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The health of Sami al-Hajj, the Al Jazeera cameraman being held in the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, is deteriorating further as he remains on hunger strike, according to a Mauritanian inmate recently released from the jail.
Ould Sidi Mohammed said al-..
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Mass resignation
The All Parties Democratic Movement also said that the chief minister of North West Frontier Province would call for the dissolution of the provincial assembly the same day.
The alliance does not incluce Benazir Bhutto's Pakista..
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The province has been a UN protectorate since Nato forced Belgrade-backed troops to withdraw in 1999.
UN supported
Members of the six-nation contact group for Kosovo - France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Britain and the United States - said they endorse..
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Myanmar's state-run media has said that at least nine people were killed during protests on the streets of Myanmar's main city, Yangon, on Thursday.
Al Jazeera exclusive from inside Myanmar
However, activists on the ground in Myanmar, formerly know..
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But some commentators believe the presence of the abbots, or Sayadaw, on the streets could provide the tipping point for the overthrow of the military government.
Goh Seng Chai, Malaysia's representative to the Bangkok-based World Fellowship of Buddhi..
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The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q party confirmed on Tuesday that Musharraf signed the nomination papers for his candidacy, with 17 legislators, including Shaukat Aziz, the prime minister, endorsing him.
"We have the required votes to ensure his suc..
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Mortuary officials said those killed in the attack on the car were members of the armed group Army of Islam. The group was involved in the kidnapping of Alan Johnston, a BBC reporter, in March.
An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed there had been..
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Zimbabwe's ruling party has pushed a bill through parliament giving local owners majority control of foreign-owned companies including mines and banks.
The ZANU-PF party led by Robert Mugabe, the president, pushed through the bill on Wednesday after me..
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At least 57 people have been killed and more than 120 wounded in bomb attacks across Iraq, police have said.
In a mainly Shia district of southwest Baghdad, two car bombs on Wednesday killed about 32 people in one of the deadliest attacks to hit the I..
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A Taliban spokesman told Al Jazeera: "Everyone knows we control that area, how possibly could the coalition stand there and count the bodies."
Alan Fisher, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Afghanistan, said residents in the area also reported several civ..
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Khin Maung Win of the Democratic Voice of Burma media group told Al Jazeera: "We can confirm eight dead. Among them, five are Bhuddist monks and three [are] civilians.
"Two others were also hospitalised, and there are many others wounded."
Monks..
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Myanmar's military rulers have deployed soldiers and riot police around at least six big monasteries in the commercial capital, Yangon, setting the stage for a showdown with determined pro-democracy protesters.
Hundreds more security forces were waiti..
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This is a historic moment," Ann Veneman, Unicef executive director, said.
Millennium development
Veneman said: "More children are surviving today than ever before. Now we must build on this public health success to push for the achievement of the..
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Task Force 134, the (US-led) organisation responsible for detainee operations, expects to release between 50 and 80 detainees per day during this holy month," a US military statement said.
Major-General Douglas Stone, commander of Task Force 134, said..
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After meeting John Negrouponte, the US deputy secretary of state, Musharraf reaffirmed "Pakistan's firm resolve to fight extremism and terrorism".
The country is under growing pressure from Washington to crack down on Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters in t..
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The fighting in North Waziristan came a day after the Pakistan military said it had killed 40 fighters in a nearby area.
Major-General Waheed Arshad, a military spokesman, said: "Militants attacked the post in Nawaz Kot district overnight but troops fo..
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Seismologists said they expect the aftershocks to continue for some time.
The quake hit near the city of Bengkulu in western Sumatra, home to about 300,000 people.
"The North Bengkulu area has been identified as the worst hit with half the area de..
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This is a man who has had a controversial past, but in recent months he has become a very prominent figure, even meeting George Bush," Al Jazeera's James Bays said. Abu Risha had urged the tribal leaders in other Iraqi provinces to follow al-Anbar's lead..
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A videotape purporting to show Osama bin Laden has been released in which the al-Qaeda leader warns George Bush that he is repeating the "mistakes of the former Soviet Union".
US officials were studying the tape, which, if proved to be genuine, would..
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Body parts were scattered around the area and the minibus was completely destroyed by the blast, Abdul Hai, a police officer said at the scene.
Police said they believed the bomber was trying to target government or security officials in the town but..
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