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Deadly attacks shake Baghdad
A series of bomb blasts and shootings in Baghdad have killed at least 24 people and injured another 72 people, sources tell Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf, reporting from the Iraqi capital on Thursday, said the attacks included a car bomb during morning rush hour, roadside bombs seemingly targeting police, and gunmen opening fire on police patrols. &qu.. More -
Scores killed in Syria shelling on Homs, among them journalists
Scores of people have been killed in Homs, including two foreign journalists, according to activists, as government forces continue to shell the central Syrian city. More than 60 bodies, of both civilians and armed fighters, were recovered on Wednesday from the neighborhood of Bab Amr after an afternoon bombardment, activists said. Among those killed.. More -
Clashes in Afghanistan over 'Quran burning'
More than 1,000 protesters threw stones at police and security forces fired shots in a second day of angry protests in Afghanistan over reports that copies of the Noble Quran were burnt at an airbase used by NATO and coalition troops. Several people were reported wounded on Wednesday when security forces opened fire as demonstrators charged police.. More -
Fears grow of humanitarian crisis in Homs
Fears are growing that parts of the Syrian city of Homs is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, with activists saying the lack of food and water is almost as great a threat as the violence. Heavy shelling was reported in the city's Bab Amr neighborhood for an 18th day on Tuesday. Activists said dozens of people were killed. Hadi al-Abdallah,.. More -
UN watchdog 'denied access to key Iran site'
The International Atomic Energy Agency has said that its team visiting Iran was denied access to a military site where the UN watchdog suspects activities related to the country's nuclear program could be taking place. The head of the IAEA said on Wednesday that Iran had not accepted a request for its inspectors to visit the Parchin facility, a weapons.. More -
Yemenis vote to elect Saleh successor
Polling stations across Yemen have opened in a presidential poll with Vice-President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as the only candidate. Hadi's guaranteed election by virtue of being the sole candidate on the ballot will bring the curtains down on Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year rule over the country. Tuesday's vote is the result of a power-transition deal.. More -
'Quran burning' triggers Afghan protests
Hundreds of Afghans staged angry protests at two sites in and around the capital Kabul, incensed by reports that NATO had site fire to copies of the Quran. Protesters shouting "Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar" (God is great) besieged the US-run airbase in Bagram on Tuesday, firing slingshots and petrol bombs. Guards at the base, about 60Km north.. More -
Israel court to hear hunger striker's appeal
Israel’s Supreme Court is set to hear an urgent appeal for the release of Khader Adnan, a Palestinian detained without charge, who has been on hunger strike for more than nine weeks, his lawyer said. The court had been due to address the appeal on Thursday but the case was brought forward by two days following an appeal by lawyer Jawad Bulus.. More -
40 killed across Iraq, police recruits targeted
A large blast rocked Baghdad today, killing 20 police recruits and policemen. The attack, which occurred near the heavily fortified Interior Ministry, may have been a message to the Maliki government. However, it wasn’t the only violence targeting policemen. At least 40 Iraqis were killed and 42 more were wounded overall. Many of those victims.. More -
Iran 'stops oil exports' to UK and France
Iran has stopped selling crude to British and French companies, the oil ministry has said, in a retaliatory measure against fresh EU sanctions on Iran's lifeblood, oil. "Exporting crude to British and French companies has been stopped ... we will sell our oil to new customers," spokesman Alireza Nikzad was quoted as saying on Sunday by the.. More -
Violence intensifies in Senegal protests
Demonstrations against the Senegalese president's rule have intensified in Dakar, the country's capital, as protesters seized control of a three-block stretch in the heart of the city, erecting barricades and lobbing rocks at the police. Sunday marked the fifth day of violent protests ahead of a presidential poll in which President Abdoulaye Wade,.. More -
Thousands rally for West Bank hunger striker
Several thousand Palestinians have rallied in Gaza and the West Bank in support of jailed Islamic Jihad leader Khader Adnan, who is on the 63rd day of a hunger strike to protest against his detention by Israel. "We are all Khader Adnan," chanted crowds gathered in the Gaza Strip on Friday, with activists from the main political factions joining.. More -
Syrian troops 'open fire' on Damascus funeral
Syrian security forces have fired live ammunition and tear gas to break up a protest against President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, injuring several people, activists have said. The shooting in the Mazzeh neighborhood on Saturday broke out at the funerals of three youths killed in a protest a day earlier. Saturday's demonstration, which activists.. More -
Yemeni protesters continue fight for change
Yemen will choose a new president in four days, but the winner of the election is already known. Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the only candidate in Tuesday's election, is the vice-president of outgoing leader Ali Abdullah Saleh. Despite the upcoming poll, anti-government protesters are not yet convinced that there will be genuine change in their country... More -
New coalition in Pakistan demands break with US
While anger at the US continues to soar in Pakistan in the wake of the November 26 US air strike against two Pakistani military bases, a new coalition calling itself the “Defend Pakistan Council” is taking to the streets. With a giant banner calling on Pakistan to “break the shackles of American slavery” the group, which enjoys.. More
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