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Kikruk Oil Pipeline Attacked
Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk hasbeen coveredwith a thick pall of smoke after fighters attacked the oil and gas infrastructure. A gas pipeline was left burning on Sunday eveningafter a bomb attack near the Havana field, 40km north of Kirkuk. "A fire broke out after the explosion, caused by saboteurs at 10pm (1900 GMT)," said a Northern Oil Company.. More -
Mauritanian Hunger Strikers Released
Three government opposition leaders in Mauritania, two of whomhad gone on hunger strike to protest their detention on charges of circulating false allegations of police torture, have been released. Arrested on 2 November 2004 in Nouakchott, Muhammad Didaw, Jamil Walad Mansur and Mukhtar Walad Muhammad Musa were releasedon Sunday. Attorney-general.. More -
Sudan Rejects Annan Call on Darfur
Sudan hashit out at a call by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan for EU or NATO intervention in the war-torn Darfur region, saying the world body ought to back the existing African Union observer mission. "We believe that the African Union has the full mandate and capabilities to accomplish its mission satisfactorily and we expect that no other agency.. More -
Iraq Election Results Due on Sunday
The final results of Iraq's general elections are to be announced on Sunday, two weeks after Iraqis took part in the polls. "We will announce the final results tomorrow," electoral commission official Farid Ayar said on Saturday. "These will be the uncertified results. We will wait for three days for possible claims by political entities. If there.. More -
Chavez: US is a Terrorist State
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has branded the United States a terrorist state while rejecting Washington's criticism ofCaracas for its arms purchase from Russia. Chavez, a fierce critic of US President George Bush and the US-led war in Iraq, on Saturday brushed aside US opposition to the agreement to buy 100,000 automatic rifles and about 40 military.. More -
Rallies, Protests Sweep across Russia
Pro-Kremlin forces have staged massive rallies to counter demonstrations by tens of thousands of Russians calling for the government's removal. The protests against the government's benefits programme have been part ofthe largest outburst of public anger since President Vladimir Putin came to power five years ago. The reform, substituting cherished.. More -
Raging Fire in the Centre of Madrid
The Windsor Tower, one of the best-known symbols of the Spanish capital, has been ravaged by a huge fire and has partially collapsed. There are conflicting reports as to whether the blaze is now under control. Large pieces of the 32-storey skyscraper plummeted to the ground as the top floors were destroyed. The fire reportedly started on the 21st floor,.. More -
Many Killed in New Car Bomb
Seventeen people have been killed and 16 wounded in a car bomb attack in the town of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, police and medical sources have said. "Seventeen people were killed, including three policemen, and 16 wounded, three of them also policemen, in the explosion of a car bomb at 8.30am (0530 GMT)," said the head of the general hospital in.. More -
Pakistan Launches Flood Aid Effort
Pakistan has launched a relief operation for about 20,000 people stricken by the heaviest rains in 16 years as the toll from a burst dam reached 70, provincial officials said. Authorities rushed in thousands of troops to help with rescue operations in the remote southwestern province of Baluchistan. Villages near the coastal town of Pasni bore.. More -
Abbas Appoints New Gaza Police Chief
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has appointed a new police chief for the Gaza Strip. The appointment on Friday came a day after the sacking of three security chiefs for failing to stop rocket and mortar attacks on Jewish settlements, a Palestinian official said. The deputy police chief, Mahmud Asfur, was provisionally promoted to the top job.. More -
Commonwealth Scolds Musharraf
The Commonwealth has criticised Pakistan PresidentPervez Musharraf for reneging on his promise to give up his dual role as president and army chief of staff in December. It urged him to relinquish his role as head of the army no later than the end of 2007 - something he is already due to do in any case. No further action has been taken. "The group.. More -
Saudi Candidates Cry Foul over Vote
Candidates backed by religious shaikhshave triumphed over tribal opponents and business peoplein Saudi Arabia's landmark elections in Riyadh, according to preliminary results. Losing candidates cried foul on Friday, saying six of the seven victors had violated a ban on election alliances when their names were circulated via mobile phones and the.. More -
Many Killed in Pakistan Dam Collapse
More than 60 people have been killed after a dam burst in remote southwest Pakistan following the country's heaviest rains in more than a decade. Officials from Pakistan's Baluchistan province said hundreds were also thought to be missing. The army on Friday deployed troops and helicopters to help rescuers reach villagers marooned by flood.. More -
Al-Qaida Blasts US Notion of Freedom
Al-Qaida'sdeputyleader Ayman al-Zawahiri has condemned the American concept of freedom in a taped speech broadcast by Aljazeera. Aired on Thursday, the audiotape message said the freedom sought by millions in the Islamic world was "not the freedom to destroy others ...it is not the freedom that allows [America] to support oppressive regimes". Al-Zawahi.. More -
NATO to Deploy in West Afghanistan
Nato chief Jaap de Hoop Schefferhas announced that the military allianceis ready to expand its mission in Afghanistan into the restive country's west. Speakingto a meeting of defence ministers in France,Scheffer said the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) providing security in Afghanistannow had the resources to make such an expansion.. More
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