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Iraqi Government Guards Killed in News Attack
Fighters have launched a surprise attack on Baghdad's heavily guarded Interior Ministry building, killing two police guards and wounding several others. Monday's attack lasted about 10 minutes, police Major Falah al-Hamdani said. Five police officers were wounded. The fighters, who used rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons, withdrew after.. More -
Egypt Campaign Ends in Run-Up to Vote
Egypt's presidential election campaign has officially ended as an election committee spokesman said thousands of monitors wouldn't be allowed in polling stations. "We have explained more than once that whoever wants to monitor can do so outside the polling stations," Osama Attawiya said on Sunday. "But monitoring from inside is a right to all the representat.. More -
Lebanon President under Fire after Hariri Arrests
Lebanon's pro-Syrian president came under mounting pressure to step down on Sunday after four generals close to him were arrested on murder charges over the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. A Lebanese magistrate issued formal arrest warrants on Saturday against the four pro-Syrian generals four days after they were detained on the.. More -
Indonesia Jet Crashes on Take-Off
An Indonesian passenger plane has crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off from the northern city of Medan on Sumatra island. The aircraft, operated by the low-cost airline Mandala, is said to have been carrying at least 109 passengers. Witnesses say the plane burst into flames after crashing. A doctor at the scene who was overseeing.. More -
Kidnapped Briton found dead in Afghanistan
A British man kidnapped in Afghanistan was found dead yesterday, three days after he was seized by gunmen during a bloody attack on a convoy, an Afghan government spokesman said yesterday. David Addison, who was working on security for a road project in the west of the country, was kidnapped with an interpreter after gunmen ambushed their convoy and.. More -
Rapes, Killings Hit Hurricane Refugees in New Orleans
People left homeless by Hurricane ‘Katrina’ told horrific stories of rape, murder and trigger-happy guards in two New Orleans centers that were set up as shelters but became places of violence and terror. Police and National Guard troops on Saturday closed down the two centers -- the Superdome arena and the city's convention center -- but then.. More -
At Least 12 Dead in France Apartment Fire
A suspected arson fire tore through a recently renovated high-rise apartment building south of Paris early Sunday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 16, firefighters and a local official said. The blaze, the fourth deadly fire in the Paris area since April, broke out in the entrance hall of a 18-story housing project in the Val-de-Marne region.. More -
Iraqi Soldiers, Police Killed in Attacks, as al-Qaeda Denies Role in Stampede
Fighters have launched attacks in a province north of Baghdad, killing nine Iraqi security personnel intwo separateassaults. US and Iraqi troops clashed with the fighters on Saturday near the northern city of Tal Afar. Six policemen died when armed men attacked a checkpoint in Baquba, 55km northeast of Baghdad, according to Dr Ahmed Fouad, chief.. More -
Five Afghan Captives Killed
Taliban militiamen have killed a kidnapped election candidate as well as a senior district official and three policemen, a Taliban spokesman said. The candidate for the 18 September elections, Khan Mohammad, running for a seat on a provincial council in Kandahar province, was captured along with a district chief and three policemen when they were.. More -
IAEA Criticizes Iran For Lack of Cooperation
The UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a report today that Iran's full cooperation in answering questions about its nuclear program is "overdue." The IAEA report also says Iran has produced tons of gas used in uranium enrichment since last month. Last month, Iran resumed uranium processing work at its Isfahan.. More -
Scandal Hits Ukrainian UN Troops
The UN has told Ukraine to withdraw its peacekeepers in Lebanon, saying some have engaged in "financial misconduct". It gave no details, but Reuters news agency quotes unnamed UN officials as saying the troops have been involved in reselling 1m (£0.54m) worth of UN oil. The Ukrainian government says it has already taken disciplinary action against.. More -
19 Bosnian Muslims Exhumed from Mass Grave
The bodies of 19 Muslim victims of a Serb attack - including nine members of a single family - have been exhumed from a mass grave in southern Bosnia, forensics experts said. The grave contained the bodies of victims of an attack on the village of Ciser at the beginning of Bosnia's 1992-95 war. The forensic team began the exhumations Friday and.. More -
Amnesty for Mauritanian Political Prisoners
The ruling military council of Mauritania has announced a comprehensive amnesty for politicalprisoners. Aljazeera's correspondent in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, has further learned that the authorities plan to release later on Friday military officers who opposed the 3 August coup that ousted president Maaouwya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. In his.. More -
Two Iraqis Killed in Attacks on Sunni Mosques
Unidentified men have opened fire on Sunni Muslim worshippers at Friday prayers in two mosques south of Baghdad, killing two people and injuring four, police said. The first attack occurred when a lone man entered the Mizael Basha mosque in the town of Zubeir, 20km southwest of Baghdad and sprayed automatic fire on worshippers during dawn prayers... More -
Shoot-to-Kill Orders in New Orleans
US troops have poured into New Orleans with shoot-to-kill orders to scare off looting gangs and enablerescuersto help thousands of people stranded by Hurricane Katrina. Faced with a growing threat of anarchy after a natural disaster that may have killed thousands of people, the US military on Friday rushed in National Guard reinforcements. Armed.. More
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