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U.S. calls Iraqi rape-murder 'inexcusable'
Jul 6 2006 10:10PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - America's two top officials in Iraq on Thursday sought to calm Iraqi anger over allegations that U.S. soldiers were involved in the rape-murder of a girl, promising an open investigation and calling such acts "absolutely inexcusable and unacceptable."
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21 Palestinians, 1 Israeli soldier killed
Jul 6 2006 8:17PM (CT)
BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian militants armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades battled Israeli helicopters and tanks Thursday in the bloodiest day since Israel invaded Gaza over a soldier's capture. At least 21 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier died.
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Top U.N. official meets Iraqi leaders
Jul 6 2006 5:51PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The No. 2 United Nations official met with top Iraqi leaders in Baghdad on Thursday to promote a new partnership meant to help muster political and economic support for Iraq's government, the U.N. said.
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Draft resolution demands Israel quit Gaza
Jul 6 2006 4:40PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Acting on behalf of Arab nations, Qatar circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday demanding Israel end its offensive in the Gaza Strip and release the Palestinian officials it has arrested.
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Iranian negotiator: Serious about talks
Jul 6 2006 4:03PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Thursday his country remains serious about continuing negotiations to defuse the international standoff over its nuclear program, which the West fears could be used to make weapons.
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7 die when UAE-owned ship sinks in India
Jul 6 2006 3:38PM (CT)
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - A freighter sank Thursday in strong winds in the Indian Ocean off the Horn of Africa, killing seven crew members, government and naval officials said.
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Car bomb kills 12 Iranians near Baghdad
Jul 6 2006 3:36PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car bomber attacked Iranian pilgrims Thursday as they got off tour buses at a Shiite Muslim shrine south of Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 39.
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U.S. expresses condolences to Iraq family
Jul 6 2006 1:54PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The top U.S. commander in Iraq and the American ambassador expressed condolences Thursday to the family of the victims of an alleged rape-slaying attack against an Iraqi family by U.S. forces.
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Israeli offensive grounds Gaza fishermen
Jul 6 2006 1:49PM (CT)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - During five years of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, Gaza's fishing boats were routinely grounded by the Israeli military. So when Israel withdraw from Gaza last year and relaxed its coastal restrictions, the fishermen here gleefully took to the sea to support their families.
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U.N. council rebukes Israeli operation
Jul 6 2006 1:17PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday deplored Israel's military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as breaching international humanitarian law and voted to send a fact-finding mission to the region.
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Al-Maliki hears of Arab neighbors' worries
Jul 6 2006 12:18PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - On his first major trip in office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki received a red-carpet welcome from his Persian Gulf neighbors, hugged and dined by a king, emirs and sheiks. But behind the scenes, the leaders made clear they will help his new government only if he takes additional steps to reach out to Iraqi Sunnis.
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Chicago museum, Iran fight U.S. court
Jul 6 2006 11:09AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The University of Chicago and the government of Iran have come together in a rare alliance against a U.S. court ruling that aims to compensate victims of a 1997 Jerusalem bombing by auctioning off a rare collection of Persian tablets.
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Israeli father suggests considering swap
Jul 6 2006 10:59AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The father of a captured Israeli soldier called on the government Thursday to consider releasing Palestinian prisoners in exchange for his son, despite the government's refusal to negotiate with the captors.
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Iraqi PM wants to examine GIs' immunity
Jul 6 2006 10:03AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday he would raise the issue of U.S. military behavior with American officials in hopes of curbing incidents of abuse "that we see every day" in Iraq.
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Western Union blocks Arab cash transfers
Jul 6 2006 8:28AM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Money transfer agencies have delayed or blocked thousands of cash deliveries on suspicion of terrorist connections simply because senders or recipients have names like Mohammed or Ahmed, company officials said.
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EU tones down criticism of Israel
Jul 6 2006 5:13AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The shift is subtle but unmistakable. European governments _ long accused of being pro-Arab _ have toned down criticism of Israel, left in shock by the rise to power of Islamic Hamas which they consider a terrorist outfit.
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Car bombing near Shiite mosque kills 10
Jul 6 2006 3:49AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car bomb targeting Iranian pilgrims struck near a Shiite shrine in the holy city of Kufa on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 40, authorities said.
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Al-Zarqawi's wife urged him to leave Iraq
Jul 6 2006 3:15AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The wife of slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said she feared for her husband's life and warned him to leave Iraq, but that he refused to "betray" his religion, according to a statement posted on the Internet Thursday.
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Car bombing near Shiite mosque kills 12
Jul 6 2006 12:29AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A car bomb targeting Iranian pilgrims struck near a Shiite shrine in the holy city of Kufa on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 37, police said.
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