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  • Resistance Continues in Iraq as Rumsfeld Needs More Forces

    US troops have come under mortar fire in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit, a focal point of post-war resistance in Iraq. No US casualties were reported in the ferocious fire fight that followed but at least one Iraqi is thought to have died. American troops then raided homes to detain suspected bomb makers. Also, A US convoy came under rocket-propelle.. More

  • Blair Takes on Spin Doctors 'to Win Trust'

    British Prime Minister Tony Blair's office announced yesterday a major shake-up in the way he gets his message across to the press, following the resignation of his controversial media chief. Days after the resignation of his powerful media aide Alastair Campbell, Blair said yesterday he would curb the role of his spin doctors in an effort to win.. More

  • Liberia: Thousands Flee Totota Amidst Reports of New Rebel Advance

    A further outbreak of fighting in central Liberia sent more than 50000 displaced civilians living in camps near the town of Totota fleeing towards Monrovia, 109 km to the south, on Wednesday. An IRIN correspondent who visited the area encountered a tide of frightened people trekking down the road towards the capital with mattresses and bundles of.. More

  • Arafat Declares Roadmap Dead as Abbas Demands Parliamentary Backing

    Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat declared the roadmap for peace plan dead. "The roadmap is dead, but only because of Israeli military aggression in recent weeks," Arafat told CNN in his Ramallah headquarters where he has been confined by Israeli forces for the last 20 months. However, a senior advisor to Arafat later insisted that the Palestinians.. More

  • Train Explosion Kills Six near Chechnya Border

    At least six people have been killed in an explosion that tore through a commuter train in southern Russia near the troubled region of Chechnya. More than 30 others were injured amid reports that the blast was caused by two bombs left on the track. Local police are said to have detained a man who tried to flee the area. Suffering from shock, he has.. More

  • First Occupation Ministers to Sworn on as Bush Seeks Help in Chaotic Iraq

    The 24 men and one woman who will act as ministers in an interim government until elections are held in Iraq were due to be sworn in Wednesday at a ceremony in Baghdad. The new cabinet, unveiled Monday, is divided up among the country's various communities, with 13 ministries going to Shiite Muslims, five to Sunni Muslims, five to Kurds, one to the.. More

  • Shots Close UK Iran Mission

    The UK embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, has been closed for business after receiving direct hits from a number of shots fired from a nearby street. An embassy spokesman said that five shots were fired on the embassy building just before midday local time, breaking windows and entering the building. Nobody was hit in the attack which comes.. More

  • Typhoon Dujuan Kills at Least 20 in Southern China

    Typhoon Dujuan slammed into the southern Chinese coastal city of Shenzhen, killing at least 20 people and causing extensive damage to parts of the country's showcase economic development zone, the official news agency said Wednesday. The Xinhua News Agency called the damage the worst to the region since 1979. Sixteen of the fatalities were reported.. More

  • Iraqi Shias Accused of Sectarian Cleansing

    Spiritual leaders of Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority have accused some Shias of launching a sectarian cleansing campaign in two 'holy' cities. They also accused neighbouring Shia-dominated Iran of trying to fuel growing religious tensions in the country by reaching out to Moqtada Sadr, a powerful young cleric known for his virulent opposition to the.. More

  • Abu Bakar Bashir Gets Four Years Jail for Acts of Treason

    A court in Indonesia has sentenced Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir to four years in prison after finding him guilty of taking part in acts of treason. The 65-year-old has been on trial for allegedly trying to overthrow the government and install an Islamic state in its place. Judges said there was not enough evidence to prove he led the plot. Bashir.. More

  • Islamic Jihad Member Shot Dead, Palestinian Girl Dies in Gaza, Shalom to Expel Arafat

    An Islamic Jihad activist was shot dead by Israeli troops, south of the West Bank city of Jenin. The man was identified as Abd al-Qader Dahani, Palestinian officials said. According to an Israeli report, the Palestinian was shot during an operations next to the village of Fahma. Israeli soldiers stopped the vehicle in order to check it, when one.. More

  • Iraqi Shias Accused of Sectarian Cleansing

    Spiritual leaders of Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority have accused some Shias of launching a sectarian cleansing campaign in two 'holy' cities. They also accused neighbouring Shia-dominated Iran of trying to fuel growing religious tensions in the country by reaching out to Moqtada Sadr, a powerful young cleric known for his virulent opposition to the.. More

  • Two USMP Officers Killed in Baghdad Car-Bomb Blast, 14 Wounded

    Two US military police officers were killed and one wounded in a bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, the army said. "The two officers were killed and one wounded when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on a main supply route south of Baghdad," said a spokeswoman, without giving further details. Baghdad witnesses and hospital officials.. More

  • Zionists Kill Two Palestinians as Tension Rise between Arafat and Abbas

    Israeli helicopters fired four missiles at a car in Gaza City on Monday afternoon, killing two Palestinians. More than 25 people were wounded. Palestinian sources said that the targets of the attack were members of Hamas armed wing. A third activist was wounded. The attack took place near the government complex in Gaza City. In the past two weeks,.. More

  • Outrage at Israeli Mission to Morocco

    A Moroccan Palestinian rights group has criticised Rabat's efforts to normalise diplomatic ties with the Jewish State. Israeli Foreign Minister Sylvan Shalom left Jerusalem on Monday for Morocco, where he is to discuss a normalisation of relations with the North African country, Aljazeera reported. During talks with King Muhammad VI and Moroccan.. More