Reuters Taliban commander vows bloody 2007 in Afghanistan Tue Jan 2, 2007 5:50am ET | | By Saeed Ali Achakzai SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The Taliban will step up attacks on foreign troops in Afghanistan this year and kill anyone who negotiates with ... (photo: UK MoD) Afghanistan Nato Photos Taliban US Scotsman Blair urges party to remain New Labour LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair used his tenth New Year message on Tuesday to pledge to "see through" Britain's military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan and work "tirelessly" for ... (photo: Peter Macdiarmid/WorldPhotos.com) Defence Election Photos Politics UK Top Stories BBC News Three players vie for BBC award Ahly and Egypt playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika is one of three players who have made the final shortlist for the 2006 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. Aboutrika is ... (photo: AP/Ben Curtis) Players BBC Football Photos Sports The Independent Rise in fake drugs trade puts NHS patients at risk Britain is facing a growing threat from fake medicines as counterfeiters have begun targeting the UK's pharmaceutical supply chain, according to the Government's drug ... (photo: WN) Drugs Health Market Medicine Photos Scotsman Disarmament starts in Somalia By C. Bryson Hull and Sahal Abdulle MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's victorious government set up gun collection points in Mogadishu on Tuesday at the start of a drive to ... (photo: AP Photo) Islamists Photos Somalia War Weapons Mail Guardian South Africa DaimlerChrysler reaches settlement with insurers Frankfurt , Germany German-United States auto giant DaimlerChrysler said on Tuesday it had reached an out-of-court settlement with insurers over a legal squabble ... (photo: Bill Pugliano/WorldPhotos.com) Business Carmaker Daimlerchrysler Industry Photos Khaleej Times Somalis claims control of all Islamist-held territories (AFP) 2 January 2007 BAIDOA, Somalia - The Somali government said on Tuesday it was now in control of all Islamist-held territories in south and central Somalia after ... (photo: AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor) Ethiopia Islamists Photos Somalia War BBC News Africa's year of terror tactics The grand African summit in Beijing in November set the seal on China's critical economic role. But the unfolding crises in the greater Horn of Africa are drawing ... (photo: WN/ Justo Casal) Africa Economy Photos Poverty War Hartford Courant Sunnis Protest Over Saddam Execution BAGHDAD , Iraq -- Sunnis Muslims, angered by the execution of Saddam Hussein and the way his hanging was carried out, have taken to the streets in recent days in mainly ... (photo: Salah Malkawi/WorldPhotos.com) Baghdad Photos Saddam Shiite Sunni The Independent Saddam's execution 'deplorable', says Prescott The manner of Saddam Hussein's execution was "deplorable", Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said today . Mr Prescott said that leaked footage of Saddam's ... (photo: WN/Suvarna) Mideast Photos Politics Saddam UK Scotsman Iraqi deaths hit record high By Alastair Macdonald BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of Iraqi civilians killed in political violence hit a record high in December, according figures compiled by Iraq's ... (photo: Justin Sullivan/WorldPhotos.com) Defence Iraq Photos US War Crosswalk Giving Fatah Arms, Training Makes 'Better Terrorists,' Critics Say Patrick Goodenough Managing Editor (CNSNews.com) - Weapons and security assistance provided to the Palestinian Authority under the defunct Oslo Accords were used in ... (photo: Ahmed Deeb/WN) Israel Palestine Photos US Weapons San Fransisco Examiner War dead to be honored in S.F. SAN FRANCISCO - With the Iraq war death toll of U.S. soldiers having reached 3,000, Bay Area veteran’s groups are coming together to make sure that number does not go ... (photo: William Thomas Cain/WorldPhotos.com) Defence Iraq Photos US War The State Palestinian militants attack Israeli truck GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian militants attacked the Gaza Strip's main cargo crossing with mortar fire early Tuesday, lightly wounding an Israeli truck driver in ... (photo: WN Gaza) Gaza Hamas Photos Israel Military