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  • Arab-Americans Protest Award to Peres

    Arab-American protesters picketed a dinner honoring former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, calling him a war criminal who is unworthy of such awards. About 100 people carrying signs with slogans such as "Peres baby killer," "Yes to peace, no to Peres," and "Peres killed my brother" stood on the grass opposite a hotel where Peres, a leader of.. More

  • Over 60 US Soldiers Injured in Mosul, Three Iraqis Killed in Sunni Mosque Attack

    Over 60 US soldiers have been wounded in separate attacks in Iraq while a helicopter has come down near the restive northern town of Falluja. At least 58 US troops were injured in an apparent resistance attack on their base in the northern town of Mosul on Tuesday. Elsewhere, three Iraqi Muslims are feared dead and several others, including three.. More

  • ETA Suspect Seized by French Police

    A man believed to be a top military commander of the armed separatist group ETA has been arrested in France. Anti-terror police swooped on a village in the southwest of the country, seizing Gorka Palacios Alday and three other suspects. Alday, 29, had been on the run for six years and has been blamed for several murderous attacks in Spain. Spanish.. More

  • At Least 5 Killed in Bomb Attack in Russian Capital

    A female bomber set off explosives that detonated a car near Moscow's Red Square on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring 13, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The blast took place on the capital's main shopping street, Tverskaya, near the National Hotel, which sits on a corner diagonally across from a gate leading into Red Square and the Kremlin,.. More

  • Car Explosion Injures Dozens of US Soldiers in Mosul

    A car bomb attack on barracks near the northern city of Mosul early Tuesday wounded 31 American soldiers, mainly with flying debris and glass, the military said. The attack came less than a day after resistance fighters shot and killed a soldier from the Army's 101st Airborne Division as he guarded a gas station in Mosul. "Four Iraqi males traveling.. More

  • UN Takes Israeli Wall to International Court

    The UN General Assembly has backed a resolution asking the International Court of Justice whether Israel is obliged to tear down its controversial wall. The vote in New York on Monday was 90 to 8 in favour, with 74 abstentions. Opposing the resolution were the United States, Israel, Australia, Ethiopia and the Pacific islands of Nauri, Marshall Islands,.. More

  • Monitors Slam Russian Election

    One thing is in no doubt after Russia's parliamentary election - Vladimir Putin's political allies have scored an overwhelming victory. But was the poll free and fair? The president certainly thinks so, hailing the exercise as a step forward for democracy. It is a view not shared however by Western observers, with Europe's rights and democracy watchdog,.. More

  • Afghan 'Loya Jirga' Delayed

    A major gathering, aimed at thrashing out details of a new Afghan constitution, is not going ahead on Wednesday as planned. The official reason is that not all delegates have arrived in Kabul with many needing more time to travel from remote regions. Saturday has now been penciled in as a new start date for the grand assembly or Loya Jirga. "Everything.. More

  • Qurie Strives to Break Truce Deadlock

    Palestinian officials are seeking ceasefire talks with resistance groups after Egyptian-brokered efforts to secure a comprehensive ceasefire stumbled. The groups agreed to halt attacks within Israel and to "spare civilians" as long as Israel reciprocated the gestures and fulfilled conditions. But Hamas, Islamic Jihad and three other Palestinian.. More

  • Zimbabwe Quits Commonwealth

    Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says he is pulling his country out of the Commonwealth with immediate effect. He said he did not accept the decision by Commonwealth leaders at their summit in Abuja, to maintain Zimbabwe's suspension indefinitely. Commonwealth spokesman Joel Kibazo told the BBC that Mr Mugabe's decision to withdraw was "very.. More

  • Mosul Convoy Strike Kills US Soldier

    At least one US soldier has been killed in an attack in the north of Iraq. The homemade bomb was detonated as a military convoy passed through the city of Mosul on Sunday. Sergeant Kelly Tyler of the 101st Airborne Division confirmed the death, adding that two other American soldiers were also injured in the blast. Elsewhere, a 12-year-old Iraqi.. More

  • Palestinian Full Truce Fails

    Palestinian factions meeting for talks in Cairo appear to have failed to agree to a full ceasefire in the Middle East. Armed groups have agreed only to stop bomb attacks against Israelis, implying they could continue to attack troops and settlers. The decision is a blow to Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, who hoped to use a ceasefire as a basis for.. More

  • Three US Soldiers Killed in Attacks in Iraq

    Two US troops have been killed and a third one wounded when Iraqi fighters launched an attack, using rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) against a US military vehicle, the British Broadcasting Corporation ‏(BBC) reported on Sunday. It quoted eyewitnesses as saying that an ambush was set for US ‏military vehicles crossing in an open place on the high.. More

  • Protesters Killed in Babri Mosque Clashes

    Between three and six people have died in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on the eleventh anniversary of the razing of the 16th century Babri mosque. Twenty-four people were hurt in the incident late on Saturday, 12 suffering bullet injuries, as police opened fire to control rampaging mobs in Muslim-majority.. More

  • Voting Begins in Russia Election

    Russian soldiers have been among the first to vote in the country's parliamentary election. Polling stations open in the far east of Russia later this evening but some voters in remote outposts, like troops at a base in Kirgyzstan, are required to cast their ballots earlier. 109 million people are eligible to vote and authorities have launched a.. More