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Group: 25,000 civilian deaths in Iraq
Jul 19 2005 9:58PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A British research group said Tuesday that about 25,000 civilians died in violence in Iraq in the two years after the start of the U.S.-led invasion.
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Israeli police seal off Gaza settlers
Jul 19 2005 9:36PM (CT)
KFAR MAIMON, Israel (AP) - Israeli police backed by officers on horseback sealed off an encampment filled with thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters Tuesday, trading punches and dragging off protesters in the biggest confrontation yet over Israel's withdrawal from Gaza.
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Sunnis working on Iraq constitution slain
Jul 19 2005 9:36PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen assassinated two Sunni Arabs involved in the drafting of Iraq's constitution Tuesday, another blow to U.S. and Iraqi efforts to draw members of the disaffected community away from the insurgency and into the political process.
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Egyptian activist not giving up on reforms
Jul 19 2005 7:34PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Though he's given up his bid to run for president, outspoken human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim still intends to challenge Egypt's regime by returning to election monitoring, an activity that landed him in trouble in the past.
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Terror group threatens war across Europe
Jul 19 2005 7:06PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A statement in the name of a group that claimed responsibility for the London bombings threatened Tuesday to launch "a bloody war" on the capitals of European countries that do not remove their troops from Iraq within a month.
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Abbas trying to contain Islamic militants
Jul 19 2005 6:04PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The ruling Fatah movement and the Islamic Hamas agreed early Wednesday to end armed clashes that have erupted in recent days, just as Israeli police were confronting their own opposition over Israel's planned pullout from Gaza.
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Lebanese Cabinet includes Hezbollah member
Jul 19 2005 5:45PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's prime minister-designate announced his new Cabinet on Tuesday, a government dominated by opponents of Syria but including a member of the militant Hezbollah group, which Washington brands a terrorist organization.
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Fatah, Hamas agree to end Gaza clashes
Jul 19 2005 5:20PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The ruling Fatah movement and the Islamic Hamas agreed early Wednesday to end several days of clashes in northern Gaza that took the lives of two bystanders.
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Turks: Arrest of Kurdish rebels ordered
Jul 19 2005 5:06PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The United States has ordered the arrest of top Kurdish rebel commanders in Iraq, a senior Turkish general said Tuesday, following a recent increase in bombings and attacks in eastern Turkey.
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U.S., Turkey condemn congressman's remarks
Jul 19 2005 4:13PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Top U.S. and Turkish officials on Tuesday condemned comments made last week by Rep. Tom Tancredo that the United States could "take out" Islamic holy sites if there was a nuclear attack on America by Muslim fundamentalists.
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Sudan No. 2 leader dismisses officials
Jul 19 2005 3:22PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - In his first decrees as Sudan's No. 2 leader, former rebel chief John Garang dissolved his guerrilla movement and dismissed all government officials in 10 southern states.
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Iraq reconstruction projects face hurdles
Jul 19 2005 2:29PM (CT)
UMM QASR, Iraq (AP) - At Iraq's only outlet to the sea, Bob Hearn is one of two Americans trying to give this country an economic shot in the arm. Sometimes he sleeps in his car when major shipments arrive, trying to reassure ship captains the port is functioning again. But success remains far away, as it does for many U.S.-funded reconstruction projects in Iraq.
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Egypt: Chemist has no links to al-Qaida
Jul 19 2005 12:37PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egypt said Tuesday that a detained chemist wanted by Britain for questioning about the London bombings had no links to the July 7 attacks or to al-Qaida.
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Relations sour between Lebanon, Syria
Jul 19 2005 11:38AM (CT)
MASNAA BORDER POST, Lebanon (AP) - Sheltering from the searing heat in the shade of his truck, a red-faced and sweating Ali Bakri glared angrily at the endless line of cargo trucks stranded on the Lebanese-Syrian border.
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Talabani: Saddam trial will lower attacks
Jul 19 2005 11:34AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A swift trial of Saddam Hussein and former officials of his regime could help in reducing attacks by insurgents, Iraq's president said Tuesday.
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Countries seek quick justice for Saddam
Jul 19 2005 10:04AM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Iraq and its neighbors on Tuesday demanded a swift start for the trials of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and other leaders of his regime.
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U.S. soldier found dead in Kuwait base
Jul 19 2005 6:50AM (CT)
KUWAIT CITY (AP) - A U.S. soldier has died in a noncombat-related incident at an American base in this Gulf state, and an investigation is under way, the military said Tuesday.
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Iraq leader expects to finish constitution
Jul 19 2005 3:48AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's president predicted Tuesday that the country's new constitution could be completed by the end of the month if a deal can be worked out with critics who have reservations about parts of the document.
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Gunmen kill at least 13 Iraqi workers
Jul 19 2005 2:24AM (CT)
BAQOUBA, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying Iraqi workers to a U.S. airbase in central Iraq, killing 13, police said Tuesday.
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Israel settlers torn between duty, family
Jul 19 2005 2:17AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Posted at a checkpoint outside Gaza, the Israeli army captain had a clear mission _ keeping protesters from reaching Jewish settlements in the strip ahead of next month's withdrawal.
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