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Karachi Bomb Kills at Least 2 before Bush Visit

A car bomb outside the Marriott Hotel and U.S. consulate in Karachi killed at least two people and wounded 18 on Thursday, security and hospital officials said. The bomb exploded on a road used for parking behind the hotel and comes just days before U.S. President George W. Bush was due to visit Pakistan. Brigadier Taqdees Lodhi, an officer of the.. More

116414 02/03/2006
Israeli Strike Kills Islamic Jihad Leader in Gaza

Aleader ofthe armedwing of theIslamic Jihadhas been killed in an Israeli air strike on a car in Gaza City. Khalid al-Dahduh, also known as Abu al-Walid, was killed on Wednesday when the vehicle in which he was travelling exploded in the strike. He was the leader of the Al-Quds Brigades in the Gaza Strip. There was no immediate comment from the.. More

116413 02/03/2006
'Execution Memo' at Saddam Trial

Prosecutors at the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein have presented a memo allegedly showing his approval of the execution of 148 Shias. They said he signed to approve the killings after a failed attempt to assassinate him in Dujail in 1982. His defence team reappeared after a month-long boycott but two lawyers caused new disarray by walking.. More

116412 02/03/2006
EU Urges Measures to Keep Domestic Animals away from Birds

The European Union is urging countries to ensure that domestic animals do not come into contact with wild birds, as concerns grow over the spread of avian flu. In Sweden, the virus has been found in two dead wild ducks, and tests will reveal if it was the deadly H5N1 strain that is known to have infected a cat in Germany. After the domestic cat was.. More

116392 02/03/2006
Kabul Prison Siege Ends

Afghan authorities say they have regained control of Kabul's main prison after four days of rioting that left at leastfive people dead. TheAfghan government said the prison siege inKabul ended on Wednesday after all 1300 prisoners involved in a riot that broke out at the weekend moved to a new block under police control. Mohammad Qasim Hashimzai,.. More

116312 01/03/2006
Tens of Thousands Protest Bush India Visit

Tens of thousands of Indians waving black and white flags and chanting "Death to Bush!" rallied Wednesday in New Delhi to protest a visit by President Bush. Surindra Singh Yadav, a senior police officer in charge of crowd control, said as many as 100,000 people, most of them Muslim, had gathered in a fairground in central New Delhi ordinarily used.. More

116272 01/03/2006
Pakistani Troops Strike on Afghan Border

Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships have struck a militant hideout near the Afghan border, killing or wounding at least 25 people, according to a government official. The administrator of the region, Syed Zaheerul Islam, said thefighters had entered Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region after a raid inside Afghanistan. Army.. More

116252 01/03/2006
Russia, Iran Make New Bid to Break Impasse

Russian and Iranian negotiators make a fresh bid in Moscow on Wednesday to reach a compromise that might defuse Tehran's stand-off with the West over its nuclear program. Iranian officials, headed by top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, were due to meet a Russian delegation for further discussion of Moscow's proposal to carry out uranium enrichment.. More

116233 01/03/2006
Montenegro Independence Vote May 21, Says Opposition

The Adriatic coast republic of Montenegro will hold a referendum on on May 21 to determine if it remains in a union with much larger Serbia or strikes out on its own as an independent state."It has been agreed to hold a referendum on May 21, 2006, and to postpone regular local elections until autumn, and to hold them together with a general election,".. More

116232 01/03/2006
German Cat Gets H5N1 Bird Flu, Virus Spreads

Germany reported the first known case in Europe of H5N1 bird flu infecting a cat, a worrying development as the virus sweeps past hastily erected protective measures in large parts of the world. The dead cat was found on the Baltic island of Ruegen, where the highly pathogenic form of H5N1 bird flu was detected earlier this month, said Germany's national.. More

116212 01/03/2006
Baghdad Blasts and Attacks Kill Dozens

A series of explosions have rocked Baghdad killing at least32 people and wounding 80, while another blast damaged the tomb of Saddam Hussein's father. The blasts came hours before the former leader was due back in court for the first time since a week of sectarian violence in Iraq. Police said a Sunni mosque in Baghdad was also damaged by a bomb on.. More

116152 28/02/2006
Iran Minister Says Won't Give up Nuclear Programme

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that Tehran would not give up its nuclear programme, but added that ongoing talks with Russia to jointly enrich uranium would ease international concerns over its atomic ambitions. His comments came after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report on Monday that Iran was.. More

115952 28/02/2006
EU Gives Serbia a Month to Deliver Mladic

The European Union told Serbia on Monday it had a month to deliver war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic to justice or risk seeing its long-term bid to join the bloc put on ice. One of the top two war crimes suspects in the Balkans, Mladic has been a wanted man since 1995 and is said to have enjoyed high-level protection from renegade members of the military.. More

115932 28/02/2006
Irving Repeats Holocaust Denial

Jailed British historian David Irving has again said he does not believe Hitler presided over a systematic attempt to exterminate Jews in Europe. During his trial in Austria, Irving said he had changed his mind over claims the Holocaust did not happen. But, speaking from his cell, he asked BBC News why, if such a programme existed, "so many survived"... More

115912 28/02/2006
France Begins Mass Bird Vaccination

Hundreds of thousands of geese and ducks are being vaccinated against bird flu in France. The campaign, focused on birds farmed in a southwestern area, comes after France became the first country in the EU to report an outbreak in commercial poultry. Two days on and around 20 countries have imposed a total or partial embargo on French poultry or foie.. More

115892 28/02/2006

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