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  • Dutch Voters Reject EU Constitution

    Dutch voters have rejected the European Union's first constitution by an overwhelming 63% to 37%, according to an exit poll broadcast by Dutch NOS television. The turnout on Wednesday was 62%, exceeding all expectations, the state-financed broadcaster said. In the first government reaction to the defeated referendum, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter.. More

  • Baghdad Airport Checkpoint Attacked

    At least three Iraqis have been injured after a bomber targeted US forces, exploding a vehicle near the heavily guarded checkpoint leading to Baghdad International Airport. The bomb went off just after 9am on Wednesday but no soldiers were injured, US military spokeswoman Captain Kelly Lewis said. Iraqi police Captain Talib Thamir added that the bomber,.. More

  • Afghan Mosque Blast Kills 16

    At least16peoplehave been killed in an attack on a mosque in the southern Afghan city ofKandahar, with reports that Kabul's police chief was among the dead. According to Kandahar deputy police chief General Salim Khan, the bomb exploded at the entrance to the Mullah Abdul Fayaz Mosque on Wednesday as people entered the building to pray at a funeral. Interio.. More

  • Crowd Storms Kyrgyz High Court

    Hundreds of people, some lobbing stones, have broken into the Kyrgyz Supreme Court and evicted supporters of five losing parliamentary candidates who had occupied the building for more than a month. Police and Interior Ministry units rushed to the court on Wednesday, where the crowd had broken windows in its efforts to get into the building. A few.. More

  • Polls: Dutch 'No' Likely in EU Vote

    The Dutch are to vote in their first national referendum, choosing whether to accept or -more likely -reject a proposed European Union constitution. Recent polls show almost 60% will say "no" to the document on Wednesday. After France's rejection of the charter on Sunday, a Dutch "no" would leave Europe's leaders with no clear backup plan for what.. More

  • Italians, Americans Die in Aircraft Crashes

    An Italian army helicopter has crashed southeast of the Iraqi city of Nasiriya, killing four Italians, Italy's military command says. The AB 412 helicopter crashed overnight about 13km southeast of Nasiriya, the southern Iraqi city where Italy's 3000 troops are based, the military said in a statement on Tuesday. The cause was not immediately clear... More

  • Hamas Announces Re-Election Boycott

    Hamas has said it will boycott a partial re-vote ordered for Wednesday by Palestinian electoral officials in three Gaza Strip municipalities. Earlier, Hamas called for the postponement of the elections until all arrangements were taken to prevent any kind of fraud. Hamas made a strong showing in recent municipal elections only to see victories in.. More

  • Iran Tests New Solid Fuel Rocket

    Iran has tested a new missile using solid-fuel technology that matches the range of its Shahab-3 rocket, its defence minister says. Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said the test carried out on Sunday was: "100% successful." Military experts believe the test, if true, was important for two reasons. First, in order to develop a missile with a range greater.. More

  • French PM Faces the Axe

    President Jacques Chirac will announce a new government on Tuesday and then make a televised address to the nation. A replacement for Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has been expected after the rejection of the EU constitution in Sunday's referendum. Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin is widely tipped to get the job, though Defence Minister.. More

  • Americans Say, Sunni Leader Arrest a Mistake

    US forces in Baghdad have acknowledged they had detained Iraqi Sunni leader Muhsin Abd al-Hamid in error and said they were releasing him. "This morning coalition forces detained and interviewed Muhsin Abd al-Hamid. Following the interview it was determined that he was detained by mistake and should be released," a statement issued by the US military.. More

  • Russia to Begin Georgia Troop Pullout

    Russia has agreed to begin withdrawing from two Soviet-era bases in Georgia by the end of the year, handing a victory to the Caucasus Mountain nation that is increasingly looking to the West for military and economic ties. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday the withdrawal - which would be completed over the course of 2008 - would.. More

  • Many People Killed in Joint Blasts

    Two bombers, strapped with explosives, haveblown themselves up among crowds of Iraqis in town of Hilla, south of Baghdad, killing at least 20 people and wounding 35, police say. Police said the first attacker detonated his bomb among Iraqis waiting at a medical centre where police, army and civil service recruits had compulsory check-ups before being.. More

  • Saad Al-Hariri's Bloc Sweeps Beirut

    Candidates led by the son of slain ex-prime ministerRafik al-Hariri have won all the seats in Beirut in Lebanon's general election, a government source said. "The count is nearly over and it's a landslide for Saad's list," said the source, who asked not to be identified. Saad al-Hariri's anti-Syrian bloc had already won nine of the capital's 19.. More

  • NATO Compound Attacked in Kabul

    An explosion has shaken the NATO headquarters in Afghanistan, home to an 8000-strong security force. The blast occurred in the vicinity of the International Security Assistance Force compound on Monday in the capital, Kabul, said Lieutenant Colonel Karen Tissot Van Patot. She said officers were investigating the cause of the explosionand there were.. More

  • France Rejects EU Constitution

    French voters have massively rejected the EU's first ever constitution, dealing a rude slap in the face to their governing elite, and a potentially fatal setback to the continent's ambitious plans for deeper political union. In a national referendum on Sunday, they voted by about 55% to 45% to turn down the constitution, according to three exit counts.. More