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Settlers clash with soldiers, Palestinians
Jun 29 2005 11:44PM (CT)
SHIRAT HAYAM, Gaza Strip (AP) - Jewish settlers holed up in an abandoned villa traded blows with Israeli troops Wednesday and then attacked Palestinians, critically wounding one before soldiers hauled them away.
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Iraqis divided over U.S. troop pullout
Jun 29 2005 10:55PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - For engineering professor Moayad Yasin al-Samaraie, President Bush's pledge to keep U.S. troops in Iraq until their mission is complete was the promise of order over chaos. But the assurance rang hollow for Mona Hussein, who woke up Wednesday without electricity or running water after spending the night on her roof trying to escape Baghdad's sweltering heat.
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3 more oil-for-food reports to be issued
Jun 29 2005 8:34PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the committee probing claims of wrongdoing in the oil-for-food program will issue up to three more reports and is asking for more money, officials said.
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Lebanese lawmakers nominate prime minister
Jun 29 2005 7:52PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's newly victorious anti-Syrian lawmakers on Wednesday nominated a former finance minister known for his pro-market policies to be the country's next prime minister.
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ICC lays out prosecution plans for Sudan
Jun 29 2005 6:27PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The lead prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday outlined his plans to pursue war crimes suspects in Sudan's Darfur region, but warned that he won't get very far without Sudan's help.
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Hezbollah attack wounds 6 Israeli soldiers
Jun 29 2005 5:48PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Hezbollah guerrillas attacked Israeli forces in a disputed part of the south Lebanon border Wednesday, wounding six soldiers and triggering an Israeli airstrike.
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Iran council OKs presidential vote results
Jun 29 2005 4:19PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Outgoing President Mohammad Khatami made a polite pitch for his social reforms when he met Wednesday with his ultraconservative successor.
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Iraqi forms political front for insurgents
Jun 29 2005 4:03PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A Sunni Arab politician who brokered secret talks between American officials and insurgents said Wednesday he has formed a group to give political voice to Iraqi fighters, and demanded a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal.
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Ex-Gitmo inmate acquitted of all charges
Jun 29 2005 3:08PM (CT)
KUWAIT CITY (AP) - A Muslim extremist who spent nearly three years imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay was acquitted Wednesday of all terrorism-related charges by a court in Kuwait.
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Iraq captors free Turkish businessman
Jun 29 2005 2:50PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish businessman who was kidnapped in front of a Baghdad hotel in January was freed by his captors Wednesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
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U.S. reiterates $5M reward for hijackers
Jun 29 2005 2:33PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - With Lebanon free of Syria's grasp, the United States issued an unusual reminder Wednesday about the millions of dollars still offered for information on three Shiite Muslims who hijacked an American passenger jet 20 years ago, killing a Navy SEAL.
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Group: 5,000 Sudanese on long path home
Jun 29 2005 1:29PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - A group of 5,000 displaced Sudanese making a 230-mile journey on foot through southern Sudan were making steady progress on their long way home, a Swiss-based migration agency said Wednesday.
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Iran's new president now looks to economy
Jun 29 2005 11:11AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's president-elect won the office on a wave of popular hope that he would share the country's wealth among the poor. But it could be difficult for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to kickstart the country's flagging economy without adopting capitalist-style tactics favored by his opponents.
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Saudi official warns of more terrorism
Jun 29 2005 8:46AM (CT)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The interior minister warned of more terrorist acts in Saudi Arabia, pointing to a new list of 36 wanted suspects who belong to the same group responsible for attacks in the past two years, an official news agency reported Wednesday.
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Jewish settlers clash with Palestinians
Jun 29 2005 6:28AM (CT)
SHIRAT HAYAM, Gaza Strip (AP) - Jewish settlers clashed with Palestinian residents at an outpost on the outskirts of this Jewish settlement, and Israeli soldiers fired into the air to separate both sides, the army said.
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Syria and Iraq discuss restoring full ties
Jun 29 2005 6:17AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi and Syrian officials on Wednesday met to discuss restoring full diplomatic relations and reopening their embassies 23 years after breaking ties, a senior Iraqi Foreign Ministry official said.
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Syria, Iraq discuss restoring relations
Jun 29 2005 6:17AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi and Syrian officials on Wednesday met to discuss restoring full diplomatic relations and reopening their embassies 23 years after breaking ties, a senior Iraqi Foreign Ministry official said.
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