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  • Israeli Occupation forces Kill 10 Palestinians in Gaza

    Israeli occupation troops backed by tanks and helicopters swept into Gaza Strip's Bureij refugee camp Friday, provoking a gunbattle and killing 10 people, Palestinian witnesses and medics said. The occupation armysaid thetroops met fierce resistance in the three-hour incursion, which it said was intended to root out resistance men responsible for attacks.. More

  • Chechen nationalist Leader Faces Extradition from UK

    Top Chechen nationalist envoy Akhmed Zakayev, arrested on Thursday as he arrived from Denmark at London's Heathrow airport, will face an extradition hearing next week, police said on Friday. Zakayev, aide to fugitive Chechen leader Aslan Maskhadov, is wanted by Russia for alleged terror crimes between 1996-99. "He was taken to a west London police station.. More

  • India on Alert on Anniversary of Mosque Demolition

    Indian police stepped up patrols Friday to guard against religious violence and militant attacks as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the destruction of a disputed mosque. Police said they were taking extra precautions this year as the date coincided with the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr and came days ahead of elections in the western state.. More

  • Israeli Helicopter Missile Strike Kills 5; Arab Officials Deny Sharon's Allegations that Al-Qaeda is Operation in Gaza & Lebanon

    An Israeli occupation army tank fired a shell into a two-story building in Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing five people and wounding at least 10, witnesses and hospital officials said Friday. Israeli occupation troops moved into the camp early Friday with tanks backed by helicopters. The army said it was conducting a targeted operation... More

  • Arms Inspectors Ready, All Eyes on Iraq Declaration

    U.N. arms inspectors, squeezed between the angry demands of U.S. and Iraqi leaders, were taking a break on Friday as Baghdad drew up a list of weapons programs to meet a Sunday deadline. The arms inspectors were due to carry out their next search operation on Saturday, the day on which Baghdad has said it will hand over to the United Nations a full.. More

  • Two Dead in Blast at McDonald's in Indonesia

    There were two blasts, the first at a McDonald's counter in Ratuh Indah mall. Two people died," police officer Rafael Sandy told Reuters by telephone from Makassar on Sulawesi island. Two people were seriously wounded and several were slightly hurt, he said.A second explosion, which caused no casualties, occurred about an hour later in a car showroom.. More

  • Israeli Helicopter Missile Strike Kills 5; Arab Officials Deny Sharon's Allegations that Al-Qaeda is Operation in Gaza & Lebanon

    An Israeli occupation army tank fired a shell into a two-story building in Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing five people and wounding at least 10, witnesses and hospital officials said Friday. Israeli occupation troops moved into the camp early Friday with tanks backed by helicopters. The army said it was conducting a targeted operation... More

  • Arms Inspectors Ready, All Eyes on Iraq Declaration

    U.N. arms inspectors, squeezed between the angry demands of U.S. and Iraqi leaders, were taking a break on Friday as Baghdad drew up a list of weapons programs to meet a Sunday deadline. The arms inspectors were due to carry out their next search operation on Saturday, the day on which Baghdad has said it will hand over to the United Nations a full.. More

  • Israel to Extend Security Fence with West Bank

    Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved plans that would seal off northern Israel from the West Bank by extending a security fence to defend against Palestinian attacks, government officials said Thursday.Construction of the fence began in northern Israel earlier this year to try to prevent attacks by Palestinian resistance menspearheading an uprising.. More

  • UN Teams Have Chance to Refute U.S. Charges -Saddam

    President Saddam Husseinsaid on Thursday he was ready to give U.N. weapons inspectors a chance to disprove American allegations that Iraq possesses weapons of mass destruction. His first comment on the inspections since they resumed last week coincided with a burst of defiance from other Iraqi officials, and pressure on the inspectors from Washington.. More

  • Muslims Celebrate Eid Amid Signs of Grief & Apprehension Over the Situation in the Territories & Iraq

    Thousands of Muslims living in the Middle East have attended dawnprayers on the first day of Eid el-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The celebrations this year come amid signs of Grief and apprehension over the situation in the territories and Iraq. Israeli security forces were on high alert as thousands entered Jerusalem's.. More

  • Israel Kills Master Bombmaker in Gaza Air Strike

    Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at a Palestinian Authority compound in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing a master bombmaker responsible for blowing up three Israeli tanks, witnesses and resistance activists said. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, meanwhile, spelled out tough conditions for the eventual creation of a provisional Palestinian.. More

  • UN Extends Iraq Oil-For-Food Plan for Six Months

    The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday extended the U.N. oil-for-food humanitarian program in Iraq for six months and agreed to review within 30 days a list of goods that Baghdad needs approval to import. The council voted 15-0 after the United States dropped its demand for only a two-week extension at the insistence of the other 14 members. A nine-day.. More

  • Iraq Accuses UN Team of Spying, U.S. Cools War Talk

    Iraq accused U.N. arms inspectors of being U.S. and Israeli spies and helping Washington prepare for possible war on Baghdad, but the United States cooled any talk of imminent military action. It was not immediately clear on Thursday whether Iraq planned to take any action against the inspectors or whether it was simply an escalation in a war of words.. More

  • Israel Fires Three Missiles in Gaza

    Israeli helicopters fired at least three missiles at a target in Gaza City Wednesday, rocking the urban hub of the Gaza Strip and killing one person, Palestinian witnesses said. The target was not immediately clear, but the missiles apparently hit a small room in the vicinity of a compound housing Palestinian Authorityoffices, the witnesses said. One.. More