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Officials: 7 killed by Israeli missile
Jul 24 2006 11:46PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - An Israeli missile struck a house in south Lebanon early Tuesday, killing seven people, hospital and security officials said.
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Annan wants end Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Jul 24 2006 11:23PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he wants the upcoming meeting of key Mideast players to agree on a package to stop the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting and ensure lasting peace between Israel and Lebanon.
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Rice visits Lebanon, disappoints leaders
Jul 24 2006 11:08PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought to buttress Lebanon's fragile democratic government Monday after nearly two weeks of warfare, making this stricken capital a surprise first stop on a high-stakes Mideast diplomatic mission.
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Palestinians urge Rice to stop Israel
Jul 24 2006 11:01PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Monday he wants Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to force Israel to end its nearly month-old offensive in the Gaza Strip as new attacks killed six Palestinians.
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Iraq fugitive says old army bounced back
Jul 24 2006 8:58PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The most wanted Iraqi fugitive claimed in an interview published Monday that key elements of Saddam Hussein's old army are now heading the insurgency.
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Japan wraps up military mission to Iraq
Jul 24 2006 8:53PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The last batch of Japanese troops touched down on Japanese soil Tuesday, wrapping up the country's humanitarian mission inside Iraq, its biggest and most dangerous overseas deployment since World War II.
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Lebanese hospital struggles with wounded
Jul 24 2006 5:47PM (CT)
TYRE, Lebanon (AP) - Dirty bandages hid the worst of 8-year-old Zainab Jawad's swollen, bloodied nose Monday. Her arm was strapped to her chest and fractured in two places.
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Battle for Lebanese town takes its toll
Jul 24 2006 5:45PM (CT)
ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER (AP) - The heavy guns thundered before dawn Monday, sending deadly shells crashing down into the Lebanese border town and paving the way for the advancing Israeli tanks and troops.
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Doctor: Sharon's life in danger
Jul 24 2006 5:25PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Medical experts warned Monday that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's deteriorating condition could put his life in danger, while the hospital treating him said it would run more tests to find the cause of his downturn.
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U.N. exec blames Hezbollah for deaths
Jul 24 2006 5:22PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The U.N. humanitarian chief accused Hezbollah on Monday of "cowardly blending" in among Lebanese civilians and causing the deaths of hundreds during two weeks of cross-border violence with Israel.
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U.S. troops combat violence in Baghdad
Jul 24 2006 4:12PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - American troops are stepping up operations in the Baghdad area to combat death squads and dampen down the violence threatening the new unity government, a U.S. general said Monday.
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Hezbollah a tough foe for Israeli military
Jul 24 2006 3:14PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Figures released by the Israeli army show the pace of Hezbollah rockets raining down on Israel has not slowed _ and the guerrillas are nowhere close to being neutralized.
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Saddam still in hospital as trial resumes
Jul 24 2006 1:29PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's half brother argued with the chief judge Monday and accused a court employee of shaking down a relative for money as the trial entered its final phase without the hospitalized former president.
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11,700 Americans evacuated from Lebanon
Jul 24 2006 12:57PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - U.S. officials said their evacuations of Americans from Lebanon were wrapping up, with about 11,700 brought safely out as of Monday, but a group of 300 believed trapped in the south may have been left behind.
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Hezbollah envoy: War on Israel to widen
Jul 24 2006 7:45AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Hezbollah's representative in Iran struck a defiant tone Monday, warning that his Islamic militant group plans to widen its attacks on Israel until "no place" is safe for Israelis.
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Families tell of escape from south Lebanon
Jul 24 2006 6:59AM (CT)
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) - Children with grimy hands and dirt-smeared faces peeked through the rusty bars on windows at the old prison in the heart of Sidon. Cells in the two-story stone relic teemed Sunday with refugees from Israel's fierce assault on southern Lebanon.
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Israeli copter crashes near Lebanon border
Jul 24 2006 6:08AM (CT)
REHANIYA, Israel (AP) - An Israeli Apache helicopter crashed Monday near the Lebanese border while attempting an emergency landing, and there were two casualties, the army said.
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Beirut residents adapt to bombardment
Jul 24 2006 5:46AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - It is almost nightfall when Fuad Shihab, a fisherman with three children to feed, finally emerges from the water. Exhausted, his body stained by greasy brown spots, he heaves down the net in despair.
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Hunger-striking Saddam is fed with tube
Jul 24 2006 12:56AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein was hospitalized Sunday and fed with a tube on the 17th day of a hunger strike to ensure he was healthy enough to continue with his trial, the chief prosecutor said. The procedure came as the ex-leader's troubled trial nears a verdict that could lead to his hanging.
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