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  • Pakistan - India Start Dialogue

    India and Pakistan said they made progress on the opening day of their first formal peace talks in more than two and a half years yesterday, with the dispute over Kashmir high on the agenda. Three days of talks between foreign ministry officials opened in what both sides called a "cordial atmosphere and constructive manner." They are seen as "talks.. More

  • Baghdad Blast Kills One U.S. Soldier

    A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier Monday in central Baghdad and gunmen ambushed a car carrying American civilians south of the capital, killing one and wounding three others, the U.S. military said. Another American soldier was wounded in the Baghdad attack, which occurred about 9:20 a.m. The victims were part of a three-vehicle military police.. More

  • Haiti March Sees Violent Scuffles

    Thousands of people have marched on the streets of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to demand that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide step down. Despite police protection, scuffles and stone-throwing occurred as Aristide supporters tried to block the rally. Stones were thrown and police used tear gas to break up the march. At least 10 people were.. More

  • After Death of Aboriginal Youth 30 Australian Police Injured in Riot

    Thirty police officers were injured as they were pelted with bricks, bottles and petrol bombs in a riot sparked by the death of an Aboriginal teenager, police said. Reinforcements wearing riot gear were called in to control the violence which involved up to 100 youths in the suburb of Redfern, home to much of the city's Aboriginal community. The.. More

  • Neighbours Concerned over Risks of Iraq's Partition

    Iraq's neighbouring countries, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Bahrain wrapped up a two-day regional meeting on Sunday, by stressing the importance of preserving Iraq's territorial integrity and respecting its sovereignty, apparently concerned over the recent empowerment of Kurdish and Shia groups and its implications.. More

  • Iranian Election Candidates Pull out

    The credibility of the upcoming Iranian elections has been dealt another blow, as around 550 candidates cleared to run pulled out in protest at the decision to ban 2,500 reformists from standing. The reformists have complained the vote on February the 20th will be rigged by the 12-man Guardian Council, an unelected group of conservatives. At the.. More

  • US Troops Kill Iraqi Civilian as American Soldier Dies of Wounds

    US soldiers killed one Iraqi and wounded six others on Sunday when the Americans opened fire after a roadside bomb went off near a US patrol in the capital, a survivor and hospital officials said. The explosion missed the convoy as it drove through a western neighborhood of Baghdad at about 8:30 a.m. and caused no injuries, witnesses said. The soldiers.. More

  • Moscow Swimming Pool Collapse Kills 21

    At least 21 people were killed and 110 injured when a glass and concrete dome collapsed on a Moscow indoor swimming pool, rescuers said. Rescuers, who continued to dig through rubble all night in freezing temperatures in a bid to find survivors, found 20 bodies, including four children, in the ruins, officials were quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency.. More

  • Red Cross Permitted to Visit Saddam

    US authorities have given the international Red Cross permission to see Saddam Hussein, the head of the humanitarian organisation said yesterday. "We have had a green light for a visit," said Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. "However, we don't yet know when it will take place," Kellenberger said in an.. More

  • Fourth U.N. Observer Killed in Congo

    A fourth U.N. observer has died in volatile northeastern Congo, where rival tribal factions fight for control of the mineral-rich region. A Kenyan army officer, investigating reports of fighting between the rival Hema and Lendu tribal militias, was shot to death Thursday when his U.N. military convoy came under fire in Ituri province, said Leocadio.. More

  • At Least 20 Dead in Pakistan Earthquake

    Twenty people have died and dozens have been injured after a powerful earthquake and an aftershock hit northern Pakistan. More than 100 homes collapsed in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province on Saturday after the quake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit at 3:30pm (10:30 GMT). It was followed by an aftershock measuring 5.5. "Some 20 people.. More

  • 20 People Killed in Falluja as UN Official Says Unlikely to Hold Early Elections in Iraq

    At least 20 people have been killed in an attack on a security compound and government building in the flashpoint town of Falluja, west of Baghdad. Fourteen police officers and three gunmen were reported among the dead. Many prisoners were freed from a holding centre. It is not known why they were being detained. The gunmen also attacked the local.. More

  • Russian Presidential Hopeful Rybkin Says He Was Drugged and Kidnapped

    Russia's presidential hopeful Ivan Rybkin, who mysteriously disappeared for five days, said Friday that he was drugged, kidnapped and kept unconscious by captors who had lured him to Ukraine. Rybkin, who said the incident involved a murky attempt involving a video tape to "compromise" him, also announced he would not withdraw from the March 14 Russian.. More

  • Afghan Blasts Claim Three More Lives

    At least two Afghans and a US soldier have been killed in two separate explosions in troubled Afghanistan. Police and US military on Friday said the US soldier was killed and nine others wounded by a mine near Ghazni. In Khost, at least two Afghans were killed and six wounded in an explosion at a government military post near the former Taliban stronghold.. More

  • Cyprus Peace Deal Edges Closer

    Cypriot leaders have finally agreed to restart peace talks. The consensus came after three days of UN-hosted 'talks about talks' in New York - a final attempt to salvage a peace plan in time for a united Cyprus to join the European Union on May 1. Previous UN-backed talks have failed repeatedly since the 1970s. The last round collapsed nearly a year.. More