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  • Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike

    More than 1500 Palestinian prisoners in four Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike to highlight their treatment. Held at the Nafha, Saba, Hadarim and Shatta jails, the hunger strikers listed numerous grievances on Sunday morning. Aljazeera's correspondent in Palestine, Shireen Abu Aqla, reports: "Some of the demonstrators' top demands are an end.. More

  • Najaf Braces for Siege as Talks Fail

    Iraq's interim government has said it is resuming military operations in the city of Najaf after talks with the fighters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr failed. The announcement on Saturday spells the end of a tentative ceasefire in Najaf after more than a week of clashes that have stirred anger across the region. "The Iraqi interim government is resuming.. More

  • 21 Killed in Afghanistan Tribal Fighting

    At least 21 people have been killed in fighting between tribal leaders in western Afghanistan, highlighting the fragile security situation ahead of landmark presidential elections. The fighting broke out between two commanders for control of districts surrounding Herat, the largest and most prosperous city in western Afghanistan, a spokesman for one.. More

  • Bomb Kills many at Indian Parade

    A bomb has exploded at an Independence Day march in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, killing at least 18 people and injuring many others. Police said many of the victims of the blast on a college parade ground in the town of Dhemaji were schoolchildren or their mothers. Local people incensed at the failure to protect the parade later attacked.. More

  • Dozens Civilians Killed in US Bombing of Samarra

    The US military has dropped a series of half-tonne bombs on a number of locations in the city of Samarra, killing at least 50 people. Captain Bill Coppernoll said on Saturday the bombing was part of an operation called Cajun Mousetrap III. The attack "was conducted to assist in the freedom of movement for Iraqi citizens and deny the enemy sanctuary.. More

  • Hurricane 'Charley' Causes 'Significant Loss of Life'

    The death toll from Hurricane Charley rose early Saturday, when a county official said there had been a "significant loss of life" at a mobile home park and deputies were standing guard over stacks of bodies because the area was inaccessible to ambulances. Wayne Sallade, Charlotte County's director of emergency management, said early Saturday that.. More

  • Tutsis Massacred in Burundi Camp

    Gunmen have killed at least 136 people in an overnight raid on a camp for Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi, a UN spokesperson says. The Gatumba camp, near the border with DR Congo, provides shelter for 4,000 refugees who fled the country in June. A Hutu rebel group, the FNL, has claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place late on.. More

  • Georgian PM Shot at, Envoys Try to Keep Peace in South Ossetia

    Georgia is demanding that Russia's role in South Ossetia be redefined and the make-up of the peacekeeping force in the breakaway province be made more international. Coinciding with an armed attack on the Georgian prime minister, Moscow has sent a special envoy to the region to try and calm tempers. Tbilisi has repeatedly accused Russian peacekeepers.. More

  • Schroeder Backs Turkey's EU Bid

    German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder says the European Union must keep its promise to accept Turkey as a member once it has fulfilled the required conditions. Speaking at the opening of a German-Bulgarian economic forum on Friday, Schroeder said bringing in Turkey as a member would contribute to Europe's security "in an incredible fashion" by uniting.. More

  • Al-Sadr Wounded in US Bombing

    There are conflicting reports on the condition of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, with his spokesman saying he has been wounded in the US bombing of Najaf and the Iraqi interior minister describing him as unhurt. "Sayyed Muqtada was wounded in American bombing," his spokesman Ahmad al-Shinabi said on Friday. Al-Sadr's assistant Aws al-Khafaji told Aljazeera.. More

  • Palestinian, Israeli Killed in Attack

    A Palestinian fighter opened fire on a vehicle at the entrance of a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, killing one security man and wounding another before being shot dead by Israeli soldiers, reported our correspondent and agencies. The resistance group al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the ambush on Friday outside the settlement.. More

  • British Journalist Seized in Basra

    A British journalist has been seized in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. His captors are threatening to kill him if US forces did not pull out from Najaf in 24 hours, according to witnesses and a video tape. About 30 armed men, including some dressed as police, stormed the Diyafah Hotel in Basra on Thursday, said police captain Hashim Abd Allah... More

  • Typhoon Kills 63 in Eastern China

    At least 63 people have been killed and more than 1800 injured in a powerful typhoon that ripped through eastern China. Provincial officials on Friday said 185 people have been seriously injured. "Initial statistics show that at least 63 are dead and 185 are seriously injured," an official from the disaster relief section of the Zhejiang provincial.. More

  • Libya Hosts 'Informal' Darfur Talks

    Informal peace talks are under way in Libya in an attempt to resolve the crisis in western Sudan's Darfur region. Diplomatic sources on Thursday said a reconciliation meeting has been in progress since Wednesday at Sirte in Libya among Sudanese officials, rebels and representatives of the African Union. The conclave in Libya comes ahead of scheduled.. More

  • Najaf Official Resigns as Fighting Continues

    The deputy governor of Najaf has resigned in protest against the US offensive on the city even as a series of explosions rocked Najaf as fighting between US marines and Al-Mahdi fighters entered a second week. "I resign from my post denouncing all the US terrorist operations that they are doing against this holy city," Jawdat Kadam Najim al-Kuraishi,.. More