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U.S. says Iraq militants dealt sharp blow
Jul 8 2005 11:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi forces have "mostly eliminated" the ability of insurgents to conduct sustained, high-intensity attacks in Baghdad, the top U.S. commander in the Iraqi capital said Friday.
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450 sheep jump to their deaths in Turkey
Jul 8 2005 8:59PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported.
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Iraq to world: Keep diplomats in Baghdad
Jul 8 2005 8:18PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq appealed to its global partners Friday to defy al-Qaida's "blackmail" and keep their diplomats in Baghdad despite the reported slaying of Egypt's top envoy and threats against those who support the U.S.-backed administration.
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Some Arabs debate where to place blame
Jul 8 2005 5:35PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Islamic leaders condemned the London bombings, though many on Friday insisted the United States and Britain, with their wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, are ultimately to blame for fueling militant violence. Increasing voices, however, say the Arab world has to stop adding "but" to its denunciations of terrorism.
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Garang held together fractious rebel army
Jul 8 2005 5:15PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - John Garang has always known "how to juggle a stone and an egg," his admirers and critics say, a skill that has enabled the bushy-bearded Christian rebel leader to keep alive a two-decade civil war against Sudan's Muslim-led government.
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Rebel leader welcomed back to Khartoum
Jul 8 2005 5:13PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Ex-rebel leader John Garang made a triumphant return to Khartoum on Friday, greeted as a brother by the president and as a pop star by hundreds of thousands of supporters hopeful for a new era after Africa's longest civil war.
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Israeli guard shoots dead Palestinian teen
Jul 8 2005 1:05PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli security guard shot dead a Palestinian teenager Friday during a protest against Israel's West Bank separation barrier, police said.
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Diplomat's case opens Iraq, Egypt rift
Jul 8 2005 11:16AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Iraq's top terrorist may have achieved something more significant than just scaring away Arab diplomats when he ordered the abduction of Egypt's top envoy to Baghdad _ and then claimed to have killed him.
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Iraq links London attacks to insurgency
Jul 8 2005 10:00AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Islamic extremists have been using Iraq as a planning center for attacks around the world since losing Afghanistan as their base in 2001, the government's chief spokesman said Friday.
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Abbas says will yield to Lebanon on camps
Jul 8 2005 8:37AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he will abide by any decision that Lebanon takes on disarming Palestinians in refugee camps in Lebanon.
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