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U.S. troops kill 14 insurgents in Iraq
Jul 11 2005 9:58PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. soldiers killed 14 insurgents in two days of fighting in a strategic northern city, the American military said Monday, and gunmen killed 10 Iraqi soldiers in the central Sunni heartland.
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Kurdish guerrillas kidnap Turkish soldier
Jul 11 2005 7:30PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Kurdish guerrillas kidnapped a Turkish soldier Monday after stopping dozens of cars at a makeshift roadblock in the southeast, according to a report.
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New Iranian leader wants 'fair' relations
Jul 11 2005 3:56PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's ultraconservative president-elect said Monday he wants "fair" relations with the whole world, but he warned Western nations not to make demands of his country, which the U.S. accuses of wanting to build nuclear weapons.
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Sudanese journalists cautiously hopeful
Jul 11 2005 3:41PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudanese newspapers proclaimed a new era of freedom of expression on Monday, saying they had been promised press restrictions would end now that a state of emergency has been lifted.
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Blair: No decision made on troops in Iraq
Jul 11 2005 1:59PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Britain has not decided to withdraw troops from Iraq, although contingency planning is under way, Prime Minister Tony Blair's office said Monday.
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Barrier meant to ensure Jewish majority
Jul 11 2005 1:47PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's separation barrier in Jerusalem is meant to ensure a Jewish majority in the city and not just serve as a buffer against bombers, an Israeli Cabinet minister acknowledged Monday.
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Israel to ask U.S. for $2.2 billion in aid
Jul 11 2005 4:41AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel is asking the United States for $2.2 billion in additional aid to help fund its upcoming withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Monday.
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Iraqis divided over Operation Lightning
Jul 11 2005 12:58AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - On a sultry night in Baghdad, Iraqi soldiers stormed an apartment building, arresting Ahmed Sabaawi and his brother Osama _ among 1,700 people rounded up under the Iraqi army's Operation Lightning. Relatives say the brothers are innocent, set up by a neighbor.
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