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Three days of mourning are ordered for at least 143 Shia Muslims killed in Iraq's bloodiest day since the war.

New building in Jewish settlements on occupied land has grown 35%, despite international calls for a freeze.

The head of the IAEA praises Iran's co-operation with nuclear non-proliferation efforts as a "sea change".

Two men appear in court for allegedly embezzling aid supplies meant for Moroccan quake survivors.

Labour MP Louise Ellman replies to sacked Lib-Dem frontbencher Jenny Tonge's views on suicide bombings

One US soldier is killed and another seriously injured when a grenade is thrown at their vehicle.

Attacks on mosques or religious figures immediately bring to the surface the deep-rooted tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims in Iraq.

Explosions rock Karbala and Baghdad as tens of thousands of Shia Muslims mark the climax of the Ashura festival.

Several explosions rock Karbala as tens of thousands of Shia Muslims mark the climax of the Ashura festival.

Unknown attackers gun down veteran Palestinian journalist Khalil al-Zaben outside his office in Gaza City.

Oil prices jump again, on the back of concerns over US petrol stockpiles and threats from Venezuela to stop supplies.

Human rights groups welcome the conviction of an Israeli officer for the killing of a Palestinian teenager.

The Arab version of the Big Brother reality TV show is taken off the air following protests.

Shia Muslims throng the Iraqi town of Karbala to mark Ashura for the first time since Saddam Hussein's ban.

The government has not yet decided what form its much-discussed withdrawal will take, a senior Israeli says.

The New York-based Human Rights Watch criticises Egypt's treatment of homosexuals.

Iran agrees to let Iraq build a 10km oil pipeline over the waterway that the two countries once fought over.

Saudi investigators question 50 people for allegedly attending a gay wedding in the city of Medina.

Police say they have arrested nine people and half a ton of narcotics after a five-day siege in Upper Egypt.

An parliamentary report clears the government of lying over Iraqi WMDs, but demands a second inquiry.