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  • Israel Launches Massive Raid to ''Isolate'' Rafah

    Israeli forces early Monday started a major operation in the southern Gaza Strip. The goals of the raid, according to Israeli sources, included completely separating the town of Rafah, on the Egyptian border, from the rest of Strip; arresting and/or killing "wanted" activists. Dozens of Palestinians from Rafah began leaving their houses Sunday,.. More

  • Sonia Gandhi May Stake Claim to Power on Monday

    India's powerful communists decided Monday not to formally join Sonia Gandhi's new coalition but to instead support it from outside, as shares recorded their second-largest plunge in history. Trading was automatically halted on the Bombay exchange after the main index dived 11 percent within minutes of opening on fears the communists' influence, with.. More

  • Fernandez Wins Dominican Rep. Election

    Former President Leonel Fernandez won a presidential election in the Dominican Republic after voters punished incumbent Hipolito Mejia for an economic slump in the Caribbean country. Mejia conceded defeat to his rival late Sunday, saying his center-left Dominican Revolutionary Party estimated Fernandez was set to win about 54 percent of the vote,.. More

  • Bomb Blasts outside British Bank in Turkey on Eve of Blair Visit

    Three homemade bombs exploded overnight in front of branches of the British bank HSBC in Ankara and Istanbul, on the eve of a visit here by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Two devices exploded at around 10:30 pm (1930 GMT) outside HSBC branches in Istanbul, the biggest city in the country, causing minor damage, the NTV and CNN-Turk television channel.. More

  • Israel Approves more Home Demolitions

    Israel's Supreme Court has rejected a petition calling for the army to stop demolishing Palestinian homes along the Gaza-Egypt border. This decision could pave the way for the army to expand the area it controls along the flashpoint boundary. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza filed a petition to save 13 houses along the border.. More

  • Three Iraqis Killed in Separate Attacks

    Gunmen fired on a minibus in Baghdad on Sunday, killing two Iraqi women who were working for the U.S.-led occupation. In southern Iraq, armed assailants killed a translator for the occupation and critically wounded another in attacks on their houses, police and witnesses said. The attackers who fired on the bus in Baghdad also detonated explosives.. More

  • Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Held in Egypt

    Police have arrested at least 31 members of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in an ongoing crackdown against the organisation. Aljazeera's correspondent reports that 12 leaders of the group were detained in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria, nine in Tanta, nine in Kfr al-Shaikh and one in Cairo. Other reports cite Ali Abd Al-Fattah,.. More

  • US Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Attack

    A US soldier has been killed and another two injured after their convoy was attacked in southern Afghanistan. A US military spokeswoman said on Sunday that the convoy was attacked on Saturday near Gereshk in southern Helmand province. She said the two soldiers who were injured have already returned to duty, and a "militiaman" was detained at the scene. How.. More

  • Five US Soldiers Killed in Iraq

    Two US soldiers were killed in separate gun and mortar attacks south of Baghdad, and a third died in a road accident, the US military said Saturday. One soldier died at 3 pm (1100 GMT) Friday of his wounds from a mortar attack on his unit and a second was shot dead in a sniper ambush. Another US soldier has died after being wounded in a bomb attack.. More

  • Palestinians Mark 56th Anniversary of ''Nakba''

    Palestinians in exile and in Palestine, observed Saturday a two-minute silence and organized rallies in commemoration of the 56th anniversary of the Nakba (establishment of Israel). Hundreds of mass rallies were organized in all Palestinian cities and refugee camps of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. During the rallies, Palestinians raised the.. More

  • Leadership Boost for Sonia Gandhi

    India's Congress Party has chosen Sonia Gandhi as its new leader in parliament, effectively securing her position as the next prime minister. The party won a shock victory in the general election and is returning to power after eight years in opposition. Congress leaders have been holding talks with possible partners to form a coalition government... More

  • New Case of Prisoner Abuse in US Custody in Afghanistan

    The US military is investigating a second case of alleged prisoner abuse to come to light in Afghanistan within the past week, a spokesman said. The US military is already investigating allegations from a former Afghan police officer that he was assaulted, sexually taunted and deprived of sleep while in detention. The US-led coalition in Afghanistan.. More

  • Gaza Strip: At Least Four Palestinians Shot Dead as Israel Plans to Destroy many Houses

    At least four Palestinians were killed Friday by Israeli fire. Israeli soldiers on guard along the border with Egypt spotted three armed Palestinians approaching from the outskirts of the town of Rafah. The soldiers shot and killed the three, an Israeli army spokeswoman said. In another incident earlier, one Palestinian was killed in an explosion.. More

  • Fresh Clashes in Najaf

    Explosions and fierce clashes have broken out in the Iraqi city of Najaf between US occupation forces and supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr. Aljazeera's correspondent reports that six US tanks have been positioned in the Thawrat al-Eishrin square near a police station, since Thursday night. More tanks entered the square on Friday morning... More

  • Blair Vows to Continue Supporting Bush on Iraq

    Tony Blair has dismissed calls for him to distance himself from US President George Bush and insisted he would not change course over Iraq. In his first interview since the emergence of allegations that British and US soldiers mistreated prisoners in Iraq, the British Prime Minister made clear that he would stand by Bush. It was "in the interests.. More