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Many Hurt as Blasts Rock Bangladesh Cities
A series of bombs exploded almost simultaneously in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, the main port city Chittagong and other towns on Wednesday, injuring at least 20 people and triggering widespread panic. "We have reports of blasts from different areas and security forces have rushed to the spots. What caused the explosions are yet to be ascertained,".. More -
160 Killed in Venezuela Air Crash
All160people on a West Caribbean airliner died when it crashed on Tuesday near Venezuela's border with Colombia, France's civil aviation authority says. Eight Colombian crew members and 152 passengers were on the plane en route from Panama to the French Caribbean island territory of Martinique when it went down. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft.. More -
At Least 17 Spanish Soldiers Killed in Afghan Copter Crash
At least 17 Spanish soldiers of the Nato-led force in Afghanistan have been killed in a helicopter crash near the western city of Herat, an official of the force said. The helicopter went down south of Spain's base at Herat on Tuesday, a Spanish Defence Ministry spokesman said. The cause was unknown. In Kabul, an official of the Nato-led force said.. More -
Israel Tries to Quell Settler Resistance to Pullout
Israeli security forces poured into the largest Gaza settlement on Tuesday, pushing back protesters vowing to defy orders for Jews to leave the occupied territory by midnight or be removed. Troops cut through an iron gate at the main entrance and hundreds of border police streamed into Neve Dekalim, a flashpoint of resistance against the first uprooting.. More -
Earthquake Rocks Northern Japan
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 has hit Japan's north-east coast, injuring at least 40 people. A tsunami alert was issued by Japan's meteorological agency, but later lifted after two small waves a few centimetres high hit the coastline. The quake's epicentre is thought to have been 20km (12.4 miles) below the ocean off Miyagi prefecture,.. More -
Lanka Urges Tamil Tigers Clamp
Sri Lanka urged the international community to clamp down on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and their overseas supporters - restricting their travel and cutting the flow of money to the insurgents. The call for crackdown came following the assassination of its foreign minister, who was cremated yesterday. Military forces fanned out across.. More -
Helios Airline Offices Raided by Police
Cypriot police have raided the offices of the low-cost airline Helios in Nicosia, and have opened their own enquiry into the crash near Athens on Sunday that killed 121 people. The Greek authorities are also investigating the disaster. It is still unclear as to why the Boeing 737 went down after losing radio contact, although both of the aircraft's.. More -
Deadline Looms for Iraq Constitution
Iraqi lawmakers are struggling to avert a political crisis and meet a midnight deadline for presenting the draft of a new constitution to parliament. Political leaders and the 71 members of the constitutional drafting committee on Monday went into 11th-hour talks over the charter, with still no agreement on at least two fundamental issues, federal.. More -
Israeli Settlers defiant, as Army Moves in
Defiant Gaza settlers blocking the gates of their communities have vowed to prevent Israeli troops from delivering eviction notices. In the largest settlement, Neve Dekalim, dozens of men wrapped in white prayer shawls held roadside morning prayers, while teens - many sporting orange ribbons, the colour of defiance - danced in circles. Troops planned.. More -
Indonesia, Aceh Sign Truce
Indonesia and representatives from Aceh have signed a truce aimed at ending one of Asia's longest-running conflicts, which has cost more than 12,000 lives in nearly three decades of fighting. The deal, signed in Helsinki by Indonesian Justice Minister Hamid Awaluddin and Malik Mahmood of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), provides for an amnesty and disarming.. More -
Dead Soldier's Mother Brings Anti War Protest to Bush
The mother of a dead American soldier who brought the anti-war movement into President George W. Bush's backyard has become a symbol for those who want U.S. troops pulled out of Iraq. Cindy Sheehan, whose 24-year-old son Casey was killed in Iraq in April 2004, has pitched a tent on the side of a country road that leads to the president's ranch and.. More -
No Survivors in Greek Air Crash
All 121 people on board a Cypriot airliner are feared dead after it plunged into a hill near Athens after an apparent drop in cabin pressure. A text message sent from the plane said that the pilots were unconscious and passengers were freezing to death. Greek F-16 fighter jets were scrambled when contact with the Helios Airways plane was lost during.. More -
More US Soldiers Killed in Iraq
Six US soldiers died in roadside bombings and a shooting, the US military said, as lawmakers tried to persuade Sunni Arabs to accept federalism provisions in the draft constitution that is due on Monday. Three of the soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing late on Friday near Tuz, 150km north of Baghdad, the military said on Sunday. Another soldier.. More -
Palestinian Security Redeploys in Gaza
Palestinian security forces deployed in the Gaza Strip as part of Israel's pullout operation,taking up positions they wereforced to abandon almost five years ago at the start of the intifada. "Palestinian police and national security have re-deployed around the settlements and along bypass roads," a senior Palestinian security official said. "A total.. More -
Sri Lanka Hunts Assassins, Rebels Suspected
More than 1,000 police and troops scoured Colombo on Sunday for one or more snipers, suspected to be Tamil Tiger rebels, who gunned down Sri Lanka's foreign minister and rekindled fears of a return to civil war. Soldiers checked cars entering or leaving Colombo after the government declared a state of emergency as a precautionary measure to allow.. More
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