US aircraft bombed Fallujah yesterday as troops continued to battle insurgents accused of sheltering foreign militants led by America’s top enemy in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

An American lawyer arrested over the Madrid bombings has been set free after evidence pointed to another suspect in the terror attacks.

An Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after a beating from British troops is among the victims in abuse allegations highlighted in the leaked Red Cross report, published in full today.

Israeli troops killed five Palestinians early today during a shoot-out in the southern Gaza Strip, doctors in the local hospital said.

A 23-YEAR-OLD woman, who is the first Afghan in three decades to take part in a beauty pageant, could face prosecution if she returns to her native country, a senior justice official said.

A war of the ice cream trucks exploded in New Jersey this week as a Good Humour driver was allegedly beaten by a rival Mister Ice Cream driver.

The opposition commander laying siege to Kunduz believes foreign fighters loyal to the Taliban will never surrender.