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  • Iran to Release UK Marines

    Iran is to soon release an eight-member British Royal Navy unit arrested for straying into its territorial waters along the border with Iraq, the official IRNA news agency has reported. Late on Tuesday top Iranian officials indicated that the team of Royal Marines and sailors could be freed if it is established they did not enter Iranian waters deliberatel.. More

  • Belgium Child Rapist is Jailed for Life

    Paedophile rapist and murderer Marc Dutroux was sentenced to life behind bars yesterday at the climax to a harrowing trial that delved into one of the darkest chapters in Belgium's history. Dutroux's lawyer, Xavier Magnee, said his client plans to appeal the sentence. After more than an hour of deliberation, the court also sentenced co-defendant Michelle.. More

  • Korean Captive Killed after Deadline Passes

    A South Korean translator working for a company that supplies equipment to US occupation forces in Iraq has been executed after a deadline set by his captors passed. In a videotape received by Aljazeera, the resistance group Jamat al-Tawhid and Jihad said it was fulfilling a pledge it made yesterday that the 33-old-year South Korean translator Kim.. More

  • UK Approaches Iran over Sailors

    UK diplomats have been holding talks with Iran after the seizure of three British naval craft and their crews in a waterway shared with Iraq. Iran said the boats had entered its part of the Shatt al-Arab waterway without permission on Monday morning and were duly impounded. Interrogators have been questioning the eight Britons detained. A British.. More

  • Many Killed in Ingushetia Capital Attacks

    Heavy fighting has broken out in a republic bordering Chechnya after fighters, believed to be Chechen fighters, launched attacks on several key targets including an interior ministry building. Russian news agency Itar-Tass said early reports on Tuesday suggested that at least 10 people had been killed in the fighting so far. The skirmish broke out.. More

  • Algerians Injured in Power Station Blast

    At least 11 people were injured following an explosion at an Algerian power plant. In a press statement on Tuesday, Interior Minister Yazid Zarhuni said the blast at the Hamma power station just outside Algiers was "apparently accidental" and that none of the main installations were destroyed. Zarhuni added it was up to an inquiry to determine the.. More

  • Four U.S. Soldiers Found Dead West of Baghdad as Iraqis Threaten to Kill Korean Captive

    Four U.S. soldiers have been found dead west of Baghdad, apparently killed in an attack by Iraqi resistance fighters, witnesses said on Monday. Attackers took witnesses to the scene, a building site in the restive town of Ramadi. The bloodied bodies of the four soldiers were sprawled on the ground, surrounded by scattered equipment and belongings. .. More

  • Palestinian Resistance Group Talks Peace

    A Palestinian resistance group has for the first time in its history outlined terms for calling an end to operations against Israel. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades drew up an agenda for negotiations with the Palestinian leadership in the coming days, according to Brigades commander Zakaria Zubaidi. Speaking to journalists in Jenin, Zubaidi said the.. More

  • Israeli Warplanes Strike South Lebanon

    Israeli warplanes have struck what the army alleges were Hizb Allah anti-aircraft batteries in southern Lebanon, causing no casualties. Hizb Allah television station al-Manar said the planes struck Talat al-Jamus hill in southwestern Lebanon on Sunday evening. The hill is the site of a former military base used by the Israeli occupation army until.. More

  • Allawi Plans to Revamp Iraq Security Forces

    Iraq's interim prime minister has announced a restructuring of the country's security forces, saying all Iraqi troops would be brought under a central command. Iyad Allawi on Sunday issued a plea for more international help in Iraq's security, asking outside countries to send troops and donate military hardware to bolster Iraq's beleaguered forces... More

  • India, Pakistan Set Up 'Nuclear Hotline'

    India and Pakistan have established a new hotline between their foreign ministries to alert each other of potential nuclear accidents or threats. In a joint statement at the conclusion of two days of talks in New Delhi, officials said on Sunday the dedicated secure hotline was intended to "prevent misunderstandings and reduce risks relevant to nuclear.. More

  • Allawi Welcomes U.S. Strike That Killed 22 Civilians

    Iraq's US-picked prime minister on Sunday defended a U.S. air strike that killed 22 people in Falluja, but Iraqi officers in the town said the dead included women and children rather than foreign Muslim militants. "We know that a house which had been used by terrorists had been hit. We welcome this hit on terrorists anywhere in Iraq," interim Prime.. More

  • Al-Qaida Admits to Leader's Death

    Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia have allegedly confirmed the killing of their leader Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin and three others by Saudi security forces in Riyadh. "On Friday, the leader Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin was martyred along with three others...in an ambush carried out by the soldiers of the despot (in Saudi Arabia). They opened fire on them in a sudden way.. More

  • UK Dailies: Britons against Blair's EU Plans

    Britain's newspapers are forecasting more trouble for Prime Minister Tony Blair as new polls show huge numbers of Britons are against the EU constitution treaty. "Blair hit by EU backlash," said The Sunday Times, pointing to pressure mounting on the prime minister from opposition politicians and business leaders to hold an immediate referendum on.. More

  • Israeli Missiles Hit Gaza

    An Israeli helicopter gunship fired 10 missiles into Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood late on Friday, targeting two metal workshops in the area, sources on both sides said. In the first raid, the helicopter fired two missiles at a workshop, then returned after several minutes, firing another eight rockets at targets in the same area, one of which.. More