A FATAH military commander was seriously wounded in an explosion today in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, a medic said after a Palestinian official had earlier said he had been killed
IRAQI forces backed by US troops launched a major assault overnight against rebels in the province of Diyala, an al-Qaeda stronghold and one of the most dangerous places in the country
IRAN`S top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said today that talks with world powers aimed at resolving the crisis over its atomic drive were "positive and progressive," local media reported
PAKISTANI Taliban militants have kidnapped 30 security forces from a police station in the northwestern Swat Valley today, a day after killing three intelligence men
AL-QAEDA chemical weapons expert Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar was believed to have been killed today in a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan, security officials said
THREE suicide bombers, believed to be women, have killed 25 Shi`ite pilgrims as they headed to a holy shrine in Baghdad for a major religious ceremony that has been marred by bloodshed in the past
OIL prices rose today after rebels said they had sabotaged two pipelines in Nigeria, a major exporter of crude, and analysts said that the market was also tracking developments over Iran
AT least 10 Shiite pilgrims were killed in three suicide bomb attacks as they marched in a central district of Baghdad, security and hospital officials told AFP
