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  • Likud Vote Setback to Sharon's Gaza Plan

    Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has suffered a stunning setback after his Likud party voted against the opposition Labour party joining a new coalition government. The motion, blocking Labour's entry into government and adopted on Wednesday by 843 to 612, is a severe blow to Sharon's Gaza pullout plan. An alternative motion filed by Sharon's.. More

  • Al-Sadr Offers Withdraw as Market Blast Rocks Mosul

    Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has reportedly offered to pull his fighters out of Najaf and disarm them, in a move to allow him to join Iraq's US-backed political process. Aljazeera has learnt that a letter has been sent to Baghdad from al-Sadr's office in Najaf, confirming his willingness to accept conditions set out by the Iraqi National Conference.. More

  • Many Killed in Gaza Missile Strike

    An Israeli helicopter has launched at least one missile into the home of an alleged Palestinian resistance leader in occupied Gaza. The resulting explosion early on Wednesday morning killed five and wounded 12 more civilians when it tore through the home of Ahmad al-Shabari. Tel Aviv accuses al-Shabari of belonging to the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades,.. More

  • Sudan to Double Darfur Police Numbers

    Sudan's foreign minister has announced plans to double the number of police in Darfur to 20,000. Mustafa Usman Ismail announced the police plan in Abuja on Tuesday after talks with Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo - the chairman of the African Union (AU). "The government of Sudan has about 40,000 Arab soldiers in Darfur plus 10,000 police.. More

  • Three Georgian Soldiers Killed in Breakaway Region Clashes

    Fighting in Georgia's separatist pro-Russia region of South Ossetia killed another three Georgian servicemen and wounded five in the escalating conflict warily watched by Moscow and the West. Georgia's Rutsavi 2 television report could not be immediately confirmed, but it reflected a rise of violence in an impoverished region of the former Soviet republic.. More

  • Court Reopens Gujarat Riot Cases

    India's Supreme Court reopened about 2000 cases from Hindu-Muslim riots which ravaged Gujarat two years ago amid accusations of bias by the state's Hindu nationalist government. The court told the western state's government to set up a high-level police committee to have a fresh look at cases which were closed when investigators said they could not.. More

  • Several Dead in Baghdad Blast

    At least four people have been killed and 24 wounded in one of three explosions that rocked central Baghdad, Iraqi police and witnesses said. Five cars were destroyed in the blast. The Iraqi government said the blast on Rashid street was caused by a falling shell, not a car bomb as they had previously stated. The blast on Rashid street boomed.. More

  • Sharon Approves 1000 New Settlement Homes

    Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, sources say. The political sources said on Tuesday the tenders were frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the US. One source said the decision was intended to defuse resistance in Sharon's Likud party to his Gaza pullout plan.. More

  • Kerry's Clark Slams Bush's Troop Recall Plan

    US Democrats blasted President George Bush's plan to bring home up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia, calling it dangerous, ill-conceived and a ploy to boost his attempt for re-election. Bush's announcement quickly drew scathing criticism on Monday from former NATO commander Wesley Clark and former ambassador Richard Holbrooke, two senior advisers.. More

  • US 'Bounty Hunter' Claims FBI Links

    An alleged American bounty-hunter on trial for running a private jail, kidnapping and torturing prisoners in Afghanistan has accused FBI agents of seizing evidence proving his links to US authorities. Jonathon Idema told an Afghan court on Monday the US Federal Bureau of Investigation had taken hundreds of videotapes, photos and documents from the.. More

  • Occupation Troops Killed in Najaf Fighting

    Three US soldiers have been killed in Iraq's Najaf province, scene of clashes between occupation forces and Shia Muslim fighters, amid fresh efforts to stop the fighting. "Three US soldiers attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit were killed as a result of enemy action in Najaf province 15 August," said a US military statement, issued on Monday. .. More

  • Thousands Homeless as Florida Begins Storm Clean-Up

    The death toll from Hurricane Charley climbed to 16 on Sunday as thousands left homeless in southwest Florida sorted through wreckage. The fiercest hurricane to strike Florida in 12 years, Charley's 145 mph winds destroyed mobile homes, ripped roofs off houses and damaged tens of thousands of other buildings when it smashed ashore on Friday. Florida.. More

  • US Journalist Captured in Iraq

    A French-American journalist has been captured in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriya. Aljazeera reported that Micah Garen, a French journalist who carries a US passport, along with his translator were abducted by unknown men in the southern Iraqi city. The journalist is said to be an archaeological reporter and manager of Four Corners Media. As.. More

  • Chavez Wins Venezuela Referendum - Preliminary Result

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to preliminary results released by the country's top electoral officer on Monday. National Electoral Council President Francisco Carrasquero said in a national broadcast the "No" option opposing Chavez's recall had obtained just over 58 percent of the vote, while the.. More

  • Iraq National Conference Delegates Storm out

    More than 100 of the delegates attending Iraq's National Conference have stormed out - within minutes of it starting. As soon as the UN special envoy to Iraq, Ashraf Qazi, finished his opening speech on Sunday - a large group disrupted proceedings by shouting "as long as there are airstrikes and shelling, we cannot have a conference". Yahya Musawi,.. More