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  • Greek Volunteers under Srebrenica Investigation

    The Greek judiciary launched an investigation into the possible participation of “Greek volunteers” in the massacre in Srebrenica, Greek Minister of Justice Anastasios Papaliguras said. “I do not exclude the possibility of responsibility of Greek citizens in the massacre pf Muslims committed by Serb forces in Srebrenica ten years ago”, Minister.. More

  • Sudan Protests against Eritrea at UN

    Khartoumhas plans to lodge a protest with the United Nations against Eritrea, accusing it of seeking to stoke instability after a rebel offensive in the east of Sudan. According to the state-run Sudan News Agency (Suna) on Monday, Khartoum's UN ambassador al-Fatih Irwa said Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail would hand Secretary-General Kofi Annan.. More

  • Protesters Clash with Cairo Police

    Scuffles have broken out between protestersand Egyptian riot police at a demonstration against President Hosni Mubarak and the use of torture by security forces, witnesses say. About 100 people staged the protest in Cairo on Sunday aspart of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Protester Safa el-Mewelly said the police, who.. More

  • Protesters with Cairo Police

    Scuffles have broken out between protestersand Egyptian riot police at a demonstration against President Hosni Mubarak and the use of torture by security forces, witnesses say. About 100 people staged the protest in Cairo on Sunday aspart of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Protester Safa el-Mewelly said the police, who.. More

  • Explosion Flattens Mosul Police HQ

    A heavy explosion has struck a district police headquarters building in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing at leastfourofficers and wounding 14 others. According to police and hospital officials on Sunday, the death toll could rise as rescuers were still digging in the rubble of parts of the busy two-storey building. Fourpolicemen were confirmed.. More

  • Explosion Kills Two German Soldiers in Afghanistan

    Two German soldiers serving with the international force in Afghanistan and six local employees have been killed after a stock of munitions exploded accidentally, according to informed sources in Berlin. They quoted Muhammad Omar, governor of the northern Kunduz province, as confirming the report. German military authorities refused to confirm it,.. More

  • Bomb Derails Train in Dagestan

    A train has been derailed by a bomb in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan. The driver and his assistant were injured in the blast on the line between Kurush and Karlan-Yurt in the centre of the region. A criminal investigation has been opened. Nobody has claimed responsibility but the incident has been linked to the conflict in Chechnya which.. More

  • Lanka Muslims Reject Aid Deal

    Sri Lanka's main Muslim party said yesterday it will boycott a landmark tsunami aid-sharing deal between the government and rebels that is seen as a prelude to resuming stalled peace negotiations. The announcement compounded worries for the shaky minority government. The Norwegian-brokered deal signed on Friday between Colombo and the Tamil Tigers.. More

  • Small Progress in Darfur Talks

    Parties to talks on Sudan's Darfur conflicthave expressed hope that they are nearing agreement on basic principles for the negotiations after two weeks of logjam. The Nigeria talks mediated by the African Union (AU) have been hampered by an argument over the role of Chad that has yet to be resolved, but the parties have resumed face-to-face talks over.. More

  • Libyan Opposition Gathers in London to Oust Qadhafi

    About 300 Libyan opposition members are meeting in London under tight security to discuss efforts to oust Libyan leader Muammaral-Qadhafi and set up a democratic nation. Ibrahim Sahad, leader of one of the largest Libyan opposition groups, said: "We have reached a conviction that no reform is possible while al-Qadhafi is still in power." Sahad's group,.. More

  • Iran Gets New President

    Iran's interior minister has declared Mahmood Ahmadinejad winner of Friday's presidential runoff election. The ultra-conservative Tehran mayor was earlier reported by officials to be sweeping towards a stunning presidential election victory over veteran cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani with the backing of Iran's religious poor. Political analysts say.. More

  • US Marines Killed in Falluja Car Bombing

    At least two US marines have been killed while three othermarines and a US sailor are presumed deadin a powerful car-bomb attack on a US convoy,the US military has said. The military also said on Friday that 13 marines, 11 of them women, were wounded in the attack on a military convoy in Falluja on Thursday night. The troops were returning to their.. More

  • Israeli Troops Storm Refugee Camp

    Palestinian fighters have shot and killed an Israelisettler and wounded othersnear the West Bank town of Hebron, according to Aljazeera. Aljazeera's correspondent in Hebron reported on Friday that Israeli troops subsequently stormed al-Fawar refugee camp and the neighbouring Yata township and imposedcurfew on both. The Israeli army and rescue services.. More

  • Italian Court Takes on CIA

    A court in Milan has ordered the arrest of a CIA team that kidnapped an Imam and flew him to Egypt, where he was tortured. The abduction came when both the American and Italian authorities were investigating his alleged links to terrorists, including recruiting for Iraq, but there is no indication the action was approved by Rome. Hassan Mustafa Osama.. More

  • Tsunami Aid Went to the Richest

    Six months after the Asian tsunami, a leading international charity says the poorest victims have benefited the least from the massive relief effort. A survey by Oxfam found that aid had tended to go to businesses and landowners, exacerbating the divide between rich and poor. The poor were likely to spend much longer in refugee camps where it is.. More