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Saudi forces battle Yemen rebels on border

Saudi artillery is lined up in the southern province of Jizan near the border with Yemen. Saudi forces battled Yemeni rebels on the oil kingpin's border with its impoverished neighbour, both sides said on Saturday, with the rebels claiming to have captured Saudi ground troops inside Yemeni territory.
AFP - 2 hours 24 minutes ago

JIZAN, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - - Saudi forces battled Yemeni rebels on the oil kingpin's border with its impoverished neighbour, both sides said on Saturday, with the rebels claiming to have captured Saudi ground troops inside Yemeni territory. More »

  • File picture taken inside the control room of the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities, south of Tehran. Iran is refusing to send its low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing, the influential head of parliament's national security and foreign policy committee was quoted as saying on Saturday

    Iran refuses to send enriched uranium abroad: MP

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    TEHRAN (AFP) - - Iran is refusing to send its low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing, the influential head of parliament's national security and foreign policy committee was quoted as saying on Saturday.

  • File picture shows a general view of the Lebanese parliament. Lebanon's opposition has agreed to a proposed government line-up, Hezbollah said on Saturday, paving the way to the end of five months of tortuous negotiations following a June general election.

    Lebanese opposition agrees to govt line-up: Hezbollah

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    BEIRUT (AFP) - - Lebanon's opposition has agreed to a proposed government line-up, Hezbollah said on Saturday, paving the way to the end of five months of tortuous negotiations following a June general election.

  • Protestors wave flags during a news conference

    Obama to push lawmakers as health care vote looms

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was to make a rare in-person plea Saturday for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.

  • Police outside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. Honduras sunk into further disarray after President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in a military-backed coup, said a US-brokered deal to end the nation's four-month crisis had collapsed.

    Honduras crisis deepens after collapse of deal

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - - Honduras sunk into further disarray after President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in a military-backed coup, said a US-brokered deal to end the nation's four-month crisis had collapsed.

  • This undated handout photo courtesy of the Orlando Police Department (OPD) shows Jason Rodriguez who was arrested after he attacked his former office in a shooting spree in Orlando, Florida that left one person dead and five wounded.

    Sacked worker kills 1, wounds 5 in Orlando shooting

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    ORLANDO, Florida (AFP) - - A disgruntled ex-worker shot dead one person and wounded five others in an office building here before shouting "they left me to rot" as he was hauled into custody, police said.

  • A view of the Paris Commercial Court shows a piece of crocheted clothing made by the fashion house World Tricot which is accusing the French fashion house, Chanel of

    Chanel in court accused of counterfeiting

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    PARIS (AFP) - - French fashion giant Chanel was accused in court Friday of stealing a supplier's design in a case that could have a bearing on the rights of skilled artisans toiling in the luxury industry.

  • Israel kept mum on Friday on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' announcement that he would not seek re-election, but officials said the Jewish state is keen on the moderate remaining in office.

    Israel keen to see Abbas stay on

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    JERUSALEM (AFP) - - Israel is keen on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas staying in office despite his announcement he will not seek re-election, officials said Friday.

  • US grieves after Muslim doctor kills 13 on army base

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor unleashed a massacre at a US military base, killing 13.

  • A view of a house knocked down by Hurricane Ida in the Corn Islands, Nicaraguan Caribbean, November 5. Nicaragua's Caribbean coast faced a battering by high winds and heavy rains Friday, as remnants of hurricane Ida wrecked homes and officials warned as many as 40,000 could be affected by the storm.

    40,000 affected as storm batters Nicaragua

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    MANAGUA (AFP) - - Nicaragua's Caribbean coast faced a battering by high winds and heavy rains Friday, as remnants of hurricane Ida wrecked homes and officials warned as many as 40,000 could be affected by the storm.

  • Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo (L) speaks with the commander of Paraguay's armed forces, Rear Admiral Ciber Benitez, during a military ceremony in Asuncion on November 4. Lugo sacked the head of Paraguay's armed forces on Friday, two days after firing a trio of top military commanders amid rumors of a potential coup, government sources said.

    Paraguay army chief sacked amid coup rumors

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    ASUNCION (AFP) - - President Fernando Lugo sacked the head of Paraguay's armed forces on Friday, two days after firing a trio of top military commanders amid rumors of a potential coup, government sources said.

  • This handout picture by the Spanish Defence Ministry (SDM) shows the Spanish tuna trawler Alakrana on October 3, near the Somali coast. Families of the boat's crew -- being held by Somali pirates -- have appealed to Spain's government to negotiate with the kidnappers, who have threatened to kill the hostages.

    Families of Spanish hostages urge negotiations with pirates

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    MADRID (AFP) - - Families of the crew of a Spanish tuna trawler being held by Somali pirates appealed to Spain's government on Friday to negotiate with the kidnappers, who have threatened to kill the hostages.

  • Detail of the memorial stone for Jewish girl Anne Frank, author of

    Anne Frank diary offends Lebanon's Hezbollah

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    BEIRUT (AFP) - - Anne Frank's diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah claiming the classic work promotes Zionism.

  • Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul last year, has warned that the West could withdraw support for Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations in his second term in power.

    Karzai could lose West's support, Brown warns

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - The West could withdraw support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations during his second term, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned on Friday.

  • Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya holds a meeting at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. A deal aimed at ending Honduras' months-long crisis has

    Honduran agreement has failed: Zelaya aide

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - - A deal aimed at ending Honduras' months-long crisis has "failed," an aide to ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Friday, after the interim leader formed a government without his participation.

  • A Palestinian stands on the rubble of the bombed headquarters of the National Guard in Gaza City. The UN General Assembly enjoined Israel and the Palestinians to probe war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza nearly a year ago, a move which the Jewish state said would hurt the quest for Middle East peace.

    UN calls for probes of alleged Gaza war crimes

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - - The UN General Assembly enjoined Israel and the Palestinians to probe war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza nearly a year ago, a move which the Jewish state said would hurt the quest for Middle East peace.

  • US Army soldiers train at a practice facility resembling an urban environment in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2003. At least 12 people were killed at Fort Hood military base in Texas on Thursday, including one gunman, the facility's commander said.

    12 dead, 31 wounded in Texas military base shootings

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFP) - - At least 12 people were killed at Fort Hood military base in Texas on Thursday, including one gunman, the facility's commander said.

  • Tsvangirai calls off Zimbabwe unity government boycott

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    MAPUTO (AFP) - - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday called off a boycott of power-sharing ties with President Robert Mugabe that had paralysed the fragile unity government for three weeks.

  • Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas heads a meeting of the Fatah party's executive committee in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas said in a televised speech on Thursday that he will not seek re-election in Palestinian elections to be held in January.

    Abbas rules out re-election, complicating peace efforts

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts.

  • Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas heads a meeting of the Fatah party's executive committee in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas said in a televised speech on Thursday that he will not seek re-election in Palestinian elections to be held in January.

    Abbas says will not seek re-election

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said in a televised speech on Thursday that he will not seek re-election in Palestinian elections to be held in January.

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