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  • New Kyrgyz Leaders Say Security Situation Calm

    Kyrgyzstan's new leadership sought to tighten its grip on the ex-Soviet Central Asian state Saturday and expressed confidence that it could end the lawlessness that followed the ousting of President Askar Akayev. "The situation is fully under control. We do not need a curfew," said opposition leader Felix Kulov, put in charge of security, after a night.. More

  • US Troops Killed in Afghan Blast

    Four US soldiers have beenkilled in a mine blast southwest of Kabul in the southeastern Afghan province of Logar, the US military says. "Four US troops were killed in action but we have no indication that this was a new mine or an IED (improvised explosive device)," US military spokeswoman Cindy Moore said on Saturday. She said the bodies of the soldiers.. More

  • Asian Bird Flu Death Toll Hits 48

    Vietnam and Cambodia confirmed new bird flu deaths yesterday, raising Southeast Asia's toll to 48 from a disease that has become entrenched in the region's poultry and raised fears of a global pandemic. The latest deaths were a 26-year-old man from Cambodia's southern province of Kampot and a 17-year-old woman from Vietnam's northern Nam Dinh province. Test.. More

  • Iraqi Policemen Killed in Car–Bomb Explosion

    A bomber has blown up his car at a checkpoint in Ramadi, killing 11 Iraqi special police commandos and wounding 25 other people, the US military said on Friday. The Thursday evening blast wounded nine Iraqi security-force members and three civilians, and two US soldiers, US Marine Captain Jeffrey Pool said. The US 2nd Marine Division said the bomber.. More

  • UN: Al-Hariri Death Investigation Flawed

    A UN fact-finding team hastrashed Lebanon's investigation into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri as seriously flawed. Led by Irish Deputy Police Commissioner Peter Fitzgerald, the fact-finding team has now called for an international independent commission to "find the truth". The report, delivered to Secretary-General.. More

  • Canada Denies Asylum to US Deserter

    The Canadian government has denied refugee status to a former US Army paratrooper, who had fled to the countryto avoid fighting inthe Iraq war. Thursday's decision to deny Jeremy Hinzman refugee status could affect at least eight - and possibly dozens more – American soldiers seeking refuge in Canada. The soldiers chose to flee to Canada than fight.. More

  • UN Votes for Sudan Peacekeepers

    The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to authorise a 10,000-strong peacekeeping force for southern Sudan but it remains deadlocked on any action for Darfur in the west. The peacekeepers are to monitor a crucial agreement signed in January between the Khartoum government and southern rebels that ended a 21-year old civil war. That conflict.. More

  • Opposition Declares It's in Charge in Kyrgyzstan

    Kyrgyzstan's opposition has declared itself in control of the country after seizing key government buildings. Parliament has installed opposition leaders as acting president and prime minister and given them 24 hours to present a new cabinet. President Askar Akayev is rumoured to have fled the Central Asian country, possibly to Kazakhstan. Other reports.. More

  • US Troops, Iraq Army Targeted

    US troopshave been targeted with roadside bombs in the north and Iraq's nascent army was attacked in Baghdad. Two explosives planted in the streets of the northern city of Mosul detonated near US patrols, according to witnesses, who said they didn't think there were any casualties. One blast near a Mosul school caused panicked children to rush out.. More

  • Several Killed in Afghanistan Battle

    Seven people have died, including two children, when US-led forces tried to detain a suspected Taliban fighter in a village near the Pakistani border, the military said. The battle broke out on Tuesday when soldiers from the US-led coalition went to the village in south-eastern Paktika province in search of Raz Muhammad, who the military said was.. More

  • Major Euro Forgery Operation Discovered in Spain

    Spanish police have seized 2.5 million euros of counterfeit notes, the biggest haul in the country since the single currency was introduced three years ago. During the dawn raids on Tuesday, 27 people were arrested, all of them Spaniards except for one Moroccan and one Uruguayan. The operation took place near Madrid and in three other regions including.. More

  • Kyrgyz Government, Opposition Edge toward Talks Amid Stepped-up Protests

    The Kyrgyz government and opposition protestors were preparing for possible talks in a bid to end a crisis over a contested parliamentary election, after the Central Asian nation's leadership warned it could resort to the use of force to restore order. Kyrgyz Defense Minister Esen Topoyev and lawmaker Tashkul Kereksizov had flown into the flashpoint.. More

  • Arab-Israeli Normalisation Ruled Out

    Arab leaders have said Israel cannot expect peaceor normalised ties with the Arab world if it does not make concessions and give up occupied lands. The remarks opening a two-day Arab summit on Tuesday marked a clear shift away from a Jordanian proposal that Arab leaders had already rejected. In what would have been a dramatic change in Arab countries'.. More

  • Putin to Visit Israel

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is to visit Israel at the end of April – becoming the first Russian or Soviet leader to do so. "Israeli President Moshe Katsav invited Mr Putin personally on 27 Januarywhen they met in Poland and the Russian president will be welcomed with all the honours due to someone of his status," said Katsav's spokesman Ron.. More

  • Gas Pipeline Blown Up in Pakistan

    A gas pipeline has been blown up in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, the latest attack in an area where tribal fighters are waging a renewed campaign for autonomy. Aljazeera's correspondent in Islamabad reported that an unknown group attacked the gas pipeline on the Khamri Bridge between Sui and Quetta in southwestern Pakistan. The blast caused.. More