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  • EU to Launch Record Trade Sanctions against US

    The European Union is to launch record multimillion-dollar trade sanctions against the United States from Monday in retaliation for illegal tax breaks given to US exporters. Backed by a World Trade Organization ruling in a long-running row, EU duties will be slapped on a wide range of US goods entering Europe until the US Congress repeals the law.. More

  • Israeli Attack Kills Palestinian Boy, Three Islamic Jihad Members

    At least four people were killed, including a 10-year-old boy and three Islamic Jihad activists, and some 15 were wounded when Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a car near the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza City. Witnesses identified two of the dead as brothers Ayman and Amin Dahduh, who they claimed were members of the Islamic Jihad. They said.. More

  • Tanker Explodes off US East Coast

    A tanker carrying industrial ethanol has sunk, after exploding off the East Coast of the United States. At least two of the 27 crew were killed by the blast, and the US Coast Guard is looking for 19 others still missing. The explosion happened as the Bow Mariner was 80km (50 miles) off the Virginia coast on Saturday evening, but the cause is still.. More

  • Disagreement over Iraq Interim Constitution

    Iraqi leaders trying to meet a U.S.-set deadline for finishing an interim constitution on Saturday faced disagreement on major issues, with several Shiites walking out of last-minute talks over the role of Islam on women's rights. According to The AP, members of the Iraqi Governing Council were trying to reach consensus on a charter that will serve.. More

  • Pakistan Denies Bin Ladin 'Capture'

    Pakistan has denied a report that Usama bin Ladin has been captured in a tribal area of Pakistan. The report on Saturday by the external Pashto-language service of Iranian state radio quoted an "informed source" as saying the alleged arrest took place "some time ago", but gave no further details. It went on to claim that US officials were keeping.. More

  • Two Israelis Killed South of Hebron

    Two Israelis, a male and female, were killed Friday night after shots were fired at their car near the West Bank settlement of Meitar. The car was found near a village located south of Hebron. The shots were apparently fired from a passing car, which fled the scene, Haaretz reported. As a result of the shots fired, the driver lost control of the.. More

  • US Troops Kill Two Iraqi Civilians

    Iraq has been witness to more violence with US occupation soldiers gunning down two Iraqis in the town of al-Qaem. Aljazeera's correspondent reported that the soldiers opened random fire on civilians returning from a mosque after Friday prayers when their vehicle was hit by an explosive device. Besides the two deaths, three others were wounded in.. More

  • Rebels Close in on Haiti Capital, Chaos in Streets

    Rebels overran a key crossroads town and crept closer to the Haitian capital on Friday while looting and violence hit Port-au-Prince. Bands of armed loyalists of embattled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide roamed in trucks and cars through the chaotic capital. A body was seen at a roadside near the Cite Soleil slum, apparently hacked with machetes,.. More

  • Kashmiri Protester Shot Dead in Valley

    One person was killed and four wounded on Thursday when police in occupied Kashmir opened fire on hundreds of demonstrators protesting against rights violations by security forces, police said. "Police opened fire to disperse an angry crowd. One person was killed and four others were injured," said a senior police officer. Witnesses said the crowd.. More

  • Death Penalty for Japan Cult Guru

    Shoko Asahara, the leader of a Japanese doomsday cult which gassed the Tokyo subway in 1995, has been sentenced to death for ordering the attack. The sarin strike killed 12 people and injured thousands more. It shocked Japan and shed light on the fanatical Aum Shinrikyo group, which was obsessed with chemical and biological weapons. Eleven other.. More

  • Rebels Preparing to Attack Haiti Capital

    Haiti's rebel leader said his fighters were advancing on the capital Thursday, awaiting an order to attack unless President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns. The United States questioned whether Aristide could "effectively continue" in office. With Haiti's ill-equipped police force not expected to put up much resistance against a rebel assault, government.. More

  • 4 Palestinians, One Israeli Soldier Killed in Gaza Strip

    Israeli army jeeps have surrounded the headquarters of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Some reports said Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters exchanged fire in the area. Earlier, two Palestinian fighters opened fire at the Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one.. More

  • UN Calls British Spying on Annan Illegal

    The United Nations has termed as illegal Britain's spying on its chief Kofi Annan in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. "This is something which is not entirely surprising because we always have suspected that," said Andreas Nicklisch, deputy director of the UN's office in Brussels. "It's illegal of course, but it's also unnecessary because we.. More

  • Macedonian President Killed in Bosnia Plane Crash

    Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski was killed Thursday when his plane crashed into Bosnian mountains in thick fog, officials said. Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern who was holding European Union talks with Macedonia's prime minister in Dublin confirmed his death. Bosnian officials said the executive jet had disappeared from radar screens about.. More

  • 2 Palestinians, 1 Israeli Soldier Killed

    Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at the Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza early Thursday, killing at least one Israeli soldier before being shot dead, military officials and Israeli radio reported. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, linked to Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, claimed responsibility for the attack. Palestinian sources reported an intensive.. More