack in.. More