BAGHDAD (AP) — A military investigation into allegations that American troops intentionally killed civilians in Ishaqi, a village north of Baghdad, has cleared them of misconduct, the US said — even though it acknowledged the deaths of up to 13 Iraqis in the March raid.

Gunmen shoot dead Russian embassy employee, kidnap 4 others  BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Gunmen shot dead a Russian embassy employee in Baghdad on Saturday, and a car bomb killed at least 28 people in Basra in one of the deadliest attacks the oil-rich city has seen since the US-led invasion in …

 Iranul respinge oferta Statelor Unite de negocieri directe pe tema programului nuclear. AgenÅ£ia oficială de presă de la Teheran susÅ£ine că propunerea americană este doar „o miÅŸcare de propagandă”. Iranienii afirmă că nu vor accepta condiÅ£ia pusă de Washington – suspendarea îmbogăţirii uraniului.

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday condemned Syrian judicial moves against two of its members, saying that the summonses against Walid Jumblatt and a Cabinet minister violated the Lebanese constitution.

MOGADISHU (AFP) — Heavily armed Somali fighters have occupied Mogadishu’s main hospital, forcing a near shutdown in key services to patients wounded in factional fighting that has rocked the city, witnesses said Tuesday.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The United Nation’s humanitarian chief warned on Tuesday of a catastrophic situation developing in Darfur unless international donors act soon to bolster a beleaguered African peacekeeping force in the Sudanese province.

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) — Iran said on Tuesday it wanted to resume nuclear negotiations with the EU and could even talk to Washington if its archfoe “changed behaviour.”

BAGHDAD (AFP) — Defence witnesses in Saddam Hussein’s trial over the killings of Iraqi Shiite villagers claimed many of those allegedly executed were still alive and said the prosecution case was built on bribes.

Emirati diplomat hostage released BAGHDAD (AP) — Car bombs targeting Shiite areas tear through a car dealership in southern Iraq and a bustling outdoor market north of Baghdad Tuesday as attacks nationwide killed 54 people and wounded 120 in the bloodiest day in recent weeks.

GAZA CITY (AP) — The Hamas-led government said Tuesday it will pay partial salaries to its 165,000 employees, the first payday for increasingly desperate Palestinian workers in three months.