Mujahedeen Shura Council claims captured of two US soldiers near Yusufiyah, four Russian diplomats in Baghdad. A coalition of armed factions led by Al-Qaeda’s Iraq branch claimed responsibility for the abduction of two US soldiers south of Baghdad four Russian diplomats, in two statements posted on the Internet Monday.

TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran on Saturday denied any contradictions in its reactions to an international nuclear proposal, saying the offer of incentives in return for a suspension of sensitive atomic work was still being examined. “Our stance regarding the 5+1 package is quite clear,” Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said of …

EL FASHER, Sudan — Myriam Ibrahim, a tall quiet 28-year-old clad in a bright blue robe, thought she had seen it all. Three years of violence since the Darfur conflict erupted during which her town was invaded twice.