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  • Rocket Hits Kabul US Military Compound

    A rocket has exploded in the air above the US military compound in Kabul on the eve of Afghanistan's presidential poll. There were no casualties, according to a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, which operates in the capital. The spokesman said the blast was about 200 to 300 metres from the US embassy compound. Security.. More

  • Rockets Slam into Baghdad Hotels

    At least two rockets have been fired towards the Sheraton and Palestine hotels in central Baghdad causing damage and starting a fire in the area, witnesses said. Shortly after the attack on Thursday, bursts of gunfire could be heard in the city centre. Iraqi police sealed off access to the heavily fortified hotel complex. There were reports of a.. More

  • Israel Kills Two Palestinian Children

    An Israeli helicopter crew have killed two Palestinian children after launching a missile into a refugee camp in occupied Gaza. Pressing on with a massive eight-day-old raid into Jabalya, the Israeli army insisted on Thursday that two people had been "preparing to fire an improvised rocket". But the "pre-emptive strike" killed two children - 12-year-old.. More

  • Dozens Muslims Killed in Pakistan Blasts

    Two bombs have killed at least 39 people and injured over 100 more in the central Pakistani city of Multan. The dawn explosions on Thursday ripped through a crowd of about a thousand people who had gathered to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of Sunni activist leader Azam Tariq. Witnesses said the suspected sectarian attack, which.. More

  • Iraq Had no WMD - Top Weapons Inspector

    A US senate committee has been told by the country's chief arms inspector that Iraq had no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. His conclusion is a glaring contradiction of the Bush administration's pre-war assertions which were used to justify the invasion of Iraq. Charles Duelfer led the hunt for banned weapons in Iraq. Responding to questions.. More

  • Israel Continues Onslaught in Gaza

    Israeli occupation forces have continued their attacks in Gaza, shelling a town in the northern Gaza Strip, killing a boy and two Palestinian men as well as injuring 10 children. Witnesses to the attack on Bait Lahya said a barrage of tank fire ripped through several homes early on Wednesday morning. Medics said a 15-year-old Palestinian, Abd Allah.. More

  • Many Iraqis Killed in Basra Blast as US Planes Struck Falluja

    A roadside bomb has exploded on a bridge in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, killing a civilian, while the US bombing of Falluja continues. Police Lieutenant-Colonel Karim al-Zaidi said the bomb on Wednesday targeted an Iraqi police vehicle, wounding the four occupants and killing a civilian who was driving past. British forces in the mainly Shia.. More

  • Blair in Sudan Talks over Darfur Crisis

    UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is holding talks in Khartoum to pressure Sudan's leaders into taking action over the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Darfur. Blair was greeted at the presidential palace in Khartoum by Vice President Ali Usman Taha. The pair are scheduled to spend 45 minutes in talks before Blair meets President Umar al-Bashir. Blair's.. More

  • Blast at Afghan Election Rally Kills Two

    Two people have been killed when a bomb exploded at an election rally held by President Hamid Karzai's running mate in northern Afghanistan. Karzai's candidate for first vice president, Ahmad Zia Masud, was not injured in the attack on Wednesday. The blast hit Masud's convoy as it was travelling from the airport to the rally site at Faizabad, the.. More

  • US Jets Strike Sadr City

    US warplanes have pounded Baghdad's Sadr City only hours after car bombs killed at least 26 people in two Iraqi cities. Witnesses said American AC-130 aircraft were used in the attack on the suburb, home to more than two million people. "I heard explosions. AC-130 planes were firing," said a Sadr City resident, who added that he saw at least 12 tanks.. More

  • Israeli Missiles Kill more Palestinians

    Israeli air strikes are continuing over the northern Gaza Strip, with missiles killing one Palestinian resistance fighter. Elsewhere, in southern Gaza on Tuesday, a Palestinian teenager on her way to school was killed by Israeli occupation forces as the onslaught on the territory entered the seventh day. Iman al-Hams, 13, was shot at from an Israeli.. More

  • Poland Mulls Iraq Troop Withdrawal

    Poland's leaders have floated the idea of withdrawing troops from Iraq by the end of next year, giving the first timetable for a planned pullout by the staunch Washington ally. Warsaw's defence minister on Monday said most troops should leave Iraq by the end of 2005, the first mention of a specific date. President Aleksander Kwasniewski also spoke.. More

  • Many Dead in Ugandan Clashes

    Fourteen people have been killed and six taken captive in two separate incidents in northern Uganda over the weekend, army officials say. The casualties included 10 Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, according to reports. "We killed 10 rebels yesterday, captured six others and recovered nine guns and one solar panel when we attacked a group of about.. More

  • No Reprieve in Sight for Besieged Gaza

    Palestinians in the Gaza Strip woke Monday to a fifth day of a huge Israeli offensive with army commanders talking of a weeks-long operation. "Our forces are ready to operate not just for days but for weeks," Israeli army chief Lieutenant-General Moshe Yaalon told military radio. Early on Monday, Israeli missiles killed four Palestinians in the northern.. More

  • Twin Blasts Shake Central Baghdad

    Two blasts have rocked separate areas of central Baghdad, with one car bomb explosion near the Green Zone killing at least 10 people and wounding over 70. A second blast, about 30 minutes later, shook buildings in the centre of the city and sent thick clouds of black smoke pouring into the air above one of several hotels used by foreign contractors.. More