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  • Spying: New Zealand Awaiting Israeli Apology

    New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark says she is still waiting to receive a formal apology from Israel over a scandal involving Israeli spies. Clark said on Monday that she was encouraged by the words of regret from Israel's president but that New Zealand still wanted a formal apology. Relations between the two nations have been frosty since.. More

  • Iran and Russia Sign Nuclear Fuel Deal

    Iran and Russia have signed a nuclear fuel agreement, paving the way for Tehran to get its first reactor up and running. Iranian Vice-President Gholamreza Aghazadeh and Alexander Rumyantsev, the head of Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency, signed the agreement at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran. The signing was delayed by a day, and came.. More

  • Bird Flu Kills 47th Asian Victim in Vietnam

    Bird flu has killed a 69-year-old Vietnamese man, the 47th Asian victim of a virus experts fear could unleash a global influenza pandemic capable of wiping out millions of people. The man was taken to a hospital in the northern province of Thai Binh on Feb. 19 and died last Wednesday, said Pham Van Diu, director of the province's Center of Preventive.. More

  • Israel Freezes Handover to Palestinians

    Israel has frozen plans to hand over security control of the West Bank to Palestinians. Israel's army radio reportedon Sunday thatDefence Minister Shaul Mofaz's decision came at an emergency meeting called in the wake of a bombing that killed four Israelis and the bomber in Tel Aviv. It was not confirmed when the freeze would be lifted. Mofaz.. More

  • Saddam's Half-Brother Captured

    A half-brother and former adviser to former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been captured in Iraq. Sources in the interim government said on Sunday that an official announce-ment would be made soon on the capture of Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikritibutfew details were provided immediately. "Sabawi is captured, he's a big catch," one official.. More

  • Activist Seeks Trial of Israeli Soldiers

    Nearly two years after being shot in the face by Israeli occupation soldiers, American peace activist Brian Avery has returned to Israel to seek justice. Avery, 26, plans to petition the Israeli High Court of Justice on Monday to launch an investigation into the shooting which left his face horribly disfigured. He is also seeking financial compensation.. More

  • Kyrgyzstan Goes to the Polls

    Kyrgyzstan's polling stations have opened in parliamentary elections that have been foreshadowed by demonstrations in several rural regions. Voting in the elections to the Central Asian former Soviet republic's single-chamber 75-seat parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh, began at 0800GMT on Sunday. The election is being closely watched as it is seen.. More

  • Several Killed in Tel Aviv Disco Blast

    A blast has ripped through a seaside discotheque in Tel Aviv, killing at leastfour people and wounding another 50. Tel Aviv's police chief David Tzur said the attack late on Friday took place at the entrance to the disco, called The Stage. Islamic Jihad, Hamas and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - an offshoot of the mainstream Fatah movement - all have.. More

  • Egypt's Leader Orders Election Reform

    Egyptian President Husni Mubarak has ordered a review and amendment of the country's presidential election law, paving the way for multi-candidate polls in September. "This morning I have asked the parliament and the Shura Council to amend Article 76 of the constitution, which deals with the election of the president to discuss it and suggest the.. More

  • Four US Soldiers, 13 Iraqis Killed; British Soldiers Jailed for Abuse

    Four US soldiers and 13 Iraqis were killed in central Iraq, as while three British soldiers were jailed in Germany for abusing Iraqi civilians. Meanwhile, a US general ruled out a timeline for a full transfer of security to Iraqi security, while Iraq's leading Shiite political coalition announced it had established a committee to start talks on forming.. More

  • Iran Facing June Nuclear Deadline

    The US is ready to give European allies only until June to cajole Iran before Washington seeks UN sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme, US diplomatic documents show. US officials in Vienna circulated a position paper for discussion to members of the UN nuclear watchdog's governing board on Thursday, as President George W Bush toured Europe. Washing.. More

  • Togo President Steps Down

    Togo’s leader Faure Gnassingbe has decided to step down as president of the West African country, bowing to massive international pressure to quit. The resignation came hours after the African Union had suspended Togo on Friday in the latest blow to Gnassingbe. Shortly after Gnassingbe's announcement, Abass Bonfoh was elected chairman of Togo's.. More

  • Israel Plans 6,000 W. Bank Settlement Homes

    Israel plans to build more than 6,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank this year, a sharp boost in its construction in the occupied territory, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday. The reported settlement expansion project by the Israel Lands Administration (ILA), a government agency, would coincide with Israel's plan to pull out.. More

  • Lebanon: Syrian Troops Pulling Back

    Lebanese Defence Minister Abd al-Rahim Murad has told Aljazeera that Syria has started pulling back its troops in Lebanon into the eastern Bakaa Valley of the country. In an interview with Aljazeera on Thursday, Murad said"the sixth stage of the redeployment of Syrian troops in Lebanon has started on Thursday". He added that according to the 1989.. More

  • Afghan Soldiers Killed in Ambush

    Armed men have killed nine Afghan troops close to the border with Pakistan, a provincial government official said. It was unknown who was behind one of bloodiest attacks on Afghan troops in several months, said Haji Muhammad Wali on Friday, spokesman for the governor of the southern province of Helmand. The soldiers were ambushed while on night.. More