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Hurricane Katrina is thought to have killed hundreds, probably thousands of people in New Orleans, city mayor Ray Nagin said

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has confirmed his entire international legal team has been sacked.

Residents try to flee as armed gangs roam across Sudan's capital, Khartoum, three days after John Garang's death.

Top EU countries have warned Iran they will cut off talks on the nuclear issue if it goes ahead with plans to resume nuclear activities.

Authorities in India are racing against time to prevent epidemics as the death toll from a monsoon reaches 700 in Mumbai (Bombay) and surrounding areas.

Indian monsoon rain has so far killed 430 people in Mumbai (Bombay) and elsewhere in the state of Maharashtra.

Egyptian security sources claim to have identified a man suspected of being one of the bombers in last week's attack in Sharm al-Sheikh.

Pakistan has destroyed al-Qaeda's ability to operate on its soil, President Pervez Musharraf has said.

The UN says donations of food and funding to help the 2.5 million people facing a food crisis in Niger are finally arriving.

At least 22 people have been killed by a suicide bomber who blew up a lorry with explosives at a police station in Baghdad.