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U.S. troops clash with Shiite militiamen
Jul 22 2006 11:16PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops clashed with Shiite militiamen south of Baghdad on Saturday in a three-hour gunbattle in which 15 gunmen and an Iraqi soldier were killed, U.S. officials and Iraqis said.
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Israel battles Hezbollah, takes village
Jul 22 2006 10:37PM (CT)
ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER (AP) - Israeli tanks, bulldozers and armored personnel carriers knocked down a fence and barreled over the Lebanese border Saturday as forces seized a village from the Hezbollah guerrilla group.
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U.S. evacuations wind down in Beirut
Jul 22 2006 10:28PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Hovercraft landed on a sandy strip near Beirut's port on Saturday, whisking Americans away to the U.S. Navy ships. Others boarded a luxury cruiseliner enlisted in the evacuation of Americans.
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2 U.S. troops, 12 others killed in Baghdad
Jul 22 2006 9:39PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two American soldiers were killed Saturday in Baghdad, seven Shiite construction workers were gunned down and five Sunni civilians were blown up, deepening the capital's security crisis. Shiite politicians called on the prime minister to cancel his visit to Washington to protest Israel's attacks in Lebanon.
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Israel lets aid in as Lebanese flee north
Jul 22 2006 8:59PM (CT)
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) - Zeinab Haidar fled her bombed-out home in the back of a pickup truck without a single possession, weaving along mountain roads until she finally reached a pocket of safety Saturday. Tens of thousands had beaten her there, and the city was teetering under the weight of refugees.
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Palestinian militants deny cease-fire deal
Jul 22 2006 8:57PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The main Palestinian militant groups disputed a claim by senior officials of an agreement to halt rocket fire if Israeli calls off its Gaza offensive, but a midnight deadline passed without renewed violence after day of relative calm.
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Famed Beirut nightlife shows resilience
Jul 22 2006 8:43PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Fewer restaurants than usual are open, making the narrow street appear dimmer. A staff shortage has owners tending bar, and the menus have thinned.
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Survival may equal victory for Hezbollah
Jul 22 2006 8:40PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah acknowledges that Israeli troops can sweep across south Lebanon. But if he and his militants can survive and keep fighting, he will cement his image as the unlikely new hero of Arab nationalism.
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AP writer describes Israel-Lebanon border
Jul 22 2006 7:02PM (CT)
ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER (AP) - I woke up after three hours of sleep on top of a table in an Israeli bomb shelter, a helmet, flak jacket and computer bag on the floor beside me.
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Israel strikes Lebanon religious building
Jul 22 2006 6:23PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israeli warplanes struck Sidon early Sunday, targeting a religious building run by a Shiite Muslim cleric close to Hezbollah in their first hit inside the southern port city, currently swollen with refugees from fighting further south.
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Missiles hit a Lebanese TV station hard
Jul 22 2006 5:52PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel has been unable to silence Hezbollah's television station, its powerful voice at home and in the Arab world, despite 11 days of bombing. But warplanes on Saturday did knock a Lebanese station often critical of the guerrillas off the air in parts of the country.
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Russian opposition threatens unity on Iran
Jul 22 2006 3:44PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Unexpected Russian opposition to key wording of a U.S.-backed Security Council draft resolution is straining international unity on how to deal with Iran's nuclear defiance, U.N. diplomats said Saturday.
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Israel hastily musters its citizen army
Jul 22 2006 3:26PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Roy Bass emerged from the Mediterranean waves at noon Friday for a Popsicle break when, surfboard in hand, he heard his cell phone ringing on the beach. It was a recorded message: "An emergency draft has been activated."
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Israeli couple weds in bomb shelter
Jul 22 2006 2:13PM (CT)
KIRYAT SHEMONA, Israel (AP) - The guest list was slashed and the venue was hastily changed, but Shlomi Boskila and Maya Lugasi got married anyway _ in an underground bomb shelter, defying Hezbollah's rocket threat and eating a catered meal with loved ones.
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Lebanese refugees crossing Syrian border
Jul 22 2006 1:45PM (CT)
Al JADEDEH, Syria (AP) - His hands shook. He choked out his words. "Look at me," Mohammed Rahad said as he arrived at the Lebanese-Syrian border, a chaotic collection of makeshift buildings, tents and trailers among the arid hills and thorny brambles.
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Iraq PM to urge U.S. to work for truce
Jul 22 2006 11:00AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's prime minister said Saturday he will urge U.S. officials to work for a cease-fire in Lebanon during his visit to Washington, saying Israel's "hostile acts" adversely affect the entire the Middle East.
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Hezbollah attacks Israeli base, wounding 1
Jul 22 2006 9:56AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hezbollah guerrillas fired at an Israeli military base near the Lebanese border on Saturday, wounding one soldier, the military said.
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American mom, her Lebanese baby evacuated
Jul 22 2006 9:40AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - It was a happy ending for at least one American woman trying to flee the bombardment of Lebanon. After a 10-day ordeal, Laura Gabriel left Friday with something very precious: her newly adopted baby.
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Israeli planes hit communications towers
Jul 22 2006 5:53AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israeli warplanes blasted communications and television transmission towers in central and northern Lebanese mountains Saturday, police said.
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