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  • Many Casualties in Mortar Attack on Iraqi Forces

    A mortar attack on an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad has killed four soldiers and wounded scores more. An Iraqi defence ministry statement said the attack occurred in the morning at Tarmiya, about 25km north of Baghdad. Earlier reports said six mortar rounds were fired at the offices. "Four Iraqi National Guards were killed.. More

  • UN Troops Move in after 50 Die in Haiti Gang Violence

    Tension is mounting in Haiti as UN forces and local police try to quash the gang violence which has left at least 50 people dead over recent weeks. Armed groups loyal to former president Jean Bertrand Aristide are locked in combat with ex soldiers who helped topple the previous leader. The attacks come on top of storms and floods in September which.. More

  • Kerry Woos Jews as Florida Votes

    Voting has got under way in the US state of Florida with presidential challenger John Kerry making a pitch to woo the key battleground's Jewish voters. Polling stations opened early on Monday; four years after the state upheld the controversial 2000-election result, where President George Bush won by a disputed 537 votes. Within hours a Democrat leader.. More

  • Rights Groups Slam Israeli Attacks

    Israel's policies in the Gaza Strip have come under severe criticism after a leading rights group and a UN agency chief both accused Tel Aviv of violating international law. A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday said the destruction of thousands of homes in southern Gaza along the border with Egypt, could not be justified on military grounds. Israe.. More

  • Falluja Peace Bid Called Off

    A top Falluja negotiator who has been released from US custody says peace talks with the interim Iraqi government have been called off. "The people of Falluja have suspended negotiations, despite the fact they had made progress, because of arrests like mine and American policies," Khalid Hamud al-Jumaili said. Al-Jumaili was released at 2am (2300.. More

  • Karzai Rivals Allege Fraud at Polls

    The likely runner-up in Afghanistan's historic presidential election has alleged that the vote was marred by cheating, as President Hamid Karzai appeared on course to win without a runoff. The result of the 9 October poll, the country's first presidential election, might not be out until early November due to the logistics of bringing ballot boxes.. More

  • Tamil Rebels Reject Talks Proposal

    Tamil Tiger rebels have rejected Sri Lanka's latest proposals to revive stalled peace talks and played down prospects of resuming negotiations next month. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they would open talks only on the basis of a self-rule plan seeking an Interim Self-Governing Authority (ISGA) in embattled areas. "Sri Lanka's.. More

  • Palestinian Killed by Israeli Helicopter

    A Palestinian related to an alleged local resistance leader in southern Gaza has died of wounds he sustained in a helicopter attack. Mahmud al-Shaikh Khalil died later following a missile launch on his brother's home in Rafah on Sunday, according to medics at the European Hospital. The 26-year-old had been visiting Ahmad al-Shaikh Khalil on 11 October.. More

  • More Iraqis Killed in Falluja

    Three people have been killed and five others injured in renewed US air strikes on the Iraqi city of Falluja, while fierce clashes erupted on the ground. At the eastern gate, US forces backed by tanks, and armed fighters are engaged in heavy clashes. There is no immediate word on casualties. More than 1000 US soldiers and Iraqi forces have surrounded.. More

  • Sudan Disputes Darfur Death Figures

    Sudan has questioned UN estimates that up to 70,000 people have died from hunger and disease in its remote Darfur region since a rebellion began 20 months ago. David Nabarro, head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) health crisis action group in Geneva, said on Friday the monthly death rate in Darfur was about 10,000, blaming malnutrition and disease... More

  • US Mulls Sanctions against Syria

    The United States is contemplating tightening economic sanctions on Syria to put pressure on Damascus to pull troops out of Lebanon. US administration officials on Friday said the additional sanctions were also aimed at forcing Syria to crack down on "terrorism". "The application of additional sanctions under the Syrian Accountability Act is an option,".. More

  • Blasts Ring out Across Central Baghdad

    Two blasts, one near a hospital and the other near a hotel, have killed one person and wounded at least three in Baghdad. The casualties were caused by a rocket or mortar round that exploded outside the Ibn al-Bitar hospital in central Baghdad on Saturday. One hospital worker was killed and at least three others injured in the explosion that occurred.. More

  • US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Ambush

    Two US soldiers and five civilians have been killed in separate attacks across Afghanistan. In the latest attack late on Friday, five people including a policeman were killed after a remote-controlled bomb exploded in eastern Afghanistan near a truck supplying food to US bases, an official said. The truck had previously been stopped and set on fire.. More

  • Palestinian Killed in Jabalya as Israel Redeploys

    An elderly Palestinian woman has been killed by Israeli army gunfire in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, according to hospital sources. Fatima Husayni, whom medics said was aged 65, suffered fatal head injuries when troops opened fire in the camp, bringing the overall toll since the start of Operation Days of Penitence late last month to.. More

  • 10 Killed in Baghdad Car Bomb

    At least ten Iraqis have been killed and a dozen wounded by a human bomber who targeted a police station in a southern Baghdad suburb, according to the US military. A speeding car exploded near the police headquarters in Dura at 9:45am (0645 GMT), a police officer told reporters. But the US military said the car, packed with about 135kg of explosives,.. More