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The son of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon testified Tuesday that he destroyed potentially incriminating tapes relating to a corruption investigation targeting him and his father because he no longer needed them, a report said.

Near-simultaneous explosions ripped through three police stations in southern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, including schoolchildren on a passing bus, and wounding 236, officials said.

The coalition backing the US occupation of Iraq fractured further today as the Dominican Republic said it would withdraw its 300 troops from Iraq, following the retreat led by Spain.

A popular Saudi television host publicly showed her bruised and bloodied face and has shocked her compatriots into openly talking about one of the kingdom's long-hidden problems: violence against women.

A muslim cleric's comments that wife-beating is authorised by the Koran has sparked a fierce backlash in France, with Justice Minister Dominique Perben warning today that the cleric "will have to explain himself".

Russia early today launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in a test-firing, news agencies cited the Strategic Missile Forces as saying.

At least three senior UN officials may have looted millions of dollars from the aid program that oversaw Saddam Hussein's oil sales in Iraq, according to a report citing US and European intelligence sources.

Citizens of the world's largest democracy vote today in a parliamentary election expected to return India's prime minister to office thanks to a booming economy and peace prospects with neighbouring Pakistan.

The US-led coalition announced today a deal aimed at defusing its armed confrontation with Iraqi fighters in the Sunni Muslim bastion of Fallujah.

The International Olympic Committee is seeking insurance to cover the Games in Athens in case they are called off.