US President George W. Bush wrapped up a regional tour overnight saying peace in the Middle East was possible by the end of the year but that it required "tough sacrifices"
A MAN involved in the murder of Chaldean Catholic archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in March has been sentenced to death, the government said overnight
AL-QAEDA leader Osama bin Laden has called on Muslims to help end the Israeli closure of the Gaza Strip, according to an audio tape posted on the internet today
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed Iraq`s upcoming provincial elections and security issues during a flying visit to Baghdad, officials said today
A reveller lays in tomato pulp during the annual "Tomatina" fight in a Spanish village, which used up 120 tonnes of fruit and attracted tens of thousands of people from around the world / Reuters