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Iraqi rebels are patrolling parts of Mosul following an upsurge of violence in the northern city, eyewitnesses say. "They are guarding hospitals, schools and fire stations," one resident told Reuters news agency....

As US-led troops battle rebels in the Iraqi city of Falluja, aid agencies have warned that civilians are left with little food and no drinking water. The BBC News website spoke by phone to Fadhil Badrani, an Iraqi journalist and resident of Falluja who reports regularly for Reuters and the BBC World Service in Arabic. We are publishing his and other eyewitness accounts from the city in order to provide the fullest possible range of perspectives from those who are there:...

The fire shown here is just too random and the area is so obviously a residential neighborhood. It's almost bizarre watching soldiers attack a clearly civilian neighborhood....

The collective punishment of the people of Fallujah by the Bush administration has entered its sixth day. What is taking place is not so much a battle as a homicidal rampage by the US military against every Iraqi male trapped inside the city. Since the assault began on Sunday, Fallujah men aged between 15 and 55 have been prevented from leaving. As American bombs and shells rained down, they were left little choice but to fight for their lives against the advancing US troops....

In honor and remembrance of the passing of the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and President of the Palestine National Authority, Yasser Arafat, the Free Palestine Alliance - USA, joins our people in Palestine and throughout exile in calling on the Palestinian and Arab community and all peace and justice loving people in the United States to observe 3 full days of national mourning,...

After five days of fighting, U.S. and Iraqi forces are now said to be in control of nearly all of Fallujah, capturing or killing hundreds of insurgents who have used the city as a stronghold for months. But video sent back by journalists imbedded with U.S. forces there shows tough street battles continue with insurgents who also shot down a U.S. army helicopter north of Baghdad Friday....

I wrote this poem, "We luv you america." as a friend of America and Americans to try and explain why some people are concerned about or even resent America's involvement and actions around the globe, in the same way as a friend told me I had bad breath !!...

The Caribbean Community continues to keep its door closed to access by the interim Haitian regime in Port-au-Prince, eight months after it was established following the ousting from power of president Jean-Bertrand Aristide....

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- He first tried to get to Iraq in April 2003, when U.S. troops established control over the country and jihad became a place on a map. "I wanted to come and fight for Islam," said Abu Thar, who started the journey from the capital city of his native country, Yemen, across the Arabian Peninsula. "I met a Jordanian merchant who provided me with tickets to Syria and a hundred dollars....

The Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti is planning to stand for election for the presidency from his Israeli prison cell, according to his supporters. "If there is an election, he intends to run like every other Palestinian leader and he would stand a good chance since he is so popular," the close supporter said. Mr Barghouti, a street-fighter turned politician who gained fame as one of the main leaders of the Palestinian uprising on the West Bank, came out well ahead of any ...