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  • US Missiles Kill Three Iraqis in Fallujah

    Three Iraqis were killed and three others seriously wounded in an apparent US air strike on a pair of houses north of the hotspot town of Fallujah, hospital officials and witnesses said. Witnesses said US tanks surrounded the village and troops opened up with machinegun fire before helicopters launched missiles. They reported seeing helicopters circling.. More

  • Deadly European Heat Wave May Repeat

    It sounds like a freak disaster: a blistering heat wave hits a country known for mild temperatures, killing thousands and prompting a breakdown in one of the world's best health systems. But experts say the factors behind France's heat wave this summer are common in Europe and North America - and higher temperatures linked to global warming mean a.. More

  • Israeli Army Hires Snipers from Russia

    Israel's army has begun using Russian immigrant soldiers, veterans of fighting in Chechnya, as snipers to guard Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories, Israeli security sources said yesterday. The unit dubbed the "Immigrant Legion" was created recently by recruiting several dozen Russian-born men aged 40 and over who were too old to qualify.. More

  • Israeli Troops Kill Hamas Member in Hebron

    A Palestinian fighter, a member of Hamas, was killed Monday in the West Bank city of Hebron after the Israeli army, backed by tanks and jeeps, demolished the building in which he was hiding. His body was discovered and then extracted from the ruins and troops were trying to determine his identity. A Reuters reporter saw a body pulled from the rubble.. More

  • Seven Killed, 31 injured in Chinese Bomb Attacks

    At least seven people were killed and 31 injured after three separate bomb blasts rocked China over the weekend, including one at a Carrefour shopping center in central Wuhan city, state press reported Monday. Four people were killed and 23 injured in central China's Hubei province when an explosion occurred as firemen and medical workers were trying.. More

  • Bomb Kills 2 at U.N. Compound in Baghdad

    A car bomb exploded Monday morning while the vehicle was being examined at a checkpoint as it tried to enter the U.N. compound, killing at least two people and injuring eight others. The blast occurred about 100 yards from the U.N. compound at the Canal Hotel, scene of a devastating car bombing last month that killed 23 people, including the U.N.'s.. More

  • US Admits Holding 10,000 Iraqi Prisoners

    US officials have admitted they are holding 10,000 prisoners in Iraq, double the number previously reported, including six claiming to be Americans and two who say they are British. "They didn't fit into any category," said Brigadier General Janis Karpinski of the 3,800 extra people who have now been classified as "security detainees." "We got.. More

  • Truce in Sudan Extended Two Months

    Hopes for progress in crucial peace talks between Sudan's main rebel group and the Khartoum government were boosted Sunday when both sides extended a ceasefire by two months. The government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), who have been at war for 20 years, agreed that a ceasefire due to expire at the end of this month would be extended.. More

  • Muslim US Army 'Chaplain' Arrested on Suspicion of Spying

    A Muslim US Army 'chaplain' who counseled suspected al-Qaeda militants at a prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is under arrest in the United States on suspicion of espionage, US officials said. Southern Command spokesman Captain Thomas Crosson said the 'chaplain', Captain James Yee, a West Point Military Academy graduate, had been in military custody.. More

  • US Death Toll in Iraq Rises as Blix Accuses Washington

    Three US soldiers have died in separate resistance attacks in Iraq. Two were killed and 13 wounded at the Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad when the attackers fired mortar bombs at the building. It is one of the largest prisons in Iraq, housing common criminals and suspected anti-US guerrillas. Another soldier died when his vehicle was blown up by.. More

  • Israel Woos US over "Security Fence"

    Israel is on the diplomatic offensive. A high-level delegation is on its way to Washington to soften US opposition to a controversial security barrier along the West Bank. The US is particularly unhappy with a planned stretch of the structure which cuts deep into Palestinian land south of the Jewish settlement of Ariel. Washington has warned Israel.. More

  • Video Bomb Kills Three in Kashmir

    A bomb hidden in a video cassette recorder killed three people and wounded 28 others when it exploded in a busy market in Indian Kashmir. The VCR had been brought for repairs to an electronic shop in Rajauri, 110 miles north-west of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir. It contained an explosive device which apparently contained a timing device. The.. More

  • At Least Two US Soldiers Killed in Prison Attack

    Two U.S. soldiers were killed and 13 were wounded in a mortar attack on a U.S.-run prison west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a military spokeswoman said on Sunday. The death of the troops, from the 800th Military Police Brigade, brings to 78 the number of U.S. soldiers killed by hostile fire since major combat in Iraq was officially declared over.. More

  • Leaders of Germany, France and Britain Disagree on Timetable for Power Handover in Iraq

    The leaders of Germany, France and Britain called for a significant U.N. role in Iraq and a quick transfer of power to the Iraqis. But at a hastily arranged summit Saturday, they disagreed on a timetable for handing over authority. The summit came as France, Germany and others in Europe are squaring off with Washington over how to run post-war Iraq... More

  • G7 for More Aid to Palestinians

    The Group of Seven most industrialized nations have called for increased financial assistance to Palestinians. In a statement issued on Saturday after a meeting in Dubai between its finance ministers and their Palestinian counterpart, the group said the international community should increase and accelerate their aid to the Palestinian Authority. "We.. More