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Pro-Palestinian activists detained in Israel
More than 40 pro-Palestinian activists have detained by Israeli authorities at Tel Aviv's international airport for taking part in an attempted "fly-in". The Welcome to Palestine campaign, now in its third consecutive year, aims to gather activists from more than 15 countries in Israel from April 15 to 21 to "challenge the Israeli siege.. More -
Americas summit ends in deadlock
A summit of nearly 30 Western Hemisphere leaders has ended without a joint declaration due to divisions over Cuba and Argentine claims to the Falkland Islands. "There is no declaration because there is no consensus," said Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian president, at the summit's closing news conference. Washington, backed by Canada, stood.. More -
UN monitors arrive in Syria as fighting rages
The first international observers tasked with monitoring a tenuous United Nations-backed ceasefire have arrived in Syria, where activists said government forces were continuing to attack opposition neighborhoods. "They've arrived and they will start work tomorrow morning," said Kieran Dwyer, a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping department,.. More -
Iran nuclear talks termed 'constructive'
Iran and Western powers have agreed to hold another round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme after a meeting in the Turkish city of Istanbul that was described as "useful" and "constructive". Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, told reporters the five permanent members of the United Nations Security.. More -
UN approves ceasefire monitors for Syria
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to deploy the first wave of military observers to monitor a ceasefire between the Syrian government and opposition fighters. The vote on Saturday marked the first time UN diplomats on the council all agreed on a resolution since the conflict began more than a year ago. It calls on both sides to immediately.. More -
Egypt bars key candidates from elections
The head of Egypt's election commission has announced that 10 presidential hopefuls, including the country's ex-spy chief and other key candidates, have been disqualified from running. Farouk Sultan, the head of the Supreme Presidential Election Commission, said on Saturday that those excluded include Hosni Mubarak's former spy chief Omar Suleiman,.. More -
Strong earthquake hits western Mexico
A strong earthquake has hit Mexico, shaking buildings and sending people running out of offices onto the streets of the capital though there were no early reports of major damage. Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard said on his twitter account there were no initial signs of serious damage and that key services in the capital, including its subway system.. More -
Sudan talks stopped after fresh border fighting
Sudan has stopped all talks with South Sudan on ending a row over oil payments and other disputes after new fighting broke out in the oil-producing border area, Sudan's state radio said on Wednesday. Khartoum would immediately withdraw its negotiating team from talks sponsored by the African Union in Addis Ababa and also order a general army mobilization,.. More -
Doubts surround Syria regime as peace deadline passes
A UN-backed deadline for an end to 13 months of bloodshed in Syria that has killed thousands passed Thursday amid doubts about the regime's compliance with the ceasefire terms. After breaking a commitment to pull back forces from urban areas by Tuesday under an agreement brokered by Kofi Annan, a former UN chief serving as a peace envoy, the regime's.. More -
Indian Ocean on tsunami alert after quake
A tsunami warning has been issued in the Indian Ocean after Indonesia's geophysical agency reported a powerful earthquake off Aceh province. Wednesday's quake was measured at a preliminary 8.7-magnitude. The geophysical agency said it had not received reports of damage from the Aceh quake or rise in water levels. The US Geological Survey said it.. More -
Syrian forces press assault as peace plan falters
Syrian forces pressed home a sustained assault on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, ignoring an international peace plan under which troops were to silence their guns and withdraw from urban areas. Opposition groups said Syrian troops killed 31 people on Tuesday, and Turkish media reported heavy gunfire coming from what appeared to be an army.. More -
Philippine navy in standoff with China ships
The Philippines has summoned China's ambassador in Manila after two Chinese ships blocked a Philippine Navy vessel from arresting Chinese fishermen in the South China Sea. Eight Chinese fishing vessels were anchored off Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine government said on Wednesday, as Albert del Rosario, the country's foreign affairs secretary, called.. More -
North Korea warned against rocket launch
US and Japan threaten "appropriate action" if launch goes ahead, as Pyongyang says it has begun fuelling rocket. Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has urged North Korea not to go ahead with a planned rocket launch if it wants a "peaceful, better future" for its people. North Korea has so far rebuffed foreign calls to.. More -
Deaths in Afghanistan suicide bombing
A suicide attack in western Afghanistan has left at least 14 people killed and another 22 wounded, according to local police. A Toyota 4x4 vehicle with two people inside, detonated a cache of explosives on the road from Herat International Airport to the Guzara district of Herat province according to the Afghan interior ministry. Al Jazeera's Bernard.. More -
Mali court meets to choose interim president
Mali's highest court has met to chart the next step after both the country's democratically elected president and the leader of its recent coup stepped aside, leaving vacant the highest political position in the West African nation. Only the constitutional court can determine if Article 36 of the constitution, which stipulates that the leader of the.. More
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