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Dozens reported dead in Syria violence
Syrian activists have reported violence in different parts of the country, saying nearly 40 people were killed. The deadliest incident was in the northern town of Ariha where a shell hit a home killing seven members of the same family, the UK-based activist network Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Sunday. A video posted online showed.. More -
NATO to meet over downed Turkish jet
Turkey has said that Syria shot down its military aircraft in international airspace and declared it would formally consult NATO allies on a reaction. Turkey's assertion came as reports said search teams had located the wreckage in Syrian waters at a depth of 1,300 meters. Turkish news channels reported this on Sunday without citing a source after.. More -
Egypt's Morsi calls for unity after poll win
The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi has called for "national unity" after winning Egypt's presidential election. Morsi picked up 13.2 million votes out of just over 26 million, giving him about 51 per cent of the vote. His competitor, Ahmed Shafik, the final prime minister under former president Hosni Mubarak, received 12.3 million. More.. More -
Turkey jet downed in 'international airspace'
Turkey has said that Syria shot down its military aircraft in international airspace and declared it would formally consult with NATO allies on a reaction. Its foreign minister said on Sunday that the plane had been clearly marked as Turkish and said he did not agree with Syria's earlier statement it had not known the plane belonged to Ankara. Speaking.. More -
Hamas 'agrees to new ceasefire' with Israel
A leader of the Palestinian group Hamas says the group has agreed to try a new ceasefire with Israel, after six days of bloodshed in and around the Gaza Strip. "Our Egyptian brothers have asked us to completely stop firing at Israel: we told the Egyptians that we agree to exchange quiet for quiet with Israel," Ayman Taha, the leader, said. An.. More -
Egypt on edge as it awaits election results
Egypt's election commission has said the results of the presidential runoff will be revealed on Sunday, as thousands of Egyptians continue to protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square. They are demonstrating against what they say is a power grab by the military and an attempt to limit presidential power. Supporters of former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq and.. More -
Hamas agrees to Egypt-brokered Gaza truce
The military wing of Hamas has said it agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel, after three days of bloodshed in and around Gaza. The statement late on Wednesday came after three days of violence in which eight Palestinians were killed while fighters have fired scores of rockets Israel, one of which slammed into a border police outpost,.. More -
Egypt delays runoff result as protests loom
Officials have postponed declaring a winner in Egypt's disputed presidential election, sending political tensions soaring as the country awaits its first new leader in three decades. Adding to the confusion and uncertainty on Wednesday were conflicting reports about the health of Hosni Mubarak, who is serving a life sentence for failing to stop the.. More -
Police clash with protesters in Sudan capital
Sudanese police have clashed with scores of protesters in the capital Khartoum for a third day, a witnesses said, extending demonstrations against government austerity plans to cope with an economic crisis. Sudan has faced a widening budget gap, a depreciating currency and high inflation since South Sudan split away a year ago, taking with it three.. More -
Anti-SCAF Egyptians throng Tahrir Square
Thousands of Egyptians have packed into Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest against the ruling military council's decision to claim new powers, amid contesting claims by both presidential candidates of victory in the weekend's election. In the hub of the uprising that deposed president Hosni Mubarak, protesters chanted against his military successors,.. More -
Afghanistan's south rocked by deadly attacks
A series of attacks has rocked southern Afghanistan over the last 24 hours, local officials have reported. Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith, reporting from Kabul, says up to seven attackers "breached the perimeter security fence" of a NATO base in southern Kandahar province. All of the attackers were shot before they could make it further into.. More -
Financial crisis tops agenda at G20 summit
World leaders have been struggling to inject confidence into the global economy at a G20 summit in Mexico dominated by a spiraling European debt crisis that is spooking markets and paralyzing growth. Mexico's President Felipe Calderon on Monday welcomed the likes of US President Barack Obama, newly returned Russian leader Vladimir Putin and German.. More -
Turkish troops 'killed by Kurdish rebels'
At least eight Turkish soldiers have been killed and 16 wounded in an ambush by Kurdish rebels. The attack took place in Yuksekova, near the border with Iraq and Iran. Ground troops and combat helicopters are pursuing the assailants, according to state TV. Several thousand Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels are believed to be based in hideouts in.. More -
Iran nuclear talks to resume in Moscow
World powers will seek to avert a collapse of diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program at talks starting in Moscow, hoping to win concessions from Tehran and forestall a potential new war in the Middle East. The two-day meeting, which will start on Monday, follows a bruising May session in Baghdad during which Iran nearly walked out of negotiations aimed.. More -
Syria attacks continue as UN mission stalls
Syrian troops have intensified their shelling of opposition-held neighborhoods in the central city of Homs as living conditions there deteriorate further, according to opposition activists. The neighborhoods of Jouret al-Shayyah, the Old Ciy, al-Khalidiyeh and al-Hamidiyeh have been under intense shelling and ground attacks for a week. Activist Abu.. More
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