SIXTEEN people were killed in a car bombing and rocket attack against the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa today, including six soldiers, six attackers and four civilians, the interior ministry said
MEMBERS of Israel`s ruling Kadima party were voting for a new leader today, with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni favoured by opinion polls to replace scandal-plagued Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
TWO people were killed and three others were injured early today in a northern Lebanese village after armed clashes broke out between rival Christian clans over a banner, a security official said
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed at a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today to hold further peace talks in the coming weeks, even though Mr Olmert will soon stand down
AN Iranian appeals court has upheld suspended flogging and jail sentences against two women`s rights campaigners, their lawyer was quoted as saying today
A FEMALE suicide bomber blew herself up in a crowd of people during a feast in the Iraqi province of Diyala today, killing at least 20 people and wounding around 30, a top military officer said
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas for a new round of US-backed peace talks, senior Israeli and Palestinian officials said today
THREE bomb attacks killed 34 people and wounded dozens more in Iraq today, underscoring the security challenges facing the next US military commander in the country who takes over this week
