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  • Several Killed in Somalia Blast

    An explosion has killed at least seven people at afootball stadium in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, just moments after the prime minister had addressed a rally. Prime Minister Ali Gedi, who escaped unhurt, said the blast on Tuesday appeared to have been an accident. A security official said a militiaman guarding Gedi had detonated one of his grenades... More

  • Many Dead in Pakistan Gas Blast

    An explosion of gas cylinders in the basement of a building in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has killed at least 24 people, police say. Many others were injured in the blast, which damaged nearby houses, and rescuers are still searching for people who may be trapped under the rubble. It is not clear what set off the explosions, though police.. More

  • Israel Freezes Security Transfer to PA

    Israel has said there will be no further transfer of security control to the Palestinian Authority until it disarms wanted fighters, even as Palestinian police arrested three Hamas fighters with homemade rockets. Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz told Israel public radio: "There will be no new transfer of control as long as the question of the wanted.. More

  • New Iraqi Government to Be Sworn in

    Iraq's new government is set to be sworn inon Tuesday, after successful last-minute talks between Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and Sunni Arab legislators on filling remaining portfolios following parliamentary approval for a partial lineup last week. The government will be sworn in at 5pm (1300 GMT) at a ceremony in the Green Zone, a high-security.. More

  • Italy Blames US Soldiers for Killing Its Agent

    Italy has blamedUSsoldiers manning a Baghdad roadblock for the killing of Italian agent Nicola Calipari. Despite being an ally of the United States, Rome also criticised the US military for failing to establish rules for checkpoints in Iraq. In a 52-page report on the "friendly fire" incident, Italy said the shooting of Calipari was not intentional,.. More

  • Erdogan Promises Abbas of all Help

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara stands ready to do anything possible to advance the Middle East peace process if the Israelis and Palestinians want its help. "We have let it be known to the two parties, with whom we enjoy excellent relations, that we are completely ready to do anything we can to contribute towards peace," Erdogan.. More

  • Palestinian Fighter Dies after Killing Israeli Soldier

    An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian resistance fighter have been killed in Saida village near Tulkarim, putting further strain on a tenuous ceasefire. Israeli occupation forces, backed by several military vehicles and helicopters, raided Saida and Alar villages, imposing a curfew on its citizens, Aljazeera's correspondent in the Palestinian territories,.. More

  • Many Killed in Kurdish Funeral Attack

    Aljazeera has learned that 25 people were killed and another 30 wounded in a car bombing in Tal Afar, a town near Mosul that is located 390km north of the capital Baghdad. The bomber drove his car into the funeral procession for a slain Kurdish official,Sayid Talib Sayid Wahab,on Sunday. Wahab, who belonged to Masud al-Barzani's Kurdistan Democratic.. More

  • 200 Arrested after Cairo Attacks

    Egyptian security forces have arrested at least 200 people in the Shubra al-Khaima neighbourhood of Cairo. Aljazeera's reporter in Cairo said thearrests followed Saturday's attacks in Abd al-Munaim Riyad square in central Cairo and the gunfight in theSayyida Aisha area that killed three Egyptians and wounded 10 people including foreign tourists. According.. More

  • 2 Tons of Hashish Seized in Karachi

    Police arrested three men and seized more than two tons of hashish Sunday from an oil truck in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, an official said. Elsewhere, troops uncovered a large stash of morphine. The 2,100 kilograms (4,630 pounds) of hashish was hidden in specially built chambers in the truck, Karachi police official Sanaullah Abbasi said. The.. More

  • Muslims March against UK Terror Laws

    Up to 2000 people from more than 50 Islamic organisations in Britain have demonstrated in London to condemn what they called heavy-handed procedures in the fight against global terrorism. "The basic message is that the Muslim community wants to voice its opposition to what it views as the oppression of the war on terror," said Imran Wahid of Hizb ut-Tahrir,.. More

  • Iran may Resume Nuclear Work

    Iran haswarned it may resume uranium enrichment-related work next week after it failed to reach an agreement with the European Union over the long-term future of its disputed nuclear programme. The warning sets up a summer crisis in Iran's long-running nuclear dispute with the West. "Iran will decide whether to resume its uranium enrichment programme.. More

  • Dozens Die in Saudi Rain Floods

    At least 34 persons were killed in floods that lasted for two days in the west of Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi papers issued on Friday. The Saudi daily Okaz said that 28 persons were killed in Aseer and nine in Jeddah where searches continued for an 11 member family driven by water. However, the Saudi daily al-Watan said that 34 persons were killed.. More

  • Cairo Attacks Prompted by Revenge

    Egyptian security officials have said the bombing and shootings in downtown Cairo on Saturday were acts of revenge connected to a 7 April bomb blast investigation. An Interior Ministry statement identified the man killed in the explosion near the Egyptian Museum as Ihab Yusri Yasin, and said he jumped from the bridge during a pursuit, setting off the.. More

  • Scores Killed in Iraq Blasts

    A series of car bombingsin Iraq have killed at least50 people, including three US soldiers, and woundedmore than114 others. At least 13 car bombs exploded in and around Baghdad on a day when Jordanian-born fugitive Abu Musab al-Zarqawi threatened more violence in an audiotape messageon the internet, warning that anti-US fighters "will not rest until.. More