Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Dubai-based satellite channel Al-Arabiya reported.

Iraqi police patrols found 10 unidentified bodies scattered in different parts of Baghdad on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry source said.

More than 130,000 Afghan citizens have so far been registered in the largest scale registration conducted by the Pakistani government and the UN refugee agency, Pakistani and UN officials said on Tuesday.

Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hameneh said on Tuesday that a further oil output cut by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) would be possible if its latest cut decision fails to boost the oil price.

Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hameneh said on Tuesday that a further oil output cut by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) would be possible if its latest cut decision fails to boost the oil price.

The UN's top humanitarian official on Tuesday urged all countries to immediately ban the use of cluster bombs, which have had horrible impacts on civilians living in post-conflict areas.

Afghan police captured a key Taliban commander in the eastern Paktika province Tuesday, provincial governor Akram Khapalwak said.

Afghan police captured a key Taliban commander in the eastern Paktika province Tuesday, provincial governor Akram Khapalwak said.

Two foreign oil workers kidnapped last week in southern Nigeria were released Tuesday, officials said.

Iraqi police patrols found 10 unidentified bodies scattered in different parts of Baghdad on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry source said.