| Indonesia Declares Three-Month Emergency In Quake Zone Updated:29 May 2006 |
| Indonesia now struggling to handle the devastating situation in the country after the recent earthquake, has declared a state of emergency.
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| Nearly 25 Journalists Injured In Bangladesh Updated:30 May 2006 |
| Nearly 25 journalists were injured on Tuesday when members of the Bangladesh ruling party attacked them in the western town of Kushtia. The attack took place when about 200 people, including journalists, had gathered to protest harassment by the local representatives of the ruling party.
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| Tamil Tigers Labeled "Terrorists" By EU Updated:30 May 2006 |
| The European Union (EU) has labeled the Sri Lankan separatist group, the Tamil Tigers, as terrorists. According to the BBC, this means Tamil Tiger assets in the EU's 25 states will be frozen.
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| Overnight Clashes Leave Seven Dead In West Bank/Gaza Updated:30 May 2006 |
| Overnight clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip leave seven Palestinians dead. Four were killed after a helicopter strike near Beit Lahiya.
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| Saddam Trial Resumes With More Witnesses Updated:30 May 2006 |
| The trial of deposed Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein and seven other officials of his regime reopened on Tuesday with more witnesses to defend him.
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| 4 Aid Workers Killed In Afghanistan Updated:30 May 2006 |
| Four Aid workers including three women and a man were shot to death on Tuesday in the Afghan province of Jowzjan.
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| Iran To Resume Talks, If U.S. Changes Attitude Updated:30 May 2006 |
| The Iranian Foreign Minister announced on Tuesday his country was ready to resume direct nuclear negotiations with the United States if it changed its attitude.
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| Bomb Targeting Greek Minister Explodes, No Reported Injuries Updated:30 May 2006 |
| A powerful bomb apparently targeting Greek Culture Minister George Voulgarakis exploded in central Athens Tuesday, wrecking cars but causing no injuries, police said.
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| Dutch Pedophiles To Launch New Political Party Updated:30 May 2006 |
| Sparking widespread outrage, Dutch pedophiles are launching a political party to push for a cut in the legal age for sexual relations from 16 to 12 and the legalization of child pornography and sex with animals.
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| Moscow Mayor Says City Banned Gays Because It Is "Morally Cleaner Than West" Updated:30 May 2006 |
| Moscow's influential mayor says the city banned gay activists from holding a parade because it is morally cleaner than the West, which is caught up in "mad licentiousness."
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| Fire Engulfs Kazakh Skyscraper Updated:30 May 2006 |
| Firefighters were struggling to put out a massive fire that engulfed the top floor and half of one side of a 32-story skyscraper in the Kazakh capital Astana.
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| Sixteen Children Die In Indian Boat Tragedy Updated:30 May 2006 |
| At least 16 school children died when their boat capsized in Wullar lake in Baramullah district of northern Indian state of Jammy and Kashmir on Tuesday.
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| Belarus Backs Iran For Peaceful Use Of Nuclear Energy Updated:30 May 2006 |
| The Foreign Minister of Belarus, Sergei Martynov, said that his country backs Iran's right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes within the framework of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) rules and regulation.
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| Ammunition Found On Plane At Naples Airport Updated:31 May 2006 |
| Italian authorities remove a man from an Easyjet plane after finding ammunition in his carry-on luggage. The passenger was stopped before the flight took off from Naples airport.
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| Violence In East Timor, President Assumes Emergency Powers Updated:31 May 2006 |
| Conflict continues in East Timor, forcing President Xanana Gusmao to assume emergency powers, including direct control over security forces and the Interior Ministry. Street gangs have begun an open riot against police and Australian troops sent to keep the peace.
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| Palestinian Rockets Fired At Israel Updated:31 May 2006 |
| The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group fired three Qassam rockets at an Israeli town near the Gaza Strip on Wednesday where one landed near the home of Israel's defense minister.
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| United Nation Reports Finds Milosevic Not Poisoned Updated:31 May 2006 |
| According to a recent investigation by the United Nations, there is no evidence to suggest that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was poisoned and he died of a heart attack - despite claims "in some segments of the media that he was the victim of murder".
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| Afghan Police Chief Killed In Taliban Attack Updated:31 May 2006 |
| A senior Afghan police official was killed on Wednesday in a suspected Taliban attack. Ghulam Rhasoul died after a rocket-propelled grenade hit the police vehicle he was riding in.
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| Iraqi PM Promises Massive Crack Down On Basra Guerillas Updated:31 May 2006 |
| Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki on Wednesday vowed to crack down on anyone who jeopardizes security in the city of Basra.
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| Indonesian Death Toll Reaches 5,800 Updated:31 May 2006 |
| Saturday's earthquake that rocked the island nation of Indonesia has killed over 5,800 people so far and left 200,000 homeless, according to officials. The majority of those killed lived in the Bantul district, south of Yogyakarta, on Indonesia's island of Java, where the massive 6.3 earthquake struck.
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| Israel Launches Air Strike Over Gaza Updated:31 May 2006 |
| With the region already being as volatile as ever, Israel has carried out an air strike on the Gaza Strip with several missiles firing close to a former training camp on the outskirts of Gaza City.
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| Evidence In East Timor Shows Indonesia's Involvement In Massacres Updated:31 May 2006 |
| Documents looted by a mob from East Timor's attorney general's office implicates Indonesia's army and police in massacres that occurred in 1999. The massacres followed the territory's vote for independence from Jakarta's rule.
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| British-Indian Doctors Challenge New Rules Updated:31 May 2006 |
| Doctors of Indian origin have initiated legal action against Britain's health authorities for the recent changes in employment rules. They felt that the regulations threatened the future of thousands of doctors from the Indian sub-continent and elsewhere.
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| Baby In Serious Condition After Being Put In Clothes Dryer Updated:31 May 2006 |
| A 13-month-old baby girl was badly burned when she was put into a clothes tumble dryer after spilling fluid on herself.
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| Landmine Blasts Kill Four in Pakistan Updated:31 May 2006 |
| Four people were killed in landmine blasts in Dera Bugti on Tuesday, while security forces claimed to have seized weapons from militants in Kohlu district of Pakistan.
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| Basra In State Of Emergency Updated:31 May 2006 |
| Due to security concerns, the Iraqi PM is calling a month-long state of emergency in Basra.
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| Easyjet Plane Delayed Over Ammunition Scare Updated:31 May 2006 |
| Low-cost European carrier Easyjet saw one of its planes delayed on a flight from Naples, Italy to London, England after it was thought that a man carried ammunition in his hand luggage on to the plane.
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| Bolivia Leader Says U.S. Planned To Assassinate Him Updated:31 May 2006 |
| President Evo Morales said Tuesday the U.S. government planned to kill him and said he believed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's claim that Washington was plotting to overthrow his administration.
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| German State Bans Headscarves For Muslim Teachers In Schools Updated:31 May 2006 |
| North-Rhine Westphalia on Wednesday became Germany's eighth state to issue a law that bans Muslim teachers to wear headscarves in public schools.
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| One Killed, 3 Hurt In Militant Attack Updated:31 May 2006 |
| A policeman was killed and three people were injured in a grenade attack by militants on a security vehicle.
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