Land row over new Jewish city 2005-01-16 16:31:42
While South Africans living abroad are being encouraged to return to South Africa, the call to move to Israel is still loud for South African Jewish families.Full Story...
Insurgents dump bodies along the road 2005-01-15 17:34:31
The bodies of 18 people, which displayed bullet holes that gave the impression that their killers had shot them at close range, have been found dumped in Iraq.Full Story...
Abbas calls for peace at inauguration 2005-01-15 16:41:36
Mahmoud Abbas has been sworn in as Palestinian president to succeed Yasser Arafat but his call for a truce and talks have been overshadowed by Israel's decision to cut ties after a deadly militant attack.Full Story...
15 missing after Iraqi military bus attack 2005-01-15 11:12:55
Insurgents have rocketed an Iraqi military bus near Baghdad and 15 Iraqi soldiers are missing and feared kidnapped.Full Story...
Eight Iraqis killed in head-on collision 2005-01-14 19:21:23
Eight Iraqi civilians were killed when a minibus carrying farm labourers collided head-on with an American tank in Miqdadiyah, outside Baghdad.Full Story...
Three groups claim attack on Israelis 2005-01-14 12:13:19
Three Palestinian militant groups have claimed responsibility for a bombing and shooting attack which claimed the lives of six Israelis at the main commercial crossing into Gaza.Full Story...
Iraqi group claims killing of cleric 2005-01-14 10:59:51
The Saad bin Abi Waqqas Brigade has claimed responsibility for the killing an aide to Iraqi's top Shi'a cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, according to several websites.Full Story...
Militants defy Abbas by killing six Israelis 2005-01-14 10:03:16
Palestinian militants are showing no regard to President-elect Mahmoud Abbas's calls for an end to violence - they have killed six Israelis, mounting their strongest show of defiance yet.Full Story...
50 SA families to settle in Israeli city 2005-01-14 11:00:30
The South African Zionist Federation in Israel is spearheading a drive to attract Jewish families from both within and outside of Israel to relocate to a city between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.Full Story...
US troops detain Muslim cleric in Baghdad 2005-01-13 18:44:34
American soldiers operating in Baghdad have detained a Sunni Muslim cleric after a raid on his home, according to the influential Muslim Clerics' Association.Full Story...
Palestinians to move on 'road map' - Abbas 2005-01-13 15:37:33
Newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has announced that he intends to carry out his commitments under a United States-backed "road map" for peace in the Middle East.Full Story...
Pilot grounded in fear of politico's dagger 2005-01-13 12:40:30
A British pilot refused to fly after the ground crew allowed the speaker of the Yemeni parliament to embark on the Airbus jet with his traditional dagger.Full Story...
US stops quest for Iraqi WMD 2005-01-13 07:28:43
The United States is no longer searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, however, President George Bush insists the war has been "absolutely" worth fighting.Full Story...
US quietly halts search for WMDs in Iraq 2005-01-12 19:14:41
The search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has ended, but the analysis of documents seized in the hunt continues, according to United States officials in Washington.Full Story...
Final count confirms Abbas's victory 2005-01-12 19:24:02
The official Palestinian election results released this week have confirmed the victory of Mahmoud Abbas, who achieved 62.5 percent of the vote.Full Story...
US policy on Iraq irks other states - Kerry 2005-01-12 17:02:09
American Democratic Senator John Kerry has slammed the Bush administration for not doing enough to end the violence in Iraq.Full Story...
Baghdad gripped in fear ahead of elections 2005-01-12 11:25:26
A place full of fearful Iraqis, fearful militiamen, fearful American soldiers and fearful journalists - that is how the war-ravaged city of Baghdad is being described ahead of Iraq's January 30 elections.Full Story...
Allawi: Some areas are unsafe for voting 2005-01-12 07:38:42
Guerrillas have killed 20 people in attacks in Iraq and Prime Minister Iyad Allawi acknowledged that what he called pockets of the country would be too unsafe for voting in a January 30 election.Full Story...
Car bomb rocks police station in Tikrit 2005-01-11 18:24:09
A car bomb has exploded at the police headquarters in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit, killing seven policemen, according to authorities at the scene.Full Story...
Abbas and Sharon discuss pathways to peace 2005-01-11 16:44:55
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has contacted Mahmoud Abbas to congratulate him on his election as Palestinian president, and to discuss ways to revive the Middle East peace process.Full Story...
UK sends more troops to Iraq ahead of polls 2005-01-10 17:28:47
The British government is planning to send another 400 troops to Iraq to help the existing contingent maintain security ahead of the January 30 elections in Baghdad.Full Story...
Results show that Abbas was the clear winner 2005-01-10 17:33:03
Palestine Liberation Organisation chief Mahmoud Abbas easily beat six other candidates to win the Palestinian presidency, official election results have shown.Full Story...
Mbeki congratulates Abbas on his victory 2005-01-10 17:42:29
South African President Thabo Mbeki has pledged his support to Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected Palestinian president.Full Story...
IAEA chief promises close checks on Iran 2005-01-10 16:15:00
Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is confident of finding traces of a nuclear weapons programme at Iran's Parchin military installation.Full Story...
Abbas dedicates election victory to Arafat 2005-01-10 07:29:17
Palestinian Liberation Organisation chairperson Mahmoud Abbas vowed to end the suffering of the Palestinian people after his landslide victory in the presidential election.Full Story...
Abbas on road to victory, says polls 2005-01-09 22:47:29
Palestinian moderate Mahmoud Abbas, who plans to talk peace with Israel, is on course for a landslide victory in an election for a successor to Yasser Arafat, according to exit polls.Full Story...
Palestinians extend voting by two hours 2005-01-09 17:26:05
Voting in Sunday's Palestinian election of a successor to Yasser Arafat has been extended by two hours because some voters were being held up by Israeli army checkpoints.Full Story...
Saudi woman dies trying to flee kidnapper 2005-01-09 16:27:56
A twenty-year-old woman died when she jumped from a moving taxi after she noticed that the driver had diverted from the agreed route.Full Story...
US probes bombing of house in north Iraq 2005-01-09 15:20:45
The American army are investigating after a warplane bombed the wrong house in northern Iraq, killing at least 14 civilians and fuelling anti-US sentiment weeks before an election.Full Story...
Barghuti claims irregularities in poll 2005-01-09 14:33:44
Mustafa Barghuti, the main rival to PLO chairperson Mahmud Abbas in the presidential election, has denounced what he called irregularities in the vote, saying the ink used in some polling stations to mark voters' thumbnails could be removed.Full Story...
Elections are going smoothly, says Abbas 2005-01-09 10:47:52
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, front-runner in Sunday's presidential election, says the voting to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat is going "very well".Full Story...
Palestinians vote for successor to Arafat 2005-01-09 10:50:09
Palestinians are voting for a successor to Yasser Arafat and it looks likely to be Mahmoud Abbas, a pragmatist who has promised to revive a peace process with Israel after years of bloodshed.Full Story...
The challenges facing Palestinian poll winner 2005-01-08 14:04:01
Moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is tipped to beat six other candidates to win the election to succeed Yasser Arafat - but he faces a number of challenges if he does...Full Story...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian - medics 2005-01-08 13:25:35
A 60-year-old Palestinian has been killed by Israeli troops a day before the Palestinians go to polls to elect Yasser Arafat's successor.Full Story...
Gunmen seize officials on notorious Iraq road 2005-01-08 13:18:54
Insurgents have abducted the head of the northern Salaheddin provincial council and the assistant to the provincial governor as they travelled through the "Triangle of Death" area south of Baghdad, on their way back to the town of Tikrit north of the capital.Full Story...
Insurgents sabotage gas pipeline near Tikrit 2005-01-07 16:21:08
Iraqi firefighters and civil defence units are battling to bring a fire at a gas pipeline - which started when insurgents set a charge on a fuel artery - under control.Full Story...
Saudi men jailed for filming rape ordeal 2005-01-07 11:31:41
A Saudi court has sent three men to prison for orchestrating and filming the rape of a teenage girl in a case that has shocked the Muslim kingdom.Full Story...
Iraqi men meet an untimely end in Mosul 2005-01-07 07:09:18
Police have discovered the bodies of 18 Iraqi men who were apparently executed by militants in Mosul after seeking work at a nearby American base.Full Story...
Abbas's calls for peace 'ignored' 2005-01-06 15:13:53
Palestinian fighters have defiantly ignored a call by Mahmoud Abbas for a ceasefire, wounding 12 Israeli soldiers in a rocket attack.Full Story...
Iran opens the door for UN weapons inspectors 2005-01-06 09:58:03
Iran has agreed to allow United Nations inspectors to check a military site outside Tehran that Washington believes is developing nuclear bombs.Full Story...
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