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Omanis vote in Shura Council elections

Omanis have voted to choose representatives in the 84-member consultative Shura Council, an election overshadowed by discontent over unemployment and alleged government corruption. The official Oman News Agency said more than 1,300 candidates were seeking seatson the Shura Council, a decade-old body that has no direct authority but advises the ruling.. More

172333 16/10/2011
Japan \'set to ease ban on export of weapons\'

Japan's decades-old weapons export ban will be eased, setting the stage for the country's small defense industry to participate in multinational projects, local media reported. Yomiuri newspaper said on Friday that the defense minister, Yasuo Ichikawa, had told the Reuters news agency this month that he expected a government decision on a possible.. More

172327 16/10/2011
Syrian forces \'kill mourners in Damascus\'

Syrian forces shot dead two mourners when they fired at a funeral in central Damascus for a 10-year-old child killed during a protest a day earlier, a witness said. Some mourners began throwing stones at the security forces, who fired live ammunition back, the witness told Reuters news agency by phone from the scene in the Maidan district on Saturday. ".. More

172323 16/10/2011
'Occupy' protest turns violent in Rome

Violence has broken out in Rome as tens of thousands nicknamed "the indignant" have marched in European cities in protest against capitalism and austerity measures. As the "Occupy Wall Street" protests took place across the globe on Saturday, some protesters in Rome smashed shop windows, torched cars and attacked news crews. Black.. More

172315 16/10/2011
Renewed Syrian clashes leave many dead

At least 20 people have been killed in renewed clashes across Syria, as the European Union decided on a new set of sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad's government. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday that 10 civilians were killed in Banash in the northern province of Idlib when soldiers loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.. More

172209 14/10/2011
Powerful earthquake hits Indonesia

A powerful earthquake has hit waters off Indonesia's resort island of Bali, sending people fleeing homes and hotels in panic. No tsunami alert was issued but Thursday's quakeleft at least17 people injured. Indonesia's geological agency put the quake's magnitude at 6.8, but the US Geological Survey said it was 6.0. The reason for the discrepancy.. More

172199 13/10/2011
Reports claim the capture of Gaddafi\'s son

Conflicting reports have emerged on the capture of Mutassim Gaddafi, one of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi's sons, in the Libyan city of Sirte. A National Transitional Council (NTC) officialtold the Reuters news agency that Mutassim is currently being held in Benghazi, theCouncil's eastern power base, after being arrested on Wednesday. Colonel Abdullah.. More

172187 13/10/2011
Palestinians and Israel confirm prisoner swap

There have been celebrations in the Gaza Strip and in Jerusalem following the confirmation of a landmark Palestinian-Israeli prisoner swap deal. More than 1,000 Palestinians are to be freed in exchange for one Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, who has been held for more than five years, under the deal announced on Tuesday. Shalit was captured by Hamas,.. More

172145 12/10/2011
UN alarm over African cholera epidemic

A cholera epidemic sweeping through west and central Africa, one of the largest in the region's history, has killed at least 2,466 andinfected 85,000 more, this year alone, according to the United Nations. Unicef, the UN Children's Fund, said on Tuesday the virulent disease was causing an "unacceptably high" rate of fatalities and called.. More

172131 12/10/2011
Libya fighters \'punch through Sirte defences\'

National Transitional Council(NTC) forces have made a breakthrough in their campaign to capture Sirte, the hometown of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi that has become the key battleground in their final push to control the country. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley, reporting from close to the frontline on Tuesday afternoon, said that fighters had "punche.. More

172127 12/10/2011
Thai capital prepares for floodwaters

Thousands of people in Thailand are fleeing their homes as flood waters threaten to engulf entire villages and towns. More than 250 people have been killed by monsoon rains in the past two months, and now authorities are working around the clock to stop waters from reaching the capital, Bangkok. Reporting from the northern Ayutthaya province on.. More

172085 11/10/2011
EU welcomes Syrian opposition council

The European Union has welcomed the creationof anopposition council in Syria which is seeking international support forthe six-month uprising againstPresident Bashar al-Assad. A statement on Monday by EU foreign ministers welcomed the moves by the political opposition in Syria to establish a united platform and called on the international communitytoemb.. More

172081 11/10/2011
NTC: Gaddafi fighters cornered in Sirte

National Transitional Council(NTC) forcessay they have cornered loyalists ofMuammar Gaddafi in a small area in the centre of Sirte, the hometown of the deposed Libyan leader whose whereabouts remain unknown more than six weeks after he was driven out of the capital Tripoli. nicode-bidi: embed">"Gaddafi's forces are cornered in two.. More

172061 11/10/2011
Chinese sailors killed in \'Golden Triangle\'

At least 11 Chinese sailors were killed when their ships were attacked on the Mekong River between Thailand and Myanmar, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, voicing concern about what media reports said appeared to be an assault by drug smugglers. The sailors were on two cargo ships attacked on Wednesday in the "Golden Triangle" of the Mekong,.. More

171945 10/10/2011
British health activists occupy London bridge

Activists in London have blockadedWestminster Bridge in front of Britain's parliament buildingin protest of a government plan to overhaul the country's universal healthcare system. More than 2,000 protestersoccupied the iconic bridge on Sundayin a sit-in organized by the group UK Uncut. The demonstration, advertised as "Block the bridge, block.. More

171939 10/10/2011

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