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U.S. generals doubt Iraqi force strength
Jun 24 2007 11:53PM (CT)
BAQOUBA, Iraq (AP) - The U.S. commander of a new offensive north of Baghdad, reclaiming insurgent territory day by day, said Sunday his Iraqi partners may be too weak to hold onto the gains.
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Video post shows captured BBC reporter
Jun 24 2007 11:42PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A video recording released Monday shows kidnapped British journalist Alan Johnston wearing an apparent explosives belt of the type suicide bombers use and warning it will be detonated if an attempt is made to free him by force.
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Palm Island residents enjoy pricey digs
Jun 24 2007 9:41PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Four years ago there was nothing here but unbroken sea. Now there's Andrew Dukes and his luxury mansion _ sitting on a palm-shaped, manmade island _ the first of about 100 houses to open here.
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Palm Island residents enjoy pricey digs
Jun 24 2007 9:41PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Four years ago there was nothing here but unbroken sea. Now there's Andrew Dukes and his luxury mansion _ sitting on a palm-shaped, manmade island _ the first of about 100 houses to open here.
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Palm Island residents enjoy pricey digs
Jun 24 2007 9:41PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Four years ago there was nothing here but unbroken sea. Now there's Andrew Dukes and his luxury mansion _ sitting on a palm-shaped, manmade island _ the first of about 100 houses to open here.
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Palm Island residents enjoy pricey digs
Jun 24 2007 9:41PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Four years ago there was nothing here but unbroken sea. Now there's Andrew Dukes and his luxury mansion _ sitting on a palm-shaped, manmade island _ the first of about 100 houses to open here.
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Palm Island residents enjoy pricey digs
Jun 24 2007 9:41PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Four years ago there was nothing here but unbroken sea. Now there's Andrew Dukes and his luxury mansion _ sitting on a palm-shaped, manmade island _ the first of about 100 houses to open here.
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Israel releases Palestinian funds
Jun 24 2007 8:18PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel agreed Sunday to release desperately needed funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a day before the moderate leader planned to meet the heads of Egypt, Israel and Jordan in a summit meant to bolster him in his struggle with Hamas.
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Chemical Ali to hang for Kurd slaughter
Jun 24 2007 7:38PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," and two other regime officials were sentenced Sunday to hang for slaughtering up to 180,000 Kurdish men, women and children with chemical weapons, artillery barrages and mass executions two decades ago.
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Chemical Ali to hang for Kurd slaughter
Jun 24 2007 7:38PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," and two other regime officials were sentenced Sunday to hang for slaughtering up to 180,000 Kurdish men, women and children with chemical weapons, artillery barrages and mass executions two decades ago.
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Chemical Ali to hang for Kurd slaughter
Jun 24 2007 7:38PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," and two other regime officials were sentenced Sunday to hang for slaughtering up to 180,000 Kurdish men, women and children with chemical weapons, artillery barrages and mass executions two decades ago.
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Chemical Ali to hang for Kurd slaughter
Jun 24 2007 7:38PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," and two other regime officials were sentenced Sunday to hang for slaughtering up to 180,000 Kurdish men, women and children with chemical weapons, artillery barrages and mass executions two decades ago.
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Chemical Ali to hang for Kurd slaughter
Jun 24 2007 7:38PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," and two other regime officials were sentenced Sunday to hang for slaughtering up to 180,000 Kurdish men, women and children with chemical weapons, artillery barrages and mass executions two decades ago.
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Chemical Ali to hang for Kurd slaughter
Jun 24 2007 7:38PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," and two other regime officials were sentenced Sunday to hang for slaughtering up to 180,000 Kurdish men, women and children with chemical weapons, artillery barrages and mass executions two decades ago.
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Another Iraqi journalist killed
Jun 24 2007 5:28PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A 35-year-old Iraqi journalist was shot to death Sunday on her way home from work in Mosul, the second female journalist to be killed in the northern city this month, officials said.
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Lebanon blast kills 6 U.N. peacekeepers
Jun 24 2007 4:54PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A car bomb killed six U.N. peacekeepers on patrol in southern Lebanon Sunday in the first attack on the international force since it was expanded after last summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.
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Ex-strongman won't quit over Gaza fall
Jun 24 2007 3:09PM (CT)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Gaza's former strongman was not around to rally disorganized Fatah forces when the territory fell to Hamas, but like most other Fatah officials, he refuses to accept personal blame.
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Ex-strongman won't quit over Gaza fall
Jun 24 2007 3:09PM (CT)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Gaza's former strongman was not around to rally disorganized Fatah forces when the territory fell to Hamas, but like most other Fatah officials, he refuses to accept personal blame.
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Israel agrees to release funds to Abbas
Jun 24 2007 11:09AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel agreed Sunday to begin releasing hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a gesture to bolster the moderate Palestinian leader in his standoff against the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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Israel agrees to release funds to Abbas
Jun 24 2007 11:09AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel agreed Sunday to begin releasing hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a gesture to bolster the moderate Palestinian leader in his standoff against the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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Israel agrees to release funds to Abbas
Jun 24 2007 11:09AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel agreed Sunday to begin releasing hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a gesture to bolster the moderate Palestinian leader in his standoff against the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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Israel agrees to release funds to Abbas
Jun 24 2007 11:09AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel agreed Sunday to begin releasing hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a gesture to bolster the moderate Palestinian leader in his standoff against the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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2 die in failed suicide attack in Turkey
Jun 24 2007 10:35AM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Kurdish militant hijacked a fuel truck and detonated it near a military outpost Sunday, killing only himself and the captive driver, Turkish media and army officials said.
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Sunni blocs boycott Iraq parliament
Jun 24 2007 4:32AM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Parliament's two Sunni Arab blocs boycotted the 275-seat house on Sunday because the Sunni speaker, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, was not reinstated as they demanded.
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Iran warns against nuclear sanctions
Jun 24 2007 1:35AM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A senior Iranian official warned Saturday that further U.N. sanctions over Tehran's contentious nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement.
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Iran warns against nuclear sanctions
Jun 24 2007 1:35AM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A senior Iranian official warned Saturday that further U.N. sanctions over Tehran's contentious nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement.
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Iran warns against nuclear sanctions
Jun 24 2007 1:35AM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A senior Iranian official warned Saturday that further U.N. sanctions over Tehran's contentious nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement.
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