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Egypt hunts for attackers who killed 88
Jul 23 2005 11:34PM (CT)
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - Egypt launched a massive hunt Saturday for terrorists who set off multiple bomb blasts that killed at least 88 in this Red Sea resort packed with European and Arab vacationers. Just days after the latest London strike, the world reeled from yet another attack with possible links to al-Qaida.
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Rice wins no new commitments in Mideast
Jul 23 2005 11:00PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brought the "weight of the United States" to bear on fragile talks over Israel's handover of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinians, but she won no new commitments during a fresh round of shuttle diplomacy.
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Iran students: Restart uranium program
Jul 23 2005 8:42PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - More than 13,000 Iranian students and academics signed petitions urging Iranian president Mohammad Khatami to resume the country's suspended uranium enrichment efforts, state-run radio reported Saturday.
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Experts: No single al-Qaida mastermind
Jul 23 2005 7:28PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Car bombs at an Egyptian luxury hotel. Explosions in London subways. Suicide blasts in Baghdad. With the frequency of terror attacks apparently mounting, experts searching for common threads behind the attacks suggest that the war on terror is being waged against an ever-increasing well of recruits, bound together by motives and cause _ rather than a single al-Qaida mastermind.
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Two Israelis killed in Gaza gun attack
Jul 23 2005 7:02PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli vehicle traveling on the main road connecting the Gaza Strip settlements to Israel early Sunday, killing a husband and wife and wounding four other Israelis, rescue workers and the army said.
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Bomb blast at Istanbul cafe wounds two
Jul 23 2005 6:46PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - A bomb exploded Saturday at an Istanbul cafe frequented by tourists, injuring at least two people, police said.
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Sunnis signal readiness to end boycott
Jul 23 2005 6:12PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Sunni Arabs signaled readiness Saturday to end their boycott of the commission drafting Iraq's constitution while the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad began his new job calling for broad participation in the process as a key deadline loomed.
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American recounts Egyptian resort attack
Jul 23 2005 5:31PM (CT)
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - A full moon lit the night sky, the Sinai mountains loomed overhead, and the American businessman was having the time of his life, dancing to techno music at an outdoor party in the desert swarming with ravers. Then came the explosion, and the chaos.
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Al-Qaida-linked group claims Egypt attack
Jul 23 2005 5:19PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An al-Qaida linked group that claimed responsibility for previous attacks on tourist targets in Egypt also said it carried out Saturday's deadly bombings in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. A second group disputed the claim hours later, saying it was behind the carnage that left at least 88 people dead.
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Washington insider takes on envoy role
Jul 23 2005 3:23PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - He is virtually unknown to most Americans. Yet since the day of the Sept. 11 attacks, Zalmay Khalilzad has handled some of his country's most-delicate diplomatic assignments.
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Laureate condemns hanging of Iranian boys
Jul 23 2005 2:26PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Saturday condemned the hanging of two teenagers accused of raping younger boys in northeastern Iran, a punishment that also prompted protests by the international community and rights groups.
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Iraqi police captured bombing suspect
Jul 23 2005 1:38PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suspected mastermind of last week's devastating attack in Musayyib was captured during a raid by Iraqi forces in which two of his associates were killed, police said Saturday.
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Palestinian militant clamp down praised
Jul 23 2005 10:34AM (CT)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Visiting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday for steps he has taken to clamp down on militant groups, but cautioned that more Palestinian efforts are needed.
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Turkish forces kill five Kurdish rebels
Jul 23 2005 9:16AM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Turkish forces killed five Kurdish rebels, including a woman, in a gunbattle in the southeast, a local governor's office said Saturday.
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83 die in car bombs at Egyptian resort
Jul 23 2005 8:25AM (CT)
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - A rapid series of car bombs and another blast ripped through a luxury hotel and a coffeeshop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik early Saturday, killing at least 83, a hospital official said. Terrified European and Arab tourists fled into the night, and rescue workers said the death toll could still rise.
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Pope deplores attacks at Egyptian resort
Jul 23 2005 6:51AM (CT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday deplored the attacks in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, calling them "senseless acts" as he appealed to terrorists to renounce violence.
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Nations condemn attack on Egyptian resort
Jul 23 2005 6:16AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egypt's neighbors joined the United States and other nations Saturday in condemning the deadly car bombings at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, offering assistance and moral support in the fight against terrorism.
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Web post links al-Qaida unit to kidnappings
Jul 23 2005 5:55AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An Internet statement attributed to the group al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility Saturday for the kidnapping of two Algerian diplomats this week.
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Militants take credit for Egypt bombings
Jul 23 2005 3:24AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A group citing ties to al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the bombings that killed at least 62 people Saturday at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Beirut blast wounds 12 on crowded street
Jul 23 2005 12:11AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A bomb exploded on a narrow street crowded with bars and restaurants late Friday, wounding 12 people just hours after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited the area, officials said.
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