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  • Kyrgyz Leader Defiant after Unrest

    Kyrgyzstan's president has defiantly backed contested polls as legitimate, dismissing unrest in his country as a temporary phenomenon. While taking a strong line, Askar Akayev rules out the use of force to crush protestors. He made the statements to newly-elected deputies in parliament in the capital Bishkek. The vote which brought them to power.. More

  • Peace Plan Tops Arab Summit Agenda

    Arab leaders are opening a two-day summit in the Algerian capital to discuss a 17-point agenda, including a resolution to revive a plan for peace with Israel that the Jewish state rejected three years ago. Only 14 Arab heads of state or rulers out of the 22-member Arab League are expected to attend Tuesday's summit which coincides with the 60th anniversary.. More

  • Ready to Die Fighting, Says Khamenei

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said yesterday he was ready to don combat fatigues and give his life in battle if his country were attacked, accusing Washington of seeking any excuse to start a war. The US and Israel have both rattled sabres over Iran's disputed nuclear programme, refusing to rule out air strikes to hinder what they see as Tehran's.. More

  • Ten Dead in US School Massacre

    It is the deadliest school shooting in the United States since the Columbine massacre. At least ten people have been killed by a student who went on the rampage at Red Lake High School, in the northern state of Minnesota. A teacher, a security guard and five youngsters were slain. Up to 13 others were injured before the gunman took his own life. Auth.. More

  • Kyrgyzstan President Warns of Possible Civil War

    Both United Nations and EU leaders have expressed deep concerns over the mounting anti-government riots in the former Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan. There are reports that several police officers and demonstrators were killed as protesters stormed regional government offices. The disturbances come in the wake of this month's parliamentary elections,.. More

  • Iraq and Jordan Pull out Ambassadors

    Iraq and Jordan have engaged in a tit-for-tat withdrawal of ambassadors in a growing dispute over Iraqi Shia claims that Jordan is failing to block fighters from entering Iraq. Sunday's diplomatic row erupted as a Jordanian court sentenced in absentia Iraq's most fearedfighter who was born in Jordan- to a 15-year prison term. As news emerged.. More

  • Tulkarem Handover Hits Snag

    Israel's handover of the West Bank city of Tulkarem might be delayed due to a dispute between Israeli and Palestinian officers over arrangements for the pullout, Palestinian officials said. Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said the handover would take place today, but a meeting between military officers from both sides to finalise details of the.. More

  • Four Dead in Haiti Fighting

    UN troops and former soldiers from Haiti's disbanded army have fought two gun battles in the country's southwest and centre, killing at least four people. Two peacekeepers were among Sunday's dead, the worst day for the 10-month-old UN mission, officials said. The Sri Lankan and Nepalese soldiers who died were the first peacekeepers killed in.. More

  • Kyrgyzstan Rocked by Political Violence

    Thousands of protestors have stormed government buildings in southern Kyrgyzstan, leaving at least four policemen dead. Protests organised by the opposition have been growing against President Askar Akayev. He warned last week that any attempt to copy the so-called 'Orange Revolution' in fellow ex-Soviet state Ukraine could lead to civil war. The Russian.. More

  • Thousands Rally against Iraq War

    Tens of thousands of people have marched through central London on the second anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, calling on Prime Minister Tony Blair to get British troops out of the country. Police said 45,000 people were taking part in the march which wound from Hyde Park Corner past the US embassy to a rally in central London's Trafalgar.. More

  • Briton Killed in Doha Car Bomb Blast

    Acar bomb blast in Doha has killed two, including a Briton, the Qatari Interior Ministry said. A car exploded about 9:15 on Saturday nightnext to a theatre near a Britishschool in the Qatari capital, Aljazeera said, quoting the ministry. The car was registered in the name of an Egyptian national who has not been heard of since he left his home on.. More

  • Jordan Proposal to Dominate Summit

    There were mixed reactionsamong Arab statesto a contentious Jordanian proposal, which aims to revise the long-standing Arab strategy to normalise relations with Israel by sidestepping direct reference to the Jewish state's return of occupied Arab territories. But, Syria is expectedly raising concerns over the Jordanian plan, which drops specific.. More

  • Powerful Quake Hits Southern Japan, 155 Hurt

    A powerful earthquake hit Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu on Sunday, injuring at least 155 people, causing some houses to collapse and halting trains, media and officials said. The meteorological agency issued tsunami warnings, but the advisories were lifted about an hour later. Authorities, however, advised people to stay away from.. More

  • US Convoy Attacked in Ramadi

    An explosives-laden vehicle has exploded near a US military patrol on a highway 5km northwest of Ramadi, the Iraqi police said. There was no word on casualtieson Saturday, and US military officials could notimmediately be reached for comment. After the blast, US forces immediately closed off the highway, which links Iraq to Jordan, Aljazeera.. More

  • Jews in Secret Land Deal

    Foreign Jewish investors have paid millions of dollars to buy two large properties at Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem's Old City through a secret deal with the Greek Orthodox church, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday. The highly controversial deal, details of which appeared in the Maariv daily, saw a group of Jewish investors paying millions of dollars.. More