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  • Blast Hits near Japanese Base in Iraq as Two US Female Soldiers Found Killed

    An explosionhas taken place in a southern Iraqi city where Japanese troopshave beendelivering humanitarian aid. A mortar shell was found at the suspected site of Thursday's blast near the provincial council building in Samawa, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported, citing police. There were no reports of injuries following the early morning explosion,.. More

  • Nabih Berri Reelected Speaker of Lebanese Parliament

    Nabih Berri, the chairman of the Shiite Amal movement which supports Syria, on Tuesday won the leadership of the Lebanese parliament for four years. This was for the fourth running times. The session which is considered the first for the new parliament was attended by full members of the parliament, of whom 90 parliamentarians voted for Nabih Berri,.. More

  • 'If EU is not a Christian Club, It Should Admit Turkey' Says Erdogan

    Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that ``if EU is not a Christian Club, it should admit Turkey.`` ``When EU admits Turkey, then EU won`t be a Christian Club, but an address where civilizations meet. If this is not the case, you can’t claim that EU is not a Christian Club,`` told Erdogan at a seminar organized by Turkey`s Religious.. More

  • Hizbullah, Israeli Army Exchange Fire

    One Israeli soldier has been killed and five others have been wounded in shelling by the Lebanese Hizbullah on Shebaa Farms and Israel has retaliated with air and artillery bombardment, Aljazeera reports. Around 20 Katyusha rockets and mortar rounds were fired at positions in Ramta and Sammaqiyeh on Wednesday, Israeli security sources said. Hizbullah.. More

  • Iraqi Resistance Front Demands US Withdrawal

    A former cabinet minister has formed a political front to represent the demands of an umbrella group of fighters in Iraq demanding a timetable for US troop withdrawal. Former electricity minister Ayham al-Samarrai announced the creation of the National Council for Unity and Construction of Iraq in a news conference held at a family home in central.. More

  • US Helicopter with 17 on board Shot Down in Afghanistan

    A US helicopter which crashed in Afghanistan with 17 service members on board was likely shot down, the military says. American officials said they did not know the fate of those on board the Chinook, which came down during an anti-Al-Qaeda mission in the mountainous, insurgency-plagued eastern province of Kunar. The Taliban militia, claimed responsibili.. More

  • Palestinian Ministries Put on Alert

    Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qureia has said some ministries will be placed in a state of emergency until Israeli forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip to allow the Palestinian Authority to take control in the evacuated zones. Qureia said on Tuesday that he wanted to establish a national unity cabinet of Palestinian factions to ensure the planned.. More

  • US Congress Adopted Srebrenica Resolution

    The US Congress House of Representatives has adopted a resolution demanding that those responsible for the Srebrenica massacre be brought to justice. The resolution, adopted on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the massacre says that the political aggression and ethnic cleansing conducted by Serb forces in Bosnia with the support of the Yugoslav.. More

  • Iraqi MP Killed as Bomber Hits Hospital Police

    A member of Iraq's new parliament has been killed, along with his son and three bodyguards in Baghdad while a bomber has blown himself up in a hospital in the town of Musayyib, killing three people and wounding 13. Dhari Ali al-Fayadh, a member of the ruling Shia-dominated political alliance, his son and bodyguards were killed by a car bomb attack.. More

  • Syria Denies Firing on Israeli Troops

    The Israeli army said its soldiers on the Golan Heights came under fire from Syria, but the Damascus government denied it, saying that youths had been setting off fireworks in the area. The Israeli army said on Monday thatno one was hurt and that the troops did not shoot back in an effort to avoid escalation. "There was shooting from Syria towards.. More

  • Chaos at Egypt Party Chief Trial

    The opening of Egyptian opposition politician Ayman Nour's trial has been disrupted, with his supporters confronting police near the courthouse. Eyewitnesses said there was confusion as the crowds, waving orange banners and shouting slogans, were blocked from entering the court. Mr Nour himself was unable to take his seat in the dock for an hour... More

  • Italy Launches Emergency Measures to Cope with Soaring Heat

    Italy's introduced emergency procedures to protect the frail and elderly from a heatwave that has been linked to dozens of deaths. Announcing the measures, Health Minister Francesco Storace called on everybody to make frequent checks on those who could be at risk. "This initiative is necessary because we're very alarmed by this situation. As far as.. More

  • Pilots Killed in Iraq Helicopter Crash

    Two American pilots have been killed in a helicopter crash north of Baghdad. TheUS ArmyAH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed in a field and burst into flames at about 11.45am on Monday in al-Mashahda, 30km north of the capital. Iraqi journalist Ziyad al-Samaraitold Aljazeera that the aircraft was hit by a rocket in the farm-rich area. The journalist.. More

  • Israel Accused of Covering up Murders

    The Israeli human rights organisation, B'tselem, has accused the Israeli occupation army of whitewashing the murders of hundreds of innocent Palestinian civilians. The organisation, which monitors Israeli human rights violations in the occupied territories, described Monday's conviction of an Israeli soldier for the killing of British photographer.. More

  • Ahmadinejad to Pursue N-Program

    Iran’s ultraconservative president-elect, at once defiant and at ease, vowed to restart the nation’s controversial nuclear program and warned European negotiators that building trust required a mutual effort. Asked about relations with the United States during his first news conference since Friday’s election, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran “is.. More