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  • Many Killed in Somali Tribal Fighting

    At least 12 people are dead and 17 wounded after fierce fighting continued in the central Somali village of Gelinsor. Friday's toll raised the number of dead to 40 after two days of fighting, village elders said. "At least 12 people were killed after heavy shelling on Friday afternoon," Ahmad Muhammad, an elder, told French news agency AFP. "The.. More

  • US Set to Boost Troop Strength in Iraq

    The United States has announced it will boost its forces in Iraq to their highest war-time level before of January's polls, with President George W Bush insisting the elections will be held on time. "The elections should not be postponed. It's time for the Iraqi citizens to go to the polls, and that's why we are very firm on the January 30th date,".. More

  • Guantanamo Tribunals Called 'Unfair'

    Attorneys representing 54 people have challenged the legality of their detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The lawyers, who represent "war on terror" suspects, want a US judge to rule against military review tribunals which were set up by the Pentagon to determine whether the prisoners should be designated as "enemy combatants". This designation gives.. More

  • Syria Rejects Israeli Talks Demands

    Damascus has dismissed an offer by Israel to resume peace negotiations because it came with strings attached. "We have proposed a resumption of negotiations without conditions. I now notice the Israeli prime minister is setting conditions on Syria, and that is unacceptable," Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shara said on Thursday. His comments came shortly.. More

  • Moscow Rejects New Run-Off Vote in Ukraine

    Russian leader Vladimir Putin has joined his Ukrainian counterpart in rejecting calls for a re-run of second round of voting in the country's contested presidential ballot. He met Leonid Kuchma at an airport outside Moscow for talks on the election crisis that is tearing the former Soviet republic apart. Putin argued that there is a risk of a repeat.. More

  • US Launches more Raids near Baghdad

    Hundreds of US and British troops have raided homes near Baghdad as part of an ongoing operation to quell Iraqi opposition to January elections. Scottish soldiers from the Black Watch regiment and a force from the US 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) cordoned off several kilometres of the west bank of the Euphrates river on Wednesday, 50km south.. More

  • Ukrainian Rivals Begin EU-Backed Talks

    The rivals in Ukraine's disputed presidential election have sat down for compromise talks sponsored by European mediators. The talks on Wednesday brought together Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, the declared official winner of the 21 November presidential run-off, and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, who claimed victory was stolen from him through.. More

  • Weather Slows Philippine Relief Bid

    Rescue workers are digging with their bare hands to find survivors from landslides and floods that have killed up to 500 people in the northern Philippines where another typhoon is due to hit in the next 48 hours. Hundreds of soldiers were ordered to carry relief supplies on foot to three devastated towns on the eastern coast after roads were cut off.. More

  • More Occupation Troops Killed as US Army Blocks Aid convoy for Falluja

    Two US soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in separate attacks in Iraq as the interim Iraqi prime minister insisted violence was receding after the assault on Falluja. The two US soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack on their convoy in the Baghdad area, capping one of the deadliest months for the US military since the start of the war.. More

  • Sudan Delays Expelling Aid Agencies

    A Sudanese minister has said the decision to expel the heads of two aid agencies is administrative and will be delayed. Sudan decided to postpone a decision to expel the country heads of two British aid agencies on Monday, citing administrative difficulties and humanitarian grounds, the state minister for humanitarian affairs said. Muhammad Yusuf.. More

  • Al-Qaida Releases New Video

    A leading al-Qaida member has told the Arab world his organisation will continue to attack the US until it changes its policies in the Middle East. In an exclusive Aljazeera broadcast on Monday, the Islamist network's second-in-command Ayman al-Dhawahiri said the way the US dealt with Muslims was unacceptable. The new video, apparently made before.. More

  • Top Hindu Priest Admits Murder

    A top Indian cleric, revered by millions of Hindus, has confessed to the murder of a temple official, a lawyer for the southern state of Tamil Nadu told a court yesterday. Jayendra Saraswathi, known as a "Hindu pontiff", broke down during interrogation and confessed to his involvement in the murder, the Press Trust of India quoted state prosecutor.. More

  • US Soldiers Killed in Iraq

    Two US marines have been killed in action south of Baghdad, bringing to seven the total number killed in Iraq over the past three days, according to US authorities. Three US servicemen were killed on Sunday in clashes in Al-Anbar province of western Iraq. Two others were killed on Friday, he said. The US military could not immediately release any.. More

  • Two Palestinian Refugees Shot Dead

    Israeli occupation soldiers have killed a Palestinian doctor and teenager and wounded five other men and women in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian medical sources confirmed on Sunday that Samir Hijazi, a 38-year-old physician, and 18-year-old Abd Allah al-Rahawi died from wounds sustained when Israeli tanks stormed the Rafah refugee camp, firing.. More

  • Ukraine's East Make Moves towards Autonomy

    Ukraine edged closer to a break up as a powerful pro-Yanukovich region in the east of the country set a December referendum date for people to decide on whether the region should become autonomous. The decision at a rally in Severodonetsk near the Russian border raised the temperature in the stand off over Ukraine's presidential elections. Feelings.. More