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  • French Cabinet Approves Hijab Ban

    The French cabinet has approved a controversial bill that bans the Islamic headscarf from schools. Wednesday's cabinet approval opens the way for the bill's passage through parliament before it finally becomes a law. Hugely controversial and stiffly contested, the proposed law bans religious symbols from schools. It states that in schools "the wearing.. More

  • A Car Bomb in Baghdad Kills at Least One

    At least one person has been killed in an explosion outside a Baghdad hotel. The blast hit the Shaheen hotel near the banks of the River Tigris and close to the former US embassy at around 0630 (0330 GMT). Black smoke was seen pouring from the hotel as dazed guests emptied out onto the streets. It comes a day after six American troops, two CNN employees.. More

  • More US Soldiers Killed in Iraq

    At least three US soldiers are reported killed and three Iraqi civilians injured in a roadside explosion in the town of Khaldiya, west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Aljazeera's correspondent said the soldiers were killed when the vehicle in which they were traveling was struck by an explosive device. At least one US soldier was injured. Two other.. More

  • U.S. Takes Possession of Libyan Nuclear Equipment

    The United States said it took possession on Tuesday of an estimated 55,000 pounds of equipment and documents related to Libya's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, including centrifuge parts used to enrich uranium. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said a transport plane containing the sensitive equipment left Tripoli on Monday night and.. More

  • Prisoner Swap Deal is Hailed

    Families of Palestinians jailed by Israel awaited word yesterday on whether their loved ones would be among those included in a swap with Hizbollah and urged the Lebanese guerilla group to keep on kidnapping Israeli soldiers. The relatives of three Israeli soldiers abducted by Hizbollah on the Lebanese border in 2000 and presumed dead by the army.. More

  • Last Hajj Flight Expected Today

    The last Hajj flight is expected today, Tuesday, while the majority of those intending to perform this year's Hajj have already arrived and are already at the holy sites. Saudi officials have reported that the health situation of the pilgrims is quite good and there has not been any case of an infectious disease. The pilgrims who have been staying.. More

  • Court Firm on Israel Barrier Case

    The International Court of Justice has rejected a call by Israel to move a 30 January deadline for written arguments on the security barrier case. The legality of the barrier is to be debated by the ICJ in February at the request of Arab states at the UN. Israel says the barrier aims to block 'suicide' bombers, but Palestinians say it is a way.. More

  • Cairo Building Collapse Kills Four

    Egyptian rescue teams are working to free 11 people trapped in a high-rise building which collapsed in flames, killing four and injuring more than 40. Cairo security director Nabil el-Azzaby said those killed were two soldiers and two civilians. Most of those still buried in the wreckage had been helping to evacuate the building, he said. The.. More

  • 18 Trapped in Rubble of Egypt Collapse

    A burning 12-story building collapsed in a Cairo suburb Monday night, trapping at least 18 people inside and injuring 29, police said. All but two of the trapped were firefighters and policemen dispatched to put out the blaze, the officials said on condition of anonymity. Twenty residents and nine police were hospitalized. The officials first said.. More

  • Israel Exhumes Lebanese Fighters ahead of Prisoner Swap

    At a cemetery at a military base in northern Israel, soldiers have been digging up the bodies of 59 Lebanese fighters. It is the first step towards a prisoner swap with the Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah, due to take place on Thursday. Israel will hand over the bodies and also release 436 prisoners - 400 Palestinians, 35 from other Arab countries,.. More

  • Blair 'Won't Resign over Kelly Report'

    British Prime Minister Tony Blair will not quit after what is set to be his toughest week since coming to power over six years ago, a senior minister said yesterday. Blair's future is in the balance as he braces for a long-awaited judge's report on Wednesday into the role of the government during events leading to the suicide of David Kelly, a British.. More

  • Syria Denies Receiving Iraq Arms

    Syria has strongly denied allegations that it has been harbouring Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. The charge that part of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programme went to Syria before the war came from the ex-head of the US weapons inspection team. David Kay said former Iraqi officials had given evidence that materials had been moved across.. More

  • US Helicopter Comes down in Iraq

    Two US troops are missing after their helicopter crashed into a river in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. They said the aircraft came down in the Tigris which flows through the city, about 390 km northwest of the capital Baghdad. US troops sealed off the area after the crash which occurred about 18:40 local time (15:40 GMT). It was not immediately.. More

  • Georgia's 'Rose Revolution' Leader Sworn in as President

    Mikhail Saakashvili, the leader of Georgia's bloodless revolution, has officially been sworn in as President. At 36 years old, the US educated lawyer has become the youngest leader in Europe. He led street demonstrations in the capital Tbilisi after last November's parliamentary elections. Dubbed a 'rose revolution' - it brought down President Eduard.. More

  • Seven Killed in Kashmir Raids

    Seven people, including a woman, were killed in Kashmir, where security forces recovered rockets and explosives ahead of India's Republic Day tomorrow, Indian officials said yesterday. In one attack, two suspected Kashmiri fighters were killed by Indian security forces in Poonch district in Kashmir overnight, a police spokesman said. "The two were.. More