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  • US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Mortar Attack

    TwoUS soldiers have been killed and eight others wounded by a mortar attack on a base in southeastern Afghanistan, the US military says. Wednesday's victims were among personnel preparing to unload supplies from a Chinook helicopter at the forward operating base at Shkin in Paktika province, the military said in a statement. The attack came as Afghan.. More

  • Palestinian Inmates Protest Israeli Quran Abuse

    Palestinian prisoners at an Israeli prison have gone on hunger strike after reportsaccused Israeli soldiers of desecrating the Quran while searching Palestinian prisoners. Aljazeera's correspondent in the occupied territories reported that Palestinian prisoners at Megiddoprison, north of the West Bank city of Jenin, went on hunger strike for one day.. More

  • Morocco Grants Islamic Party Licence

    The Moroccan government has granted a new Islamic party a foundation licence, the first time in the history of the kingdom. Aljazeera's correspondent in Morocco said on Tuesday that Moroccan authorities had agreed to grant a foundation licence tothe Islamic Civilization Alternative Party to operate. The decision was taken following weeks of negotiations.. More

  • Chile Court Allows Pinochet Trial on Fraud Charge

    A Chilean court lifted former dictator Augusto Pinochet's immunity from prosecution for fraud, but vacated human rights charges for his role in a crackdown conspiracy of South American dictatorships. Chile's internal tax service filed the corruption charges after a US Senate probe uncovered accounts Pinochet opened in US banks under assumed names.. More

  • Dozens Killed in Somalia Fighting

    At least 30 people have been killed and scores wounded in 48 hours of inter-clan fighting in two strife-torn regions of Somalia. Witnesses and clan elders said the clashes in the central Galgudud region and the northern town of Beletweyne were between rival militias over unsettled scores and banditry, and not linked to disputes over the war-shattered.. More

  • Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Civilian

    A Palestinian has been killed by Israeli soldiers during an incursion into the northern West Bank town of Qabatiy, medical sources say. Nasser Zakarneh, a 23-year-old civilian, was killed on Tuesday by Israeli soldiers who opened fire in an operation to arrest fighters from Islamic Jihad, witnesses and medics said. Israeli military sources said a.. More

  • Iraqi Troops Killed in Checkpoint Blasts

    Four bombings within seven minutes have killedsix people, including at least three Iraqi soldiers in northern Iraq, while rioting has injured many at Abu Ghraib prison. Tuesday's early morning attacks appeared coordinated and aimed at checkpoints manned by members of Iraq's fledgling army, which has been a constant target of fighters opposed to the.. More

  • Britain Delays EU Vote

    Britain has put off a referendum on the European Union constitution, following its rejection in France and the Netherlands. Prime Minister Tony Blair's office confirmed on Monday that the results of the French and Dutch referendums had to be discussed at the European Council summit later this month. He insisted that indefinitely shelving the referendum.. More

  • Niger Famine Appeal Falls on Deaf Ears

    Famine and malnutrition in Niger have reached critical levels while appeals by both the country's prime minister and the UN have failed to garner a response. Aljazeera's correspondent in Niger, Abd al-Qadir Ayadh, travelled to De Maradi province 750km to the east of the capital, Niamey, to report on the crisis. Niger Prime Minister Hama Amadou told.. More

  • Quake Jolts Eastern Turkey, 46 Injured

    Forty-six people were injured Monday in eastern Turkey when an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the open-ended Richter scale jolted the Kurdish-populated mountainous region, the government's emergency agency said. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 10:41 am (0741 GMT), was in the town of Karliova in the province of Bingol, already hit by a series.. More

  • Israeli Police, Palestinians Clash in Jerusalem

    Israeli security forces have used stun grenades to keep back Palestinians whotried to preventabout 70 Israelis and their police escort fromentering Jerusalem's al-Haram al-Sharif. Celebrating the capture of all of Arab East Jerusalem 38 years ago, dozens of Israelis entered al-Haram al-Sharif, the home of the al-Aqsa mosque, on Monday in a tour that.. More

  • Shiite Hizbullah and Amal Sweep to Victory

    Preliminary results in the two electoral districts in South Lebanon have indicated a landslide victory for the list backed by the two main Shia groups, Hizbullah and Amal. Deputy Secretary-General of Hizbullah Shaikh Naim Qassem provided counts conducted by his party so far showing the joint Hizbullah-Amal ticket maintaing a substantial lead over.. More

  • International Criminal Court Plans Darfur Probe

    The International Criminal Court is set to announce a formal investigation into suspected crimes against humanity in Sudan's Darfur region. Sources close to the court in The Hague told the Dutch news agency ANP on Monday that the court had decided to launch an investigation into the crisis inDarfur, where more than two million people have fled their.. More

  • Many Dead in Nepalese Bus Blast

    At least 37 people have been killed after a packed passenger bus ran over a suspected rebel landmine in southern Nepal, the authorities say. Another 70 people were injured in the blast in Chitwan district, in what the army says was a Maoist ambush. Reports say the vehicle and many of those inside were blown to pieces. Correspondents say, if confirmed,.. More

  • Soldiers Killed in Mauritania Attack

    Unidentified attackers have killed several Mauritanian soldiers in a raid on a remote military post in the northeastern desert of the West African country. One military source in the mining town of Zouerat, 400km west of the site of the attack, said on Sunday that he had heard of 15 soldiers dead and 20 wounded. Other sources spoke of several casualties. T.. More