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Israel tightens noose around Lebanon
Jul 15 2006 10:57PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Waves of warplanes thundering through the darkness bombed Beirut's southern suburbs for hours early Sunday, a day after Israel stepped up its air strikes and tightened a noose around this reeling nation.
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Lebanon: U.S. blocking call for cease-fire
Jul 15 2006 9:43PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Lebanon accused the United States on Saturday of blocking a U.N. Security Council statement calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, saying the impotence of the United Nations' most powerful body sent the wrong signal to small countries and the Arab world.
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At least 31 seized at Iraq Olympic meeting
Jul 15 2006 9:27PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen kidnapped the chairman of Iraq's Olympic committee and at least 30 others Saturday in a brazen daylight raid on a sports conference in the heart of Baghdad. Armed clashes erupted elsewhere across the capital.
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Israel: Iran aided Hezbollah ship attack
Jul 15 2006 3:27PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Elite Iranian troops helped Hezbollah fire a sophisticated radar-guided missile at an Israeli warship, Israeli officials said Saturday, describing an apparent surprise blow by militants who had been using only low-tech weapons.
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Labanese PM promises to extend control
Jul 15 2006 3:02PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Prime Minister Fuad Saniora pledged Saturday to extend his government's control over all of Lebanon, signaling he wants to end Hezbollah's autonomy in the south _ a top Israeli demand.
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Arab League split on support for Hezbollah
Jul 15 2006 3:02PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Foreign ministers of 18 Arab countries passed a resolution Saturday calling on the U.N. Security Council to intervene to stop escalating Mideast fighting.
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Rockets shatter Sea of Galilee peace
Jul 15 2006 2:49PM (CT)
TIBERIAS, Israel (AP) - Here where Jesus calmed a stormy sea, a rain of rockets from Lebanon shattered the quiet Jewish Sabbath on Saturday, sending holiday-makers fleeing for their lives and residents crowding into bomb shelters.
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Lebanese split over Hezbollah actions
Jul 15 2006 1:23PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A mother choked up as she thought of her children stuck in south Lebanon, where Israeli bombing is fiercest. A restaurateur railed against Hezbollah for sparking the conflict. A refugee pledged her life to the militant group.
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Arab League chief: Peace process 'dead'
Jul 15 2006 12:20PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Foreign ministers of 18 Arab countries passed a unanimous resolution Saturday calling on the U.N. Security Council to intervene to stop escalating Mideast fighting.
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Western-employed Iraqis risk all for work
Jul 15 2006 11:07AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Sometimes George says he drives a cab. Other times he passes himself off as an Agriculture Ministry employee. He feels that anything is safer than the truth, that he's a translator for the U.S. military.
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Hezbollah rockets hit Israeli city
Jul 15 2006 10:25AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - A second round of Hezbollah rockets hit an Israeli city 22 miles south of the border with Lebanon Saturday, Israeli rescue services said.
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U.S. Embassy works on Lebanon evacuation
Jul 15 2006 9:39AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The United States is working on a plan to evacuate American citizens from Lebanon to the neighboring island of Cyprus, the U.S. Embassy said Saturday.
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12 Lebanese killed in convoy attack
Jul 15 2006 5:32AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - At least 12 Lebanese villagers, including women and children, were killed Saturday in what appeared to be an Israeli airstrike on a convoy of vehicles fleeing a village near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, a witness said.
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2 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike
Jul 15 2006 4:40AM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli aircraft fired at least one missile at a house in Gaza City on Saturday, the Israeli army said. Palestinian rescue workers said two Palestinians were killed and many others wounded.
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Lebanese citizens divided over Hezbollah
Jul 15 2006 4:29AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Heroic fighters to some, dangerous militia to others. The bloody fight that Hezbollah picked with Israel has deepened a longtime divide in Lebanon.
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11 wounded by mortar strike in Baghdad
Jul 15 2006 1:46AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Heavy clashes between Iraqi soldiers and gunmen in downtown Baghdad on Saturday left 11 people wounded, police said.
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