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  • Indonesian Journalists Freed in Iraq

    Two Indonesian journalists taken hostage in Iraq have been freed by their abductors and are being taken to Baghdad, a member of theAssociation of Muslim Scholars (AMS) in Ramadi says. A member of the influential Sunni bodysaid on Monday:"The two Indonesians have been freed and will be transferred to the headquarters of the association in Baghdad,.. More

  • Israelis Shoot Palestinians in Gaza

    Two Palestinians have been shot and wounded by Israeli occupation soldiers at the border between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt. One of the Palestinians, 29-year-old Hamid Abbas, was in critical condition after being shot in the head and back, according to medics at Gaza's Rafah hospital on Sunday. The second was shot in the hand, the medics.. More

  • Chavez: US Wants Me Assassinated

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to suspend oil exports to the US if someone tries to assassinate him. "If they kill me, there will be a really guilty party on this planet whose name is the President of the United States George Bush," Chavez said on Sunday during his weekly radio programme Hello, Mr President. "If, by the hand.. More

  • Bangladesh Ferry Death Toll at 116, Many Missing

    Rescuers have retrieved 116 bodies but more than 80 people are still missing and feared drowned after a Bangladesh ferry capsized in a storm on a river near the capital, Dhaka, police and officials said on Monday. Two salvage ships refloated the upturned vessel and towed it on Monday closer to the river's bank, allowing divers to make a last sweep.. More

  • Israeli Cabinet to Endorse Gaza Plan

    Israel's cabinet is expected to give the go-ahead to remove Jewish settlers from occupied Gaza, according to Aljazeera's correspondent in Palestine. Speaking from Ram Allah on Sunday, Walidal-Umari estimated that about 17 ministers would vote for withdrawal, while onlyfive were likely tovote against. "After the government gets approval, Sharon.. More

  • Turkish Cypriots Hold Early Elections

    The breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) goes to early parliamentary elections on Sunday to try to elect a new government. Turkish Cypriots were forced to call elections after the coalition government of prime minister Mehmet Ali Talat lost its slim parliamentary majority shortly after Greek Cypriots in the south rejected a UN plan.. More

  • Islamic Nations Pledge $145m for Aceh

    The world's biggest grouping ofMuslim countrieshas pledged 145 million US dollar for Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, to be spent largely on children orphaned by the 26 December disaster, says a report. The money will finance various projects over a four to five-year period, chair of the Organisation of Islamic Conference, Malaysian Prime.. More

  • Bangladesh Ferry Sinks, at Least 37 Killed

    At least 37 people were killed and more than 150 missing when a Bangladesh ferry capsized in a storm on a river near the capital Dhaka, police said on Sunday. The ferry, M.V. Maharaj, carrying some 200 passengers was sailing to the southern town of Chandpur from Dhaka when it got caught in a sudden tropical storm on the Buriganga river late on Saturday... More

  • Darfur Peace Talks to Resume

    The Sudanese government and Darfur rebels will resume African Union-sponsored peace negotiations in Nigeria at the end of February, Khartoum's chief negotiator has said. "The government is ready for participation in the next round of talks in a view to reaching a peaceful settlement to the issue of Darfur," Majzub al-Khalifa told the official SUNA.. More

  • UN to Investigate Killing of Rafiq Al-Hariri

    An Irish deputy police commissioner has been chosen to lead a UN team that is to report on how former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri was killed. UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said on Friday that Peter Fitzgerald of the Irish national police force, known as the Gardia Siochana, is expected to leave for Beirut in the next few days to begin.. More

  • Strong Quake Causes Panic in East Indonesia

    A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale rocked eastern Indonesia's Sulawesi region on Saturday morning, sparking panic in seaside communities as residents fearing a tsunami fled their homes for higher ground. The Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency in Jakarta said the quake was large enough to cause casualties, damage.. More

  • President of Togo Bows to Pressure for Election

    Yielding to diplomatic and internal pressure, Togo's new President, Faure Gnassingbe, has promised to hold elections for his post within two months, ending his military-enforced succession to power following the death of his father. "In the superior interests of the nation and of the country's constitution, I promise to hold elections within 60.. More

  • Many Killed in New Baghdad Attacks

    At least 36 people have been killed and dozens wounded in twin attacks near Shia mosques in southern and westernBaghdad, hospital and police sources have said. Survivors said a man wearing a "suicide belt" blew himself up on Friday in al-Kathimia mosque in Abu Dushair district south of Baghdad. At least 31 people were killed and 22 injured in the.. More

  • Putin: Iran will not Seek Nuclear Arms

    Russia is convinced that Iran has no intention of developing atomic weapons and will continue to cooperate with Tehran in the civilian nuclear sector, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. "The latest steps on Iran's behalf persuade us that Iran has no intention of building an atomic weapon. Consequently, we will continue to cooperate with Iran.. More

  • Bush Steps up Pressure on Syria

    US president George Bush has increased US pressure on Syria, laying out demands he says he expects Damascus to meet. Tension has intensified since former PM Rafik Hariri was killed by a bomb in Beirut on Monday. Bush stopped short of blaming Syria for the attack, but demanded Damascus pull out of Lebanon and hand over any supporters of Saddam.. More