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  • Lebanon Parade Marks Syrian Pullout

    Syrian special forces have joined Lebanese troops for a farewell ceremony marking the end of Syria's 29-year military involvement in its smaller neighbour. The soldiers, the last Syrian troops remaining in Lebanon, donned red berets and camouflage gear and took part in the ceremony at a Lebanese army air base at Rayak, a few kilometres from the Syrian.. More

  • Palestinian, Israeli Killed in West Bank

    The family of a Palestinian taxi driver has accused Israeli forces of murdering him in cold blood in the West Bank after he ran over and killed an Israeli at an army checkpoint. Israeli troops, erecting a makeshift roadblock at the northern entrance to Hebron, shot and killed Iyad Eid Dwaik, 30, after he hit an Israeli soldier in what witnesses and.. More

  • Khartoum and Rebels Review Ceasefire

    The Sudanese government and a small rebel faction from Sudan's conflict ridden western region of Darfur have met in eastern Chad to review a four-month old ceasefire deal. In December, the Sudanese government signed a ceasefire deal with the National Movement for Reform and Development, a dissident faction of the second-largest rebel group in Darfur... More

  • Iraqi Government Expected on Monday

    Iraqi prime minister-designate Ibrahim al-Jafari is expected to unveil a cabinet based on a broad coalition of Shia, Sunni and Kurdish legislatorson Monday. However, he is likely to exclude supporters of the outgoing prime minister. The government will "in principle" be announced onMonday "but I don't think they (supporters of outgoing Prime Minister.. More

  • Dozens Killed in Japan Train Derailment

    As darkness fell nearly nine hours after the accident, rescue workers toiling behind blue plastic sheeting were trying to retrieve several people believed to be alive in the wreckage embedded in the building's first-floor car park. About 300 people were taken to hospital, a police spokesman said. It was not known if the injured included anyone from.. More

  • Blair under Fire over Iraq War

    Tony Blair's main rival accused him of lying over the Iraq war, seeking to damage the prime minister over an issue that could prove the weakest link in his campaign for re-election on May 5. Polls put the centre-left Labour party on course for an unprecedented third term but point to the first real electoral contest since 1992. The impact of Iraq remains.. More

  • Three Killed, Amid Claims of Fraud in Tense Togo Election

    At least three people were killed and 20 others injured in Togo as voting ended in tense presidential elections marred by claims of massive fraud. Late on Sunday tensions ran high in areas of the tiny western African state's capital, where opposition supporters wielding machettes and clubs had erected barricades to protest alleged irregularities. Witnesses.. More

  • Abbas Names New Security Leaders

    Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas hasnamed three new leaders for the security forces and forced hundreds of their men into retirement, pushing aside top commandersfrom Yasir Arafat's old guard. The shake-up on Saturdaybrings Abbas closer to meeting Israeli and US demands for reform of corruption-plagued security forces, also criticised by ordinary.. More

  • Syria Pullout by Sunday, Source Says

    The withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon after a 29-year military presence will be completed by Sunday, a senior military officer has said. "Tomorrow everything will be over," the officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press on Saturday. He did not elaborate, but it appeared that the withdrawal would include the Anjar.. More

  • Many Killed in Car Bomb Attacks as Stalemate Halts Iraqi Cabinet

    Two powerful car bomb blasts in the northern Iraqi town of Tikrit have killed at least six people and injured 26, as the stalemate in the formation of a new government continues. The first bomb exploded outsidea police academy on Sunday in the hometown of ousted president Saddam Hussein just after 8am (0410 GMT) as recruits were preparing to travel.. More

  • Gaza Pullout Paralysing

    Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's withdrawal of Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip has "paralysed" the international community, Palestinian deputy prime minister Nabil Shaath said yesterday. "The Israeli government's withdrawal from Gaza has really paralysed international opinion about Israel's expected attempt at building walls of separation.. More

  • Thai Bomb Kills Police near Border

    A bomb exploded in southern Thailand killing two police officers and wounding three other people, just hours after the country's queen appealed to the nation to condemn such attacks. The device, believed to have been triggered by a mobile phone, exploded in a small storehouse used by a village chief near a border police station in the Sungai Kolok.. More

  • Iraqi Soldiers Killed in New Iraqi Blasts

    A roadside bomb exploded near an Iraqi army convoy on the outskirts of Baghdad on Saturday, killing nine soldiers and wounding 20. When the surviving soldiers responded by opening fire, they shot and killed the driver of a civilian car, said police Lieutenant Ahmad Abud. The attack occurred about 7km from Abu Ghraib prison, which was at the centre.. More

  • Top Brass Cleared over Iraq Abuse

    Former commander of US troops in Iraq Lt Gen Ricardo Sanchez has been cleared over abuses at Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq. A new inquiry found no evidence of wrongdoing by Gen Sanchez and three of his top aides, US officials say. The US Army inspector general's report says only Brig Gen Janis Karpinski, commander at the jail, has been found guilty and.. More

  • Ex-Soviet States Move Closer to EU

    Leaders of several ex-Soviet states have pledged to seek closer ties with the European Union and the United States, and to boost economic and security ties with one another. At a summit of the GUUAM group (Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moldova) leaders on Friday also discussed security issues in the Black Sea region and facilitating.. More