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  • Violence Claims more Lives in Iraq as Top Shiite Politician Escapes Baghdad Blast

    Six Iraqis and a Turkish truck driver have been killed in ambushes while seven others have lost their lives near Karbala. Aljazeera has learned that in addition to the fatalities in Karbala, a women and her child were injured in Sunday's incident, which involved an explosion in a house in the western al-Askari suburb. A police source said the blast.. More

  • Yushchenko Gains Big Lead

    Pro-West Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has won an unassailable lead over his rival, according to election officials. Yushchenko won 54.08% of the vote compared to 42.13% for pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, based on reporting from 90.03% of the country's precincts. Earlier, Yushchenko had claimed victory in the historic.. More

  • China Vows to Prevent Taiwan Independence

    China's military will crush any major moves toward independence by Taiwan no matter what the cost, said a government policy paper released Monday that accused Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian of escalating tension. The paper on defense was released as China's parliament discussed a draft anti-secession law that analysts say may contain clauses that.. More

  • Israel Kills Hamas Resistance Fighters

    Israeli occupation troops killed two Hamas fighters said to have been planting explosives near a border fence with Israel in the Gaza Strip. Israeli military sources said Israeli forces opened fire at two men crawling towards the fence in an area in the central Gaza Strip that the army had declared off-limits to Palestinians. A Hamas spokesman said.. More

  • Thousands Dead as Tidal Waves Lash South Asia

    The most powerful earthquake in 40 years has triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into coastlines across Asia on Sunday, killing thousands of people in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Thailand. The quake of magnitude 8.9 on the Richter scale first struck at 7.59am (0059 GMT) off the coast of Aceh province on the northern Indonesian.. More

  • Yushchenko Predicts Re-poll Win

    West-leaning challenger Viktor Yushchenko has predicted victory in the re-run of Ukraine's presidential election after a campaign that pitched the country into weeks of turmoil. The liberal Yushchenko, favoured in the contest, has been bolstered by protesters in his orange colours who brought central Kiev to a halt for more than two weeks to back.. More

  • At Least 162 Dead as Huge Indonesia Earthquake Wreaks Havoc across Asia

    At least 162 people were killed after a huge earthquake rocked Indonesia, unleashing tidal waves and flash floods across Asia that swamped coastal areas and displaced thousands. The quake, which seismologists said measured 6.8 on the Richter scale, struck in the Indian Ocean southwest of Aceh province on Sumatra Island and sparked panic across the.. More

  • Powerful Blast Rocks Baghdad Suburb

    A gas tanker truck wired with explosives has detonated in a west Baghdad neighbourhood killing up to eight people and injuring 20 others. More casualties were feared from the explosion on Friday night which lit the night sky and sent columns of smoke over the al-Mansur district, an area which houses the Jordanian and Libyan embassies. Residents said.. More

  • Hamas Fares Well in Palestinian Elections

    Islamic resistance group Hamas has scored significant successes in Palestinian municipal elections, initial results have shown. An unofficial tally gave Hamas control of seven councils against 11 for the Fatah movement, according to results from 24 of the 26 councils contested on Thursday. Official radio said on Friday evening that Fatah took 60%.. More

  • Saudi-Libya in Word War

    The Libyan press has hit back at Saudi Arabia where newspapers have launched scathing attacks on Libya's leader Muammar al-Qadhafi. In a Friday editorial headlined: The Kingdom of the Black Comedy, the pro-government daily al-Jamahiriya criticised the "reactionary" policies of Riyadh such as its ban on women drivers. Saudi Arabia is a "sick kingdom".. More

  • Palestinian Fighters Shot Dead in West Bank

    Three Palestinian resistance fighters have been shot dead after Israeli occupation forces followed them into a refugee camp in the West Bank. According to a Palestinian security source on Friday, Iyad Ranin, Kamal Sabarini and Jamal Azzam all died in a skirmish after attempting to avoid capture when 20 Israeli armoured vehicles pursued them into Tulkarim. A.. More

  • Ukraine Set for Poll Re-Run

    Ukraine's presidential rivals have wrapped up their campaigns as tension mounted ahead of a rerun election this weekend that has split the country and revived Cold War-style sparring between Russia and the West. Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said the vote on Sunday "will likely be the most important day in Ukraine's existence" and told his security.. More

  • Migrants Die Heading to Europe

    Thirteen people have perished on board a makeshift boat as they attempted a perilous voyage, in search of a new life. The victims were from Africa. Their destination was Europe. Under-equipped and lightly-dressed, they are believed to have died of hypothermia after days at sea in severe cold and rainy weather. They were heading to Fuerteventura, a.. More

  • Qatar Hands over Assassins to Moscow

    Two Russian spies serving life sentences in Qatar for assassinating an exiled Chechen leader returned to Moscow last night after they were handed them back to Russia. Russian state television reported the two men had arrived in Moscow on a special flight from Qatar. An official at the state Qatar News Agency (QNA) confirmed the two Russians were.. More

  • US Troops Clash with Fighters in Falluja

    Clashes have erupted between US marines and Falluja's fighters as displaced families were set to return to their homes in the battered city on Thursday. It was unclear what caused the clashes, but marine officers said that both sides had suffered casualties. The US military announced that three US marines had been killed in the Al-Anbar province while.. More