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  • Violence Rages in Territories ahead of Abbas-Sharon Meeting

    Deadly clashes continued to plague the West Bank and Gaza Strip as Palestinian prime minister Mahmud Abbas prepared to meet his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, to discuss a peace plan ahead of a three-way summit next week with US President George W. Bush. Israeli troops shot dead a member from the Hamas group during a raid into the southern Gaza.. More

  • U.S. Soldier Said Killed in Iraq Clash

    An American soldier was killed when his convoy came under fire from a rocket-propelled grenade Thursday on a main supply route in Iraq, the U.S. military said. The soldier, whose name was not released, was evacuated to the 21st Combat Support Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to a brief statement from the U.S. Central Command. The Pentagon.. More

  • Stabbings on Australian Plane

    Two flight attendants are being treated in hospital after being attacked by a man with a sharpened wooden implement on board a domestic flight in Australia. Australian Transport Minister John Anderson said that the man, in his 40s, had headed towards the cockpit and threatened to crash the plane. The incident took place on board Qantas Flight 1737,.. More

  • Blair Arrives in Iraq

    BAGHDAD - British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, becoming the first leader of the US-led coalition that toppled former president Saddam Hussein to visit the country. But his arrival was overshadowed by the shooting death of a US soldier amid growing signs of Iraqi resistance. Blair traveled aboard a C-130.. More

  • Blair Announces Iraq Visit, More US Troops Killed

    British Prime Minister Tony Blair was set to become the first western leader to visit Iraq since the end of the war, to thank British troops for their role in toppling Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. "I want to see the British troops to thank them for their magnificent performance during the Gulf conflict," Blair told reporters travelling with him to.. More

  • Abu Mazen to Discuss 'Roadmap' with Sharon ahead of Three-Way Jordan Summit

    Palestinian prime minister Mahmud Abbas said he would meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to discuss implementing a peace plan ahead of a three-way summit next week with US President George W. Bush. But with the first phase of the document in theory expiring this week, the roadmap has had little impact on the ground. "I will meet Ariel Sharon.. More

  • Alleged Saudi Blasts Planner Said Caught

    Saudi officials arrested an Al-Qaida figure suspected of masterminding the Riyadh bombings, a newspaper reported Wednesday, and the U.S. ambassador warned that militant cells are likely still plotting attacks in the kingdom. Interior Minister Prince Nayef announced new arrests, saying the hunt had intensified for those involved in the May 12 suicide.. More

  • Iraqis Start Guerrilla Fighting as US Warns Iran

    At least two US soldiers were killed in a second day of guerrilla attacks in Iraq, as Washington warned it will not tolerate an Iranian-style Islamist regime there. The newly-appointed UN special representative said he would arrive in Iraq by Monday to start work as US forces captured two more officials of the ousted Saddam's regime. The two soldiers.. More

  • Bush to Meet Abbas, Sharon in Jordan

    The US President Bush, will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders to push Middle East peace plans in the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba, Jordan officials said Tuesday. The announcement followed the delay of a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Premier Mahmoud Abbas, due to what both sides called scheduling problems.. More

  • Three Believed Killed in New Algeria Quake

    Three people were believed killed and 187 injured when a new earthquake hit Algeria on Tuesday, flattening some buildings and terrifying Algerians less than a week after a quake killed 2,200, officials said. State radio said several buildings had collapsed in the towns of Zemmouri and Boumerdes along a Mediterranean coastal strip to the east of the.. More

  • Arafat Said to Force Mideast Summit Delay

    Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat forced the postponement Tuesday of a summit between the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers over implementing a U.S.-backed Mideast peace plan, a senior Palestinian official said. Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and Israel's Ariel Sharon had been scheduled to meet on Wednesday. But Arafat told the PLO.. More

  • At Least 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in a New Attack in Iraq

    At least two U.S. soldiers and two unidentified attackers were killed and nine other American troops were injured in a firefight early Tuesday in Fallujah, the U.S. military said. Maj. Randy Martin, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's V Corps said that six Iraqis were captured and were being interrogated. The attackers used rocket-propelled grenades and.. More

  • Sharon Defends Road Map Support, Israeli Troops Shoot at Foreign Diplomats

    Ariel Sharon told his stunned country Monday he was determined to reach a peace deal and end 36 years of rule over the Palestinians. The speech marked the first time the veteran hawk, who had long argued that a Palestinian state would pose a mortal danger to Israel, publicly used the word **"occupation"*** to refer to Israel's presence in West Bank.. More

  • EU Plan a Step to 'Superstate'

    Controversial plans for sweeping changes to the way the EU works are a "step change" towards the creation of a European superstate, the Tories have claimed. Draft proposals from the convention debating Europe's future - including a call for an elected EU president - were published on Monday. The proposals are aimed at setting out a vision of how the.. More

  • Wave of Attacks Claim U.S. Casualties in Iraq

    One U.S. soldier was killed and four were wounded in Iraqi ambushes on Monday and, in another incident, U.S. forces seized a brother-in-law of Saddam Hussein, the U.S. military said. Gunmen fired machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades at a convoy of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment near Haditha, 110 miles northwest of Baghdad, a U.S. statement said... More