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  • Two US Soldiers Wounded In Baghdad as Bush Asks 87 $ Billion for Iraq

    Two US soldiers were injured when their vehicles hit an improvised explosive device in a tunnel in central Baghdad bringing to a close a relative period of calm for occupation troops in the Iraqi capital. The army convoy was heading over Jamhuriya bridge spanning the Tigris river when explosives were detonated. One of the Humvees they were traveling.. More

  • At Least Fifteen Wounded in New Israeli Strike

    About 15 Palestinians have been hurt after at least three Israeli missiles struck the home of a member of the Islamic resistance group Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip. The victims, all of them civilians, were wounded in the strike on the house in the Khan Yunus refugee camp, medics said. Before the strike, Palestinian residents said helicopter gunships.. More

  • Ahmed Qurei for New Palestinian PM, Says Arafat

    Palestinian President Yasser Arafat told his Fatah faction in a closed-door meeting on Sunday that he wanted parliamentary speaker Ahmed Qurei as his next prime minister, a senior Palestinian official said. Qurei, also known as Abu Ala, would replace Mahmoud Abbas, whose resignation on Saturday threw the Palestinian leadership into turmoil. "Arafat.. More

  • Bush Sends Reinforcements to Iraq

    Britain has sent more soldiers to Iraq days after Prime Minister Tony Blair said no decision had been taken on reinforcing troop levels there. A contingent of 120 from an infantry battalion flew out from Cyprus. They are expected to be joined by many more in the coming weeks. The move is in response to persistent instability in Iraq. But earlier.. More

  • 'Al-Qaeda Spokesman' Denies Role in Najaf Explosion

    An alleged spokesman for the al-Qaeda network has broadcast a message warning of more anti-American attacks, but denying any role in last month's devastating bombing in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf. The 29 August car bomb blast in Najaf, which killed top Shia cleric Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim and at least 100 others, has been blamed by some Iraqi Shias.. More

  • Several Ethnic Albanians Killed in Macedonia Clash

    Several ethnic Albanians have been killed in clashes with Macedonian police and troops on the country's northern border, Macedonian officials say. A spokesman for Macedonia's Interior Ministry said a routine patrol of army border guards came under fire on Sunday morning. Troops called for support and a police operation was then launched to seize.. More

  • Resistance Missiles Miss U.S. Plane in Baghdad

    A US military plane taking off from Baghdad airport came under attack from two surface-to-air missiles, it has emerged. The heat-seeking missiles had no chance of hitting the transport plane, which was flying at an altitude of 4,000 metres (14,000 feet) at the time, said British military officials. The incident, in the early hours of Saturday, came.. More

  • Sudan's VP, Rebel Chief Continue Peace Talks in Kenya

    NAIVASHA, Kenya - Sudan's Vice President Ali Osman Taha and southern rebel leader John Garang held talks for the third straight day here Saturday in a bid to revive the faltering peace process and end Africa's oldest ongoing civil war. Taha and Garang, leader of the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), returned to the negotiating table at.. More

  • Shaikh Ahmad Yassin Wounded in Zionist Missile Strike

    Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin was injured in his right shoulder in a Zionist raid, Palestinian security and medical sources revealed. Shaikh Yassin, a co-founder of Hamas, has been treated in hospital. The paraplegic, wheelchair-bound, 67-year-old was visiting an acquaintance in downtown Gaza with Hamas political leader Ismail Hanieh.. More

  • PM's Resignation Accepted by Arafat

    Yasser Arafat has accepted the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, a Palestinian official said Saturday. Arafat accepted the resignation shortly after Abbas submitted a letter of resignation, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Abbas sent his resignation to Arafat in a letter delivered by senior Palestinian.. More

  • US Isolated over Troops Resolution but Berlusconi, Aznar Welcome Washington Plans

    The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has stepped into a transatlantic row over the future of foreign troops in Iraq, urging the protagonists to reach a speedy compromise. Annan called on the five permanent Security Council members to hammer out an agreement even as the 15 member Council held their first informal talks on the proposal. "I have suggested.. More

  • Spain Arrests Aljazeera Journalist

    An Aljazeera correspondent has been arrested by the Spanish police after they accused him of having "links" with al-Qaida. Taysir Alouni, one of the channel's most high-profile journalists, was arrested at 12:00 GMT while on holiday near the southern Spanish city of Granada. His wife told Aljazeera that police arrived at their Alfacar home with a.. More

  • Chechens Dig for Black Gold in the Ruins of Grozny

    Deep in the subsoil of Chechnya's war-wrecked capital Grozny lies a resource that has enabled hundreds of the city's residents to earn a respectable living despite the misery and tribulations of four years of war: oil. Since the creation of Chechnya's oil industry at the start of the last century, a virtual lake of black gold has formed beneath the.. More

  • Three Sunni Prayers Wounded in Baghdad Mosque Attack, Informal UN Discussions over Draft Resolution

    Three unidentified gunmen sprayed bullets at congregants at the end of dawn prayers Friday, wounding at least three people, the cleric at the Sunni mosque in northeast Baghdad said. Residents said the attack, in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad, appeared intended to foment conflict between Iraq's two Muslim communities. "The attackers want civil.. More

  • Palestinian, Zionist Killed in Nablus Clash, Abbas Facing Tough Test of Leadership

    At least one Palestinian and an Israeli soldier were killed early Friday during a clash in the West Bank city of Nablus. According to Palestinian sources, Israeli troops set off blasts that tore into a building in the city. Eyewitnesses said Israeli troops were ambushed during an arrest raid, with Palestinians opening fire and throwing hand grenades... More