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  • Lebanese PM-Designate to Step Down

    Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister-designate Umar Karami plans to stand down because of his failure to form a national unity government, according to his adviser. "Mr Karami is to meet parliament speaker Nabih Birri on Tuesday before being received by President Emile Lahud on Wednesday to inform him of his refusal to form a new cabinet that is not.. More

  • Iraq Assembly Delays Naming Speaker

    Iraq's parliament has indefinitely delayed naming a new candidate for the post ofparliament speaker, after last-minute negotiations failed to produce a suitable candidate. The delay, announced by interim speaker Dhari al-Fayadh, was met with disdain by several members of the assembly. A woman in full-length black robe, one of 85 women elected to.. More

  • Hamas Ready to Join PLO

    Resistance group Hamas has reiterated its readiness to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation, which groups together all the major Palestinian factions. Mahmud Zahar, one of the main leaders of the resistance group, said on Monday that disagreements over the PLO charter and the size of Hamas' representation in the council had delayed its incorporation. .. More

  • Many Injured in Kirkuk Blast

    At least 18 people have been wounded in a car bomb explosion in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The attack occurred at about 9am (0600 GMT) on Tuesday as the convoy of Abd al-Qadir Zanganah, the head of the city's waterworks, approached a roundabout in the Kurdish district of Rahimawa in the north of the city, local police chief Colonel Adil Zain.. More

  • Afghanistan Flood Destroys Farmlands

    Hundreds of houses and shops have been wiped out in Southern Afghanistan by massive floodsunleashed by a dam burst. The raging waters destroyed hundreds of houses and swamped acres of vital agricultural lands in Khwaja Omari district, 150km south of the capital Kabul, said an Afghan official. There was no information on casualties as all roads to.. More

  • Hundreds Feared Dead after Massive Earthquake Hits Indonesia

    Up to 2,000 people have been killed when buildings collapsed after a massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia that sparked panic around the Indian Ocean, the country's vice president said. The quake, which occurred three months after the December 26 tsunami disaster that left 220,000 Indonesians dead and missing, caused extensive damage on the.. More

  • Iraq Oil-for-Food Inquiry Blasts Annan

    Investigators have criticised UN chiefKofi Annan for not sufficiently taking cognisance of his son's employment in a Swiss company that won a contract for the UN oil-for-food programme. The report of the investigators scrutinising the oil-for-food programme is set to be formally released on Tuesday. An official said the report has found thatthe.. More

  • Baghdad Attacks Kill Several Policemen

    At least five people, including an Iraqi police officer, have been killed and scores of others wounded in attacks in Baghdad. A colonel in the Iraqi police was shot and killedwith his driver in Baghdad on Monday, while a roadside bomb targeting a police patrol left at least two people dead and at least five injured. Colonel Abd al-Karim Fahid, chief.. More

  • Israel Troops Force Raid Jenin

    Israeli occupation forces have raided the Palestinian city of Jenin, arresting eight resistance fighters. Israeli security sources said the fighters were involved in making crude rockets and mortars for attacks against Israeli towns. The raid on Monday was a rare invasion into a West Bank city by the Israeli military since Israel and the Palestinian.. More

  • Canadian Injured in Kabul Blast

    A roadside explosion hit a vehicle from the Canadian embassy on Monday, injuring one Canadian on board, officials said. Afghan officials said the blast was caused either by a rocket or a homemade bomb. The victim, who was traveling in a marked embassy vehicle, was not identified. There was no immediate word on the extent of the injuries. International.. More

  • Kyrgyz Legislative Dispute Deepens

    Kyrgyzstan's political uncertainties have intensified in a duel between rival parliaments, and the man appointed as law-enforcement coordinator by one parliament has declared the other legislature to be the legitimate one. Although police, backed by civilian volunteers, solidified control of the capital after several nights of looting and gunfire following.. More

  • Egypt Rally Demands Political Reforms, Dozens Arrested

    Several thousand members of the Muslim Brotherhood, staging public demonstrations in Cairo, have called for constitutional reforms and for lifting of restrictive emergency laws. The main demonstration, consisting of 1000 people according to authorities and 3000 according to organisers, took place on Sunday at the central Ramses Square after tight.. More

  • Two Killed in New Beirut Blast

    A huge bomb explosion has rocked an industrial area in a mainly Christian neighbourhood in east Beirut, killing twopeople and injuring eight others. Saturday's was the third blast in a Christian district in a week and is certain to heighten fears of renewed communal strife at a moment when Lebanon is politically paralysed. A police officer said.. More

  • Bomb Blast in Baluchistan

    A bomb has exploded in a small town in Pakistan's revolt-hit southwestern province of Baluchistan, killing one man, injuring three and causing damage to nearby shops and a government office. The explosion occurred late on Saturday in Naushki town, some 200km southwest of the provincial capital Quetta. Police said the bomb "was a low intensity homemade.. More

  • Lebanese Defence Capability Doubted

    Lebanon's defence minister has warnedthat the country's forces will be incapable of filling the void left by the Syrian army if it withdraws completely. "The forces of the Lebanese army are not sufficient to replace the Syrians who might leave the Bekaa Valley (in eastern Lebanon), where they are now concentrated, for good," Defence Minister Abd al-Rahim.. More