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  • At Least Nine Dead in Portuguese Forest Fires

    Deadly forest fires raging in Portugal have killed at least nine people. Firemen from Italy, Spain and Morocco are working alongside Portuguese emergency services battling the flames. The fires, described as some of the worst in living memory, are still dangerously close to many people's homes. Authorities say the fires have hit 13 of the country's.. More

  • Hyundai Chief Found Dead

    A leading South Korean businessman has died in an apparent suicide after becoming embroiled in a scandal involving secret payments to the North Korean leadership. Chung Mong-hun - chairman of Hyundai Asan - was found dead after falling from the 12th floor of company headquarters in central Seoul. His body was found by his secretary at about 06:00.. More

  • One Palestinian Killed in Tulkarem, Four Jewish Settlers Wounded Near Jerusalem

    Israeli troops killed early Monday a Palestinian fighter near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. According to media reports, the Palestinian tried to place a bomb when the soldiers spotted him and killed him. Four Jewish settlers were shot and wounded near Jerusalem, Israeli official said. Palestinian gunmen opened fire on Israeli vehicles between Jerusalem.. More

  • Peacekeepers Ready to Go in to Liberia as Fighting Continues

    West African peacekeepers were due to arrive in the war-ravaged Liberian capital Monrovia after two months of intense fighting left hundreds dead and more than 200,000 homeless and hungry. The force -- which is eventually expected to grow to be between 3,000 and 5,000-strong -- will be spearheaded by a battalion of Nigerian infantry currently on duty.. More

  • Dozens Killed as Road Works Explosives Detonate in Northern Pakistan

    At least 45 people were killed when explosives used in road works caught fire and detonated in a northern Pakistan village, causing several homes to collapse, police and witnesses said. Police said an electric short circuit triggered a pre-dawn fire in a house in Gayal village, 168 kilometers south of Gilgit, which spread to a nearby building where.. More

  • Fresh Threats to US in Al-Qaeda Tape

    A chilling warning has been issued to the United States - the real battle against you has not started yet. That is the message on an audio tape purportedly made by Osama bin Laden's right-hand man, top al Qaeda official Ayman al-Zawahri. The voice on the tape warns Washington that it will pay a high price if it harms any of the detainees it is holding.. More

  • Two U.S. Soldiers Killed, Odai & Qusai Buried in Tikrit

    A U.S. soldier was killed and three were wounded in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on their convoy east of Baghdad, the military reported Saturday. The Arab satellite television broadcaster Al-Jazeera reported that one U.S. soldier also died Saturday morning in an attack north of the capital, but the military said it had no details on the incident... More

  • Belgium Amends War Crimes Law

    The Belgian Senate has given final approval to a new version of a war crimes law which had led to cases being filed against several world leaders. The bill was passed by 39 votes in favour to four against and 20 abstentions. The revised law drops a controversial "universal competence" clause which led to complaints being filed against US President.. More

  • Beirut Car Bombing Kills at Least Two

    A bomb exploded in a car south of Beirut on Saturday, killing at least two people in the vehicle and wounding passers-by, security officials said. The explosion occurred on Hadi Nasrallah highway in Beirut's southern suburbs during the morning rush hour, the officials said on condition of anonymity. The explosion tore apart the parked car, killing.. More

  • At least 35 Killed in Southern Russia Hospital Bomb Attack

    A bomb attack on a military hospital in southern Russia has killed at least 35 people, officials have said. Eyewitnesses say a truck packed with explosives crashed through entrance gates at the hospital, and a driver at the wheel blew himself up. The blast destroyed the four-storey building at a military base in the town of Mozdok, 10 kilometres.. More

  • Polish Troops Come under Fire, New Alleged Saddam Message Appears

    Polish troops received their first Iraqi resistance attack and Australian forces were told they are unlikely to return home soon, as sabotage, attacks and the voice of the still elusive Saddam Hussein continued to plague the US-led coalition three months after the war in Iraq was declared over. Five mortar bombs were fired at the Polish base in Hilla,.. More

  • Palestinian Prisoners Start Hunger Strike, US Warns Israel on Settlements

    More than 1000 jailed Palestinians in four Israeli prisons started a hunger strike Friday morning to demand that Israel release prisoners and to protest their conditions, it was reported Friday. Prisoners at the jail in the southern city of Ashkelon - one of the prisons at which the hunger strike is in effect - rioted Thursday, leaving two guards.. More

  • Shelling Greets Envoys in Liberia

    Fighting has resumed in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, as West African mediators arrive to discuss plans for President Charles Taylor to step down and go into exile. Several shells landed in the diplomatic area of Mamba Point and rebels and government fighters have exchanged fire around two bridges which lead to the city centre. At least nine.. More

  • Two Bomb Attacks in Turkey Injure 6 Police Officers

    Six police officers were injured, two seriously, when a suspicious case outside a government office in Ankara blew up in their faces as they were checking it. Remarkably no-one was killed in the blast. The security officials had been called to the building where new judges are trained. Later another bomb nearby exploded. No one has claimed responsibilitie.. More

  • Deadly Attacks Continue, Bremer Says:' Election in a Year'

    Two American soldiers were killed and five wounded on Thursday in attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The US military said a member of the 1st Armoured Division was killed and three of his colleagues were injured when their armoured personnel carrier hit a landmine on a road in Baghdad. But eyewitnesses said the vehicle was hit by.. More