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Officials in the Gaza Strip say at least 11 people have been killed in a gun battle between Hamas security forces and a powerful local clan.
Read More »Petraeus gives up command of US troops in Iraq
Outgoing General David Petraeus has handed over control of US military operations in Iraq at a ceremony in Baghdad. Petraeus is widely credited for security gains in Iraq after implementing a surge strategy backed by 30,000 extra US troops.
Read More »Olmert’s 11th-hour pitch to Palestinians rebuffed
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Ehud Olmert appealed on Monday for a partial peace deal with the Palestinians before he steps down as Israeli prime minister, but President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the idea on the eve of talks between the leaders.
Read More »Israel’s Gaza shelling may be war crime: Tutu
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel’s deadly shelling in the Gaza Strip in November 2006 may constitute a war crime, South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu said in a report to the United Nations released on Monday.
Read More »Search for safety revives Baghdad housing market
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A dramatic fall in violence has breathed life into Baghdad’s once moribund property market, although the hunt for homes in Sunni and Shi’ite enclaves bodes ill for sectarian reconciliation in the Iraqi capital.
Read More »Pentagon chief lands in Baghdad
US defence secretary Robert Gates is in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on a previously unannounced visit.
Read More »Rescue operation continues after Turkish ferry sinks
Teams of divers and helicopters with night vision cameras are continuing to search for survivors after a ferry carrying around 150 people sank off the Black Sea coast of Turkey. The roll-on, roll-off vessel, which also had 75 vehicles on board, had left the port of Bandirma and was heading …
Read More »Iraq Ready for New Iran-US Talks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq is prepared to restart talks with the United States and Iran, and is checking with both sides to see if a fresh round can be scheduled, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Sunday.
Read More »US Flooding Middle East with Weapons
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Bush administration is pushing through a broad array of foreign weapons deals as it seeks to rearm Iraq and Afghanistan, contain North Korea and Iran, and solidify ties with onetime Russian allies.
Read More »US Agrees to Sell Israel Bunker-Busters
TEHRAN (FNA)- The US has agreed to sell 1,000 buster-bunker bombs to Israel – a deal that could significantly improve Israel’s ability to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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