Rescuers hunt for survivors in Mecca tragedy 2006-01-06 02:33:21
Saudi rescue teams are searching for survivors in the ruins of an aging hostel in the holy city of Mecca. The building collapsed, killing at least 20 pilgrims.Full Story...
Sharon in coma: doctors 'hope for the best' 2006-01-05 23:39:29
A hospital official says Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remains in a serious condition and is in a medically-induced coma as Israelis and Palestinians grapple with the likelihood that the man who dominated politics in the region for decades will not return to power.Full Story...
129 killed in deadly day in Iraq 2006-01-05 11:06:49
Two massive suicide bombs, separate attacks on United States forces and a wave of smaller bombs in the capital Baghdad have exacted the bloodiest daily toll in Iraq for four months.Full Story...
Dubai ruler dies while abroad 2006-01-05 01:36:03
The ruler of the Gulf Arab emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, has died during a private visit to Australia.Full Story...
Sharon's condition deteriorating - report 2006-01-05 04:52:56
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon clings to life after a massive stroke that is likely to create a huge vacuum in Israeli politics and the Middle East peace process.Full Story...
Suicide bomber kills 49 in Shi'a holy city 2006-01-05 04:30:40
A suicide bomb has left 49 people dead and wounded 68 in the southern Shi'a city of Kerbala in the worst single attack in Iraq for more than a month.Full Story...
Sharon moved to intensive care after surgery 2006-01-05 01:35:00
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been transferred to intensive care after seven hours of surgery, and his vital signs are stable, according to the hospital director.Full Story...
Sharon undergoing brain surgery 2006-01-04 23:14:53
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is fighting for his life after a brain haemorrhage and the surgery to stop the bleeding is likely to last several more hours, a doctor says.Full Story...
Palestinians storm Egyptian border 2006-01-04 11:27:38
Egyptian border guards have fired warning shots to turn back Palestinians who stormed through a breach bulldozed by members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.Full Story...
Suicide bomber kills 36 at funeral 2006-01-04 05:41:22
Mourners took cover in a Miqdadiya cemetery, under fire from mortars and automatic weapons after a suicide bomber killed about 30 people and wounded dozens during a Shi'a funeral.Full Story...
Gaza gunmen go on rampage in Rafah 2006-01-04 04:33:35
Firing into the air, Palestinian gunmen blocked access to Gaza's Rafah border crossing to Egypt and stormed government offices in growing unrest before a Palestinian election.Full Story...
Gaza gunmen threaten to shut Egypt crossing 2006-01-04 01:03:55
Gunmen have planted bombs at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt to stop it from opening until Palestinian police free a man suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of three Britons.Full Story...
Rabin's assassin wants to father a child 2006-01-03 06:52:13
The Jewish assassin of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has asked a court for permission to have children through artificial insemination.Full Story...
Saddam prefers dying by firing squad - report 2006-01-03 05:04:34
Jailed former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has reportedly told two of his lawyers that if he is sentenced to death for war crimes, he would rather die by firing squad than by hanging.Full Story...
Palestinian election may be delayed - Abbas 2006-01-03 01:34:34
President Mahmoud Abbas has raised the possibility that the Palestinian parliament election could be delayed, saying it will not take place if Israel bars voting in Arab East Jerusalem.Full Story...
Likud ministers to quit Sharon's government 2006-01-03 01:47:17
Cabinet ministers from Israel's rightist Likud party are about to resign from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet, according to party leader Benjamin Netanyahu.Full Story...
Naked tug of love outside brothel 2006-01-02 07:22:26
A builder who was a regular client at a brothel in Tel Aviv fell so madly in with one of the sex workers that he reportedly tried to kidnap her from her workplace.Full Story...
UN asks to meet Syria's Assad in Hariri case 2006-01-02 07:30:14
The United Nations commission investigating the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri has asked to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara.Full Story...
Sharon aims to scrap peace plan, report says 2006-01-02 05:13:50
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reportedly plans to drop a American-led "road map" to peace with the Palestinians and instead seek Washington's blessing for annexing occupied West Bank land.Full Story...
Suicide car bomber kills 5 policemen in Iraq 2006-01-02 06:01:31
A suicide bomber has rammed his car into a bus full of policemen north of Baghdad, killing at least five and seriously injuring another 13, a hospital source has said.Full Story...
Israeli air force strike at Gaza militants 2006-01-02 01:38:00
Israeli fighter jets have struck a building used by Palestinian militants near the town of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.Full Story...
US contractor pays Sunni scholars - report 2006-01-02 01:42:33
The same Pentagon contractor that paid Iraqi newspapers to print positive articles written by US soldiers has also been paying Sunni religious scholars in Iraq for help with propaganda work, The New York Times has reported.Full Story...
Sharon faces heart operation 2006-01-01 06:59:52
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will undergo a minor heart operation and be admitted to hospital overnight.Full Story...
More than a million on haj in Saudi Arabia 2006-01-01 05:17:26
More than 1,1 million Muslims from around the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.Full Story...
Gunmen abduct Italian peace activist 2006-01-01 05:15:44
An Italian peace activist has been abducted by masked Palestinian gunmen in the southern Gaza StripFull Story...
Palestinian gunmen blow up UN drinking hall 2006-01-01 02:46:47
Masked gunmen have stormed into a club for United Nations workers in Gaza City and blew up the drinking hall in a new sign of spiralling unrest before a Palestinian election.Full Story...
Syrian lawmakers demand former VP be tried 2005-12-31 07:20:49
Syrian lawmakers have called for former Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam to be tried for treason and corruption after he publicly broke with President Bashar al-Assad.Full Story...
Gunmen occupy Gaza ministry to demand jobs 2005-12-31 05:31:55
About 50 masked gunmen occupied a Palestinian government office in the Gaza Strip for several hours on Saturday to demand jobs, witnesses and a spokesperson for the gunmen have said.Full Story...
Three British hostages freed in Gaza 2005-12-31 01:51:33
A 25-year-old British human rights worker and her parents have been freed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them.Full Story...
Iraq's political gulf widens 2005-12-29 23:53:38
Sunni Arab and secular groups have refused to open discussions with the Shi'a religious bloc leading in Iraq's parliamentary elections until a full review of the contested results is carried out.Full Story...
Death toll rises in Yemen landslide 2005-12-30 06:36:53
Security officials have confirmed that eight people have been rescued from a Yemeni landslide that has claimed the lives of 39 people.Full Story...
Palestinians launch Gaza border standoff 2005-12-30 03:20:19
Palestinian policemen have blocked access to the main border crossing with Egypt and all personnel at the Rafah terminal have withdrawn to Israel.Full Story...
Convicted Abu Ghraib abuser burnt in accident 2005-12-30 05:30:09
Lynndie England, the US soldier convicted for abusing detainees in Iraq, has been badly burnt while working in a prison kitchen, her mother has said.Full Story...
Efforts intensified to free UK hostages 2005-12-29 07:36:10
Palestinian security officers and British diplomats are making every effort to secure the release of a female human rights worker and her parents who have been kidnapped at gunpoint in the Gaza Strip.Full Story...
Yemen landslide kills 36 2005-12-29 06:14:35
A landslide struck a mountain village west of the Yemeni capital Sana'a, killing 36 people and leaving 87 others missing.Full Story...
Five Iraqi insurgents killed in US jet attack 2005-12-29 05:47:21
US fighter jets have dropped two bombs on suspected insurgents in a northern Iraq town, killing 10, according to a statement released by the US military.Full Story...
Five killed in West Bank suicide bombing 2005-12-29 05:03:06
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at a impromptu checkpoint south of the West Bank city of Tulkarm, killing himself and four others.Full Story...
Yemen to free German hostages soon - official 2005-12-29 04:21:40
Officials say the former German government minister and his family who have been kidnapped in Dubai, will soon be free.Full Story...
Interpol warrant issued for al-Zarqawi 2005-12-28 06:10:38
The world police body Interpol has issued an international wanted notice for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, tapping its global network to seek the arrest of the al-Qaeda leader in Iraq.Full Story...
Iraqi inmate grabs guard's gun 2005-12-28 06:05:08
Iraqi police are investigating the death of people after a prisoner in a Baghdad prison grabbed an assault rifle from a guard and opened fire.Full Story...
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