" The huge majority of foreign UN personnel are no longer in Gaza, " an official said.

" The winds were presumed to have hit the aircraft ' s side, " an observatory official said

But following the draw, Miresmaeili was paired with Ehud Vaks of Israel in the first round of the men ' s under 66 kg category and an Asian Judo Union official said he would be withdrawn rather than face the Israeli

Earlier, a Croatian government official said the IPO will price INA at HRK 900 per share or USD 1.54 billion

The US official said it was " possible " the civilian casualties that have been reported resulted from aerial attacks launched by Ethiopian forces that helped Somalia ' s transitional government defeat the Union of Islamic Courts

The 33 - year-old Palestinian from Jenin was issued a temporary permit to live with his Israeli partner in Tel Aviv after arguing he faced death threats from fellow Palestinians who disapproved of him being gay, the official said

A senior US official said the US had only carried out one raid in Somalia and no civilians had died

Two of the men were aged 19 and the third was 24 years old, a French official said

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - - Major league pitcher Joe Kennedy died early Friday morning, a Hillsborough County sheriff ' s official said.

Georgian officials said their military had fired on Russian planes and that their aircraft had bombed a convoy of Russian tanks that moved into South Ossetia, the pro-Russian enclave that has enjoyed de facto autonomy from Georgia since 2004. A local Russian official said the convoy was humanitarian

Georgia asked the United States for planes to bring back its 2,000 troops serving as part of the U. S. - led coalition in Iraq, a U. S. official said

On June 4, 2009, Carradine was found dead in his room at the Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel on Wireless Road, near Sukhumvit, in central Bangkok, Thailand. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A police official said Carradine was found hanging by a rope in the room ' s closet, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] and the Bangkok Post reported that his body was found curled up in the wardrobe with a shoelace tied around his penis and neck

The official said that the Church of Scientology had also embarked on a mass distribution of literature to schools a few years ago

A top security official said more Palestinians were killed in internal violence this year than by Israeli troops

Georgian troops launched attacks in South Ossetia late Thursday after a top government official said a unilateral cease-fire offer was met with separatist artillery fire

Iran is counting Venezuela as a friend and ally, an Iranian government official said on Friday, amid a diplomatic storm set off by comments from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this week that Israel should be " wiped off the map.

The official said the abductors apologised to their hostages, who were then put in a taxi and driven home

DUBAI, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian arms exports will total about $ 7 billion in 2007, a Russian official said on Sunday

Environmental experts have closed a stretch of beach near the northern Italian city of Genoa after toxic algae poisoned dozens of bathers, an official said on Tuesday

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has granted a Palestinian a rare residency permit after the man, who is gay, said his sexuality put his life in danger in the West Bank, a Defence Ministry official said on Tuesday

The vehicle failed shortly after liftoff and in no way reached its intended position, " the official said.

A senior Vatican official said this would be " problematic.

A Lebanese Army official said the military had had prior notice of Israel ' s planned activity but it had been agreed on condition that it took place under UNIFIL ' s supervision, adding that the Israelis had gone ahead without this