Gunmen killed a regional leader of one of Iraq 's largest Shiite parties in a drive-by shooting south of Baghdad. Gunmen drove up beside the car of Ali al-Khalisi, the head of Diyala province for the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, and
The price of crude oil has topped USD 45 a barrel - touching a record 21-year high of USD 45.04 in New York trade.
An escaped pet cat created a scare on a Belgian airliner, forcing the crew to turn back to Brussels 20 minutes into its journey. SN Brussels Airlines stressed the incident had been a fluke and the crew had observed all safety regulations.
Cartoon character Donald Duck received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The beaming Donald and Mickey Mouse were among those who attended the star's unveiling on the sidewalk in front of the Walt Disney-owned El Capitan Theatre and Disney store in Ho
At least four people have been killed and 40 seriously injured after a tourist bus carrying 48 passengers, most of them British, crashed in Austria. Police said that at least 27 Britons were on the bus, along with two Germans and two Russians.
US tanks pushed into Najaf's vast cemetery-turned-battlefield as helicopter gunships fired on Shiite militiamen hiding there. American patrols with loudspeakers went through the city, warning militants to leave or face death.
The Japanese company running a nuclear power plant where four employees died on Monday is being investigated on suspicion of negligence. Kansai Electric Power admitted it was told last year that a cooling pipe which burst was a safety threat.
US President George Bush has chosen Congressman Porter Goss to be the new director of the CIA. Goss, a Republican who heads the House of Representatives intelligence committee, is to replace George Tenet, who resigned as CIA chief last month.
Libya agreed to pay USD 35 M to compensate some victims of the bombing of a Berlin nightclub in 1986. The deal came in talks between Tripoli and lawyers for German victims of the attack at La Belle disco.
At least four people have been killed in a steam leak at a nuclear power plant in Japan. Over 18 others have been hospitalized with severe burns, after the accident at the Mihama plant in Fukui prefecture.
Israel was on collision course with US again after it approved the construction of hundreds of new houses in one of the largest and most controversial of the West Bank settlements. Just days after the government received a slap on the wrist over plans for
A car bomb exploded near the Iraqi city of Baquba, killing at least six. Fourteen others are reported to have been injured in the blast in Balad Ruz, about 70km northeast of the capital, Baghdad.
At least 26 African migrants died trying to reach Italy in an overcrowded boat. More than 70 survivors were rescued by a freighter off the coast of Sicily.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez led a rally of hundreds of thousands of supporters Sunday one week before a crucial referendum on his rule, which he said would be a contest between him and US "imperialism." The extrovert left-wing populist leader joined
The world's longest pending bridge was unveiled in Greece with a splendid ceremony. Otto Rehhagel, the German coach who helped Greece's football team win Euro 2004 will carry the Olympic flame across a newly built bridge.
Australia's Prime Minister John Howard faced the criticism of more than 40 former Australian diplomats and defence chiefs, who accused him of deceiving the country over the reasons for the Iraq war. "We are concerned that Australia was committed to join t
Asia's biggest gay and lesbian festival opens off late Saturday in Singapore, which has banned gay groups from registering as societies. Organizers promise the three-day event will kick off in spectacular fashion with all-night partying and dancing at the
Safety concerns and high prices have been blamed for the absence of tourists in Athens, days before the opening of the Olympic Games. Ticket sales figures show that more than half of the 5.
US employers added just 32,000 workers to their staff numbers last month, as far weaker employment figures than expected were revealed. The addition to the "non-farms payroll" was the lowest this year, and smaller than the most gloomy estimate.
Over 300 fighters loyal to a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric have been killed in fierce clashes around the holy city of Najaf in the past two days. Battles in other Shiite areas of the country have killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities.
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