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Solar plane makes record flight
UK-built solar-powered plane has set an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft. The Zephyr-6, as it is known, stayed aloft for more than three days, running through the night on batteries it had recharged in sunlight. The flight was a demonstration for the US military, which is looking for new types of technology to.. More -
Israel police raid Islamic Movement
Israeli security forces have raided the offices of the Islamic Movement and al-Aqsa institution in the northern Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm, accusing them of supporting the Palestinian Hamas movement. Dozens of police officers and agents from the Shin Bet intelligence agency took part in the raid early on Sunday. Documents, computers, and a safe with.. More -
Civilian deaths anger Afghans
Hundreds of Afghans have staged a protest in the Shindand district in western Afghanistan after scores of people were killed in an raid by US-led forces. The Afghan interior ministry has said that at least 76 civilians died in Thursday's attack, most of them women and children. Hundreds of people shouted anti-US slogans at Afghan soldiers as they.. More -
Indefinite curfew imposed Kashmir
The authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have imposed an indefinite curfew throughout the Kashmir Valley. It comes amid continuing protests by the Muslim majority population. The valley is paralyzed by a three-day strike called by separatist groups, who want an end to Indian rule, and a rally is planned in Srinagar on Monday. Shops, banks,.. More -
Pakistan army kills Swat rebels
The Pakistan army says it has killed at least 35 militants in clashes in the north-western Swat Valley. At least two soldiers also died, the army said. The fighting came hours after a suicide bomber killed at least eight policemen in the region by driving a vehicle laden with explosives at a check-point. Taleban forces said they had launched the attack.. More -
Defiant Russia still entrenched in Georgia
Russian forces were on Saturday still deployed deep inside Georgia, keeping their grip on a strategic port city, as Moscow brushed aside Western accusations it was failing to abide by a ceasefire deal. Russia withdrew tanks, artillery and hundreds of troops from the heart of Georgia on Friday, saying it had now fulfilled all obligations under a French-broker.. More -
Biden named as Obama running mate
Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for the US presidency, has chosen Joe Biden, a senator from the state of Delaware, as his vice-presidential running mate, according to his website. The campaign confirmed the choice in a text messages and emails sent to millions of supporters on Saturday. "Joe Biden brings extensive foreign policy experience,.. More -
Brazil hands 'drug baron' to US
The alleged leader of one of Colombia's most powerful drug cartels has been extradited to the US by Brazil. Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia was handed over to the US Drug Enforcement Agency in the city of Manaus and flown out of the country on a US government plane. Mr Ramirez Abadia, known as Chupeta or Lollypop, was captured in Brazil last year and sentenced.. More -
'Scores' of Afghans dead in US raid
Afghanistan's interior ministry says US-led forces killed 76 civilians in an operation on Wednesday in the west of the country, directly contradicting the US military which said 30 suspected Taliban had died. "Seventy-six people, all civilians and most of them women and children, were martyred during the operation by coalition forces in Shindand.. More -
Russia keeps Georgia positions, US and France call for withdrawal
Russian soldiers were still holding key positions inside Georgia on Saturday, a day after Moscow pulled out most of its troops, as the United States and France called for further withdrawals. Two weeks after rolling into the former Soviet republic, several columns of Russian tanks and troops withdrew Friday from deep inside Georgian territory and allowed.. More -
Iraq-US pact puts troop pullout by 2011: negotiator
Negotiators have finalised a deal which will see the complete withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by 2011, ending an eight-year occupation, the top Iraqi heading the team told AFP Friday. Under the 27-point deal all US combat troops will be withdrawn from Iraqi cities by next June, said negotiator Mohammed al-Haj Hammoud. The agreement has already been.. More -
Russian troops withdraw from Gori
Russian troops have left the key Georgian town of Gori and are pulling out from the surrounding areas, Kakha Lomaia, a Georgian security council official said. Twenty Russian military vehicles carrying hundreds of troops headed north on Friday from Gori toward the separatist region of South Ossetia. The column of nine tanks and nine trucks carrying.. More -
Several trapped in Portugal train
A train carrying about 50 people has derailed in Portugal, leaving several passengers injured and others trapped, emergency services say. The train came off the tracks in the Carrazeda de Ansiaes region in the north-east of the country. One unconfirmed report said there was an explosion before the accident. Several people were taken to hospital... More -
UN at odds over Georgia truce plan
Moscow has said that Russian forces will finally leave Georgian territory two weeks after tanks and troops poured in to support separatists in South Ossetia. Anatoly Serdyukov, Russia's defence minister, said that the highly anticipated withdrawal would be "completed" on Friday, but the commander of Russian ground forces said it could take.. More -
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of major Iraqi cities by next June, with a broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011. Subject to final approval by the top Iraqi leadership, the exit date for U.S. troops would be December 2011, although the Americans insist on linking.. More
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