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Peshawar blast hits US consulate vehicle
At least four people have been killed in a suicide bombing that hit a US consular vehicle in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar. Two Americans working for the US consulate were wounded in Monday's bomb attack on their vehicle, the American embassy said. The blast also wounded two Pakistani employees of the consulate, the embassy in Islamabad.. More -
Monks stage anti-Rohingya march in Myanmar
Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Myanmar have staged a rally in support of President Thein Sein's proposal to send the members of the Rohingya minority group to another country. Sunday's rally in Mandalay, the country's second largest city, is the latest indication of deep-seated sentiment against the Rohingya Muslims. The monks held a banner saying,.. More -
Twin blasts near Damascus military compound
Syrian state television said six people were wounded in twin explosions in Damascus that appeared to target the country's military leadership. Damascus residents said on Sunday that the explosions occurred at a security building in the Abu Rummana district, not far from the compound housing the army and air force headquarters near central Umayyad Square. Al.. More -
US 'downsizes' missile exercise with Israel
A US-Israel ballistic missile exercise postponed until later this year will involve fewer American military personnel than initially planned, the Pentagon has confirmed. But a US military official on Friday rejected a media report portraying the decision as a sign of US mistrust towards Israel. The exercise is being orchestrated amid rising war talk.. More -
Renewed shelling reported near Syrian capital
Syrian government troops have shelled neighborhoods of Damascus after clashes with rebel fighters, who also launched deadly attacks on the military elsewhere in the country, as the new UN envoy held meetings at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an activist group, said the bombardment.. More -
Morsi criticizes Syria at Tehran meeting
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has said it is an "ethical duty" to support the Syrian people against the "oppressive regime" in Damascus. His speech at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran on Thursday prompted a walkout by the Syrians. "Our solidarity with the struggle of the Syrian people against an oppressive regime.. More -
Egypt puts ex-PM Shafiq on border watchlist
Ahmed Shafiq, the former Egyptian presidential candidate, has been placed on a watch list at border points, Judge Osama el-Saeidy has said in a statement. Egyptian authorities will detain Shafiq, former President Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, for questioning over an alleged corruption case if he returns from abroad, el-Saeidy said on Wednesday. ".. More -
Palestinian farmers ordered to leave lands
Israeli authorities have given Palestinian farmers living in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank, to uproot palm trees they have grown and leave agricultural lands within 45 days. The orders came in the form of letters sent to the farmers in an area known as “Area C” and gave the farmers a October 7 deadline to vacate their lands. Shawkat.. More -
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in extreme southeastern Louisiana, with strong winds and a dangerous storm surge occurring along the northern Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday. Al Jazeera's John Terrett says the hurricane is "very slow moving... which means there could be hurricane-force winds over New Orleans or here.. More -
Deadly car bomb hits Damascus funeral
At least 12 people have reportedly been killed and dozens wounded when a car bomb exploded at a funeral in Damascus, Syrian state television said. The bomb targeted a funeral procession in Jaramana on the southeastern outskirts of the Syrian capital on Tuesday, state TV said. "Another 48 people were wounded," state TV said, in what it called.. More -
France opens Arafat murder inquiry
A French court has opened a murder inquiry into the 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, prosecutors said, following claims by his wife that he may have been poisoned. French officials on Tuesday said prosecutors had agreed to begin an inquiry, but they have yet to appoint an investigating judge. The announcement comes after Suha Arafat.. More -
UN warns Gaza 'will not liveable by 2020'
The Gaza Strip will not be "liveable" by 2020 unless urgent action is taken to improve water supply, power, health, and schooling, according to the United Nations' most comprehensive report on the Palestinian territory. "Action needs to be taken now if Gaza is to be a liveable place in 2020 and it is already difficult now," UN humanitaria.. More -
Egypt's Morsi steps out onto world stage
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's newly elected president, will arrive in China on Tuesday for the first leg of a high-profile foreign trip that will also take him to Tehran. Morsi will spend three days in Beijing meeting with officials, including his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, for talks focused mostly on business and investment. He brings with him a delegation.. More -
UN warns Gaza 'will not liveable by 2020'
The Gaza Strip will not be "livable" by 2020 unless urgent action is taken to improve water supply, power, health, and schooling, according to the United Nations' most comprehensive report on the Palestinian territory. "Action needs to be taken now if Gaza is to be a liveable place in 2020 and it is already difficult now," UN humanitarian.. More -
Syria military helicopter crashes in Damascus
A Syrian military helicopter has caught fire and crashed after it was apparently hit during fighting between government forces and opposition fighters in the capital Damascus, an activist group has said. Activists said the opposition Free Syria Army claimed that it had shot down the helicopter. Syria's state-run media on Monday confirmed there had.. More
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