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  • More Turkish military officers charged in coup-plot case

    Two Turkish military officers were charged on Sunday over a plot to unseat the government, media said on Monday. More than 30 military officers, including two retired generals, have been charged in connection with an alleged 2003 plot to overthrow the government. State run Anatolian said Colonel Huseyin Ozcoban, commander of the paramilitary gendarmerie.. More

  • UK police probe false passports use

    British police officers are in Israel to investigate the use of fake UK passports in the recent murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas leader, in Dubai. The officers' presence was reported as Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, the Dubai police chief, said most of the suspects linked to the murder were in Israel. Tamim pointed the finger at Meir Dagan, the.. More

  • Chile quake leaves hundreds dead

    At least 300 people have been confirmed dead after a devastating earthquake struck Chile and triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific ocean. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck early on Saturday 92km northeast of Concepcion, Chile's second largest city, at a depth of 63km at 3:34am local time (06:43 GMT). The quake, which lasted for one minute,.. More

  • South Yemen call for independence

    Thousands have rallied across southern Yemen after an appeal from the last president of the independent south to re-establish the state that ceased to exist twenty years ago. Ali Salem al-Baid, who led the south to unity with the north in 1990, called for a second day of "southern anger" on Saturday, to coincide with a meeting of international.. More

  • Scores killed in Chile earthquake

    A massive earthquake has struck Chile, causing the deaths of at least 82 people and triggering tsunami warnings for across the Pacific ocean. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck early on Saturday near Concepcion, Chile's second largest city. The earthquake struck 92km northeast of Concepcion at a depth of 63km at 3:34am local time (06:43 GMT). The.. More

  • UN pushes Gaza war probes

    The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution renewing a demand that the Palestinians and Israelis conduct "independent, credible" investigations into alleged war crimes during Israel's war on Gaza in December 2008. The vote in the 192-member body in New York on Friday saw 98 countries vote in favor of the resolution, seven.. More

  • Many killed in Bangladesh fire

    At least 21 people have been killed and 50 others injured in a Bangladesh clothing factory fire, police officials say. The officials said that the six-storey building was engulfed in flames for more than two hours at the Garib and Garib Newaj garment factory in Gazipur district on Thursday. Local television stations said at least 21 people had died.. More

  • Deadly blasts strike central Kabul in Afghanistan

    Bombers targeted the heart of Kabul on Friday, triggering a series of explosions and gun battles that killed at least 17 people in an area of residential hotels rented by foreigners. Police said a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance to Kabul's biggest shopping centre soon after daybreak. At least two blasts and gunfire were reported in.. More

  • Turkish soldiers jailed over 'plot'

    ATurkish court has charged 11 more soldiers for suspected involvement in an alleged coup plot, bringing the total number of officers jailed over the affair so far to 31. Local media said those detained on Friday included nine serving officers, among them two admirals, and two retired soldiers, including a general. The latest development comes as Turkish.. More

  • India and Pakistan begin talks

    India and Pakistan have begun their first official talks since the 2008 attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, as the nuclear-armed neighbors seek to bring a thaw to chilly relations. Salman Bashir, Pakistan's foreign secretary, and Nirupama Rao, his Indian counterpart, met on Thursday in New Delhi for discussions that were expected to include talks.. More

  • Guantanamo inmates transferred to Albania, Spain

    Four detainees held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have been transferred to Albania and Spain, according to the US justice department. Three detainees, originally from North Africa, were sent to Albania. They were identified as Saleh Bin Hadi Asasi, originally from Tunisia, Sharif Fati Ali al Mishad, an Egyptian national and Abdul.. More

  • More Dubai murder suspects named

    Investigators in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) say they have identified 15 more suspects in the assassination of a Hamas official at a Dubai luxury hotel last month. Wednesday's announcement by Dubai police brings the total number of people believed to be involved in the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh to 26. The January 20 killing, carried out by.. More

  • Sudan parties sign Darfur ceasefire

    Sudan's largest opposition group has signed a peace deal with the government that could end the conflict in Darfur. Preliminary documents setting out the terms of the deal, signed in Qatar on Tuesday, appeared to offer government positions for the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem). The documents were the first concrete sign that Khartoum is prepared.. More

  • Deadly landslide hits Indonesia

    At least 15 people are confirmed to have died and dozens more are missing, feared buried, following a massive landslide on the Indonesian island of Java. Rescuers used basic digging tools and later excavators to clear tons on mud which engulfed dozens of homes and the workers' quarters at a tea plantation on Tuesday afternoon. The landslide followed.. More

  • Prosecutors interrogate 51 Turkish military commanders

    Prosecutors on Tuesday interrogated 51 Turkish military commanders, including former Air Force and Navy chiefs, over alleged plans to destabilize the country by blowing up mosques to trigger a coup and topple the Islamic-rooted government. It was the highest profile crackdown ever on the Turkish military, which has ousted four governments since 1960... More