BERLIN (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday US troops should leave Iraq “as soon as possible,” according to a magazine report, and he called presidential candidate Barack Obama's suggestion of 16 months “the right timeframe for a withdrawal.

PREAH VIHEAR (AFP) - Cambodia has complained to the UN Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near an ancient World Heritage Site temple where hundreds of troops continued to face off yesterday.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is committed to supporting the US-led global coalition fighting Al-Qaeda and the Taliban but will not allow allied foreign forces to operate on its territory,

• Airstrike kills 9 Afghan police
  

Do you expect an Israeli and US attack on Iran before the American presidential elections in November?

Yes

No

I don't know

       Previous poll results

Do you think bio-fuels are to blame for the soaring food prices?

Yes               85          per cent

No                10          per cent

I don't know   5        per cent