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  • Al-Jazeera Reporter Released on Bail

    Aljazeera correspondent Taysir Alouni has been released on bail from a Spanish prison. Before he went home to be reunited with his family, the respected journalist paid tribute to all of his supporters around the world. "I would like to thank all the people who stood by my side and defended my position in every way. It gave me the power to stand.. More

  • Maverick British Politician Expelled from Labour Party

    British politician George Galloway has been expelled from the Labour party for his outspoken views on Iraq. He has been at the forefront of the British anti-war movement. Galloway angrily condemned the tribunal that had him thrown out: "It was a travesty of justice, a politically-motivated kangaroo court whose verdict clearly had been written in advance.. More

  • Annan Makes Plea for Aid to Rebuild Iraq as US Fatalities Mount

    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and top Iraqi American picked officials made impassioned pleas for generous and swift donations at a major conference on Iraq's reconstruction, as the death of a US soldier in a bomb attack underlined the country's grim security situation. US officials expressed confidence the ambitious two-day donors' conference of.. More

  • Three Palestinians Executed for Betrayal as Israel Plans New Settlements

    Two Palestinians have been executed in public and a third has died of wounds sustained in a mysterious car explosion in the West Bank. Witnesses to the first incident said gunmen shot and killed the men, aged 21 and 25, after they had confessed to collaborating with Israeli intelligence. They said the gunmen played a videotape of the confessions.. More

  • Countries Urged to Give Cash to Iraq

    There is tight security in Madrid as representatives from some 60 countries arrive for a key donors' conference on Iraqi reconstruction. European nations have already pledged a total of around 750 million euros next year. The EU will provide 200 million out of its common budget, with Britain and Spain giving large additional sums. But Washington.. More

  • Former Kosovo Resistance Commander Released

    Slovene authorities on Thursday released a former Kosovo resistance leader arrested on an international warrant issued by Serbia-Montenegro for war crimes. Lt. Gen. Agim Ceku, the head of the Kosovo Protection Corps, a civilian emergency organization created after the disbanding of the resistance Kosovo Liberation Army, was arrested by Slovene police.. More

  • Protests in Australia as Bush Defends Iraq War

    Heckled inside the Australian parliament and jeered by protesters outside, President Bush defended the Iraq invasion and war on terror, saying Australia and the United States had to lead by example. Bush, wrapping up a six-nation Asian tour, told a joint session of parliament that Australia and the United States had a "special responsibility throughout.. More

  • Pakistan's Fencing of Border with Afghanistan Begins

    Pakistan has started fencing parts of its western border with Afghanistan to stop Al Qaeda and Taliban men from mounting attacks on Afghan targets and US-led forces, the Pakistan military officials said on Wednesday. Military spokesman Major-General Shaukat Sultan said new searchlight towers and checkpoints were also being set up along the Afghan.. More

  • Powell: Sudan, Rebels Commit to Peace Accord By Year's

    U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says Sudan's government and main rebel group are committed to signing a comprehensive peace deal by the end of the year. Powell made the announcement in the Kenyan town of Naivasha Wednesday, following talks with Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha and rebel leader John Garang. Representatives from both sides.. More

  • Israeli Army Kills Five Palestinians

    Five Palestinians have been shot and killed by Isreali troops in different parts of the West Bank and Gaza and nearly 20 others have been arrested. Aljazeera reported two Palestinians were killed early on Tuesday in Hebron and Qalqilya. Quoting Palestinian sources, the station said Israeli forces detained and then killed two other Palestinians in.. More

  • Bomb Attacks in Baghdad, Six U.S. Soldiers Injured in Fallujah

    Iraq's ambush bombers struck Wednesday in the center of Baghdad and in the Sunni Muslim area west of the capital, rocking U.S. Army convoys with roadside bombs. The attack in Baghdad inflicted only light casualties, according to a U.S. officer. Four U.S. soldiers were injured in a bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Fallujah Wednesday morning, according.. More

  • Bosnian Muslims Pay Tribute to "Father of Nation" at Funeral

    Thousands of Bosnian Muslims have attended the funeral of their former leader Alija Izetbegovic. He was buried with state honors in Sarajevo. He died on Sunday at the age of 78 following a long period of heart illness. Bosnian Muslims see him as a father of the nation who led them in their darkest hour. He was president during the bloody war of 1992.. More

  • In Bali, Bush Praises Islam but Muslim Clerics Tell him his Policies Were a Root Cause of Terrorism

    President Bush is paying a visit to the Bali island where 202 locals and tourists from 22 nations were killed in the bombing of two nightclubs there. Bush paid tribute to the victims of the Bali bombings, the worst act of terror since the September 11, 2001, hijack attacks on the United States. Bush praised the world's most populous Muslim nation.. More

  • One Palestinian Killed as UN Orders Israel to Halt West Bank Wall

    A Palestinian man has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers during a raid into the West Bank city of Ramallah. Another eight Palestinians were wounded when around 40 Israeli army jeeps and armored trucks stormed Ramallah on Tuesday evening. The troops entered the city shortly after 1630 GMT, imposed a curfew in the town center and surrounded.. More

  • Iran Agrees on Nuclear Inspections, Uranium Freeze

    Iran yielded to international demands for it to prove it is not developing nuclear weapons, promising Britain, France and Germany it would show "full transparency" to the UN's nuclear watchdog and allow an intrusive inspections regime. The foreign ministers of the three countries immediately hailed the capping of their unprecedented diplomatic effort.. More