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Israel seals off Gaza Strip settlements
Jul 13 2005 11:14PM (CT)
KISSUFIM JUNCTION, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli troops on Wednesday sealed off a cluster of Gaza Strip settlements marked for evacuation to stop the influx of hard-line opponents, the government's most sweeping measure yet to prepare for next month's pullout.
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Judge: Saddam trial could begin next month
Jul 13 2005 10:06PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein could go on trial as early as next month for his alleged role in a massacre 23 years ago, a top judge said Wednesday. He said the ousted dictator could face the death penalty.
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Suicide car bomber kills 18 Iraqi kids
Jul 13 2005 9:58PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car bomb exploded next to U.S. troops handing out candy and toys, killing 18 children and teenagers Wednesday. Parents heard the shattering explosion and raced out to the discover the worst _ children's mangled, bloodied bodies strewn on the street.
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Egypt's opposition groups unite
Jul 13 2005 7:03PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Opposition movements from across Egypt's political spectrum joined in opposition to President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday with calls for a boycott of September's presidential vote _ heralded by the government as a major step in democratic reform.
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Egypt seeks help in getting back artifacts
Jul 13 2005 5:35PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egypt announced Wednesday it was launching a campaign for the return of five of its most precious artifacts from museums abroad, including the Rosetta Stone in London and the graceful bust of Nefertiti in Berlin.
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Iraqi Sunnis allege human rights abuse
Jul 13 2005 4:53PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Sunni Arab clerics raised new allegations Wednesday of human rights abuses by Iraq's mostly Shiite security forces, an issue complicating American efforts to reach out to a disaffected community whose members fill insurgency ranks.
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Iran: U.S. should leave dissident alone
Jul 13 2005 4:42PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's government said Wednesday that President Bush shouldn't intervene in the case of a jailed Iranian dissident, particularly given allegations of U.S. human rights violations in Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib prisons.
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Palestinian kidnappers free aid workers
Jul 13 2005 2:27PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Two foreign aid workers were released Wednesday, less than 24 hours after being seized by masked gunmen in a refugee camp.
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Abbas seeks ouster of Greek patriarch
Jul 13 2005 2:21PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree Wednesday to dismiss the embattled Greek Orthodox patriarch, who has been embroiled in a battle over Jerusalem land deals with Israelis that have angered Palestinians.
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Palestinian poet lashes out at militants
Jul 13 2005 12:54PM (CT)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - It's been a hot summer on the Palestinian arts scene: gunmen broke up the concert of a popular West Bank singer after he refused to limit his repertoire to political songs, and a Hamas-run town banned a music festival to prevent mingling of the sexes.
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Turkey asks Iraq to extradite two suspects
Jul 13 2005 11:20AM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey has asked Iraq to extradite two Turkish Islamic militants held in Abu Ghraib prison so it can try them in connection with the 2003 Istanbul suicide bombings that killed some 60 people, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
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Egypt vows to avenge ambassador's death
Jul 13 2005 5:38AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The Egyptian government has vowed to avenge the apparent slaying of its top envoy in Iraq as it tries to fend off sharp criticism at home and accusations it didn't do enough to save the diplomat who was killed by al-Qaida-linked militants.
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Eight killed in car bombing in Iraq
Jul 13 2005 3:37AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle Wednesday near a U.S. vehicle in eastern Baghdad, killing one American soldier and at least seven Iraqi children, the U.S. military said.
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Israel closes Gaza Strip settlements
Jul 13 2005 3:32AM (CT)
KISSUFIM, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the Gaza Strip settlements and four settlements in the northern West Bank closed to all nonresidents on Wednesday to keep out protesters opposed to Israel's planned withdrawal from the communities.
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Israeli forces raid Palestinian town
Jul 13 2005 12:16AM (CT)
TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces raided the Palestinian town of Tulkarem early Wednesday, killing one police officer who fired on troops hunting down Islamic Jihad militants believed responsible for a suicide bombing, the army and Palestinian security officials said.
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