Iraqi official: War dead 100,000 Iraq's health minister says between 100,000 and 150,000 civilians have been killed in the war.
Mubarak warns against Saddam's execution Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has become the first Arab leader to warn against carrying out the execution of Saddam Hussein.
Haniyeh considers resigning in exchange for Western aid Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Friday he would step down from his post if the move would persuade the West to lift debilitating economic sanctions.
Earthquake dry-run for Istanbul's 'Big One' The Istanbul authorities pulled out all the stops for three days this week to see how ready they really are for "The Big One".
Huge 'hurricane' rages on Saturn A hurricane-like storm, two-thirds the diameter of Earth, is raging at Saturn's south pole.
'I'd send gays to Sodom and Gomorrah' "If it was up to me, I would send the gay community, who insisted on celegbrating in Jerusalem, to Sodom and Gomorrah."
'Aliens could attack at any time' warns former MoD chief UFO sightings and alien visitors tend to be solely the reserve of sci-fi movies.
Analysis: Saudi analysts suggest Bin Laden is dead Has the rumor of Osama Bin Laden's death been greatly exaggerated, or is there more to it than initially thought?
More Britons are turning to terror, says MI5 director Hundreds of young British Muslims are being radicalised, groomed and set on a path to mass murder.