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Egypt identifies body of possible bomber
Jul 26 2005 8:32PM (CT)
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - Investigators identified an Egyptian as a possible suicide bomber in the weekend terror attacks at this Red Sea resort and were searching Tuesday for his suspected Islamic militant cohorts _ the first break in the probe.
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Plane rolls into ditch at Jordan airport
Jul 26 2005 6:50PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Russian-made cargo plane parked at a Jordanian airport rolled into a ditch Tuesday, causing minor damage and no injuries, Jordan's civil aviation chief said Tuesday.
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U.S. probes if Syria spent Iraq oil profit
Jul 26 2005 6:37PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Syria misspent more than $500 million in Iraqi oil money left over in its central bank after a three-year stretch of doing business with Baghdad in defiance of U.N. sanctions, U.S. investigators claimed in documents obtained Tuesday.
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Civilian terror attacks called criminal
Jul 26 2005 6:30PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The son of Osama bin Laden's spiritual mentor said the recent string of terror attacks that have swept Egypt, Britain and other countries are "a crime."
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Syria shuns charges of having weak border
Jul 26 2005 5:24PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria on Tuesday rejected as "baseless" U.S. and Iraqi accusations that it was not doing enough to prevent extremists from crossing its border to Iraq to carry out attacks.
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Bombing kills 4 U.S. soldiers in Baghdad
Jul 26 2005 5:07PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A roadside bombing killed four American soldiers in southwestern Baghdad, the U.S. command said Tuesday, and 16 Iraqi government workers died in a hail of gunfire as they left work on the western edge of the capital.
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Bedouin help sought to solve Egypt blasts
Jul 26 2005 4:54PM (CT)
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - They are a group apart in Egypt, Bedouin who live in distant parts of Sinai's mountainous desert. They know smuggling routes and hideouts. Now, Egyptian officials are seeking their help to uncover who _ including Bedouin themselves _ might have sheltered or aided militants behind the Sharm terror attacks.
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Anti-Syria warlord released in Lebanon
Jul 26 2005 4:44PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - From solitary confinement in an underground cell to VIP status, a notorious anti-Syrian warlord walked to freedom Tuesday after 11 years in prison, the latest sign of Lebanon's drastic transformation since Syria's military retreat.
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Jerusalem OKs neighborhood construction
Jul 26 2005 3:42PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Jerusalem planners have approved the construction of a new Jewish neighborhood in the city's Muslim Quarter, officials said Tuesday, threatening to further inflame tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the city claimed by both as a capital.
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U.S. nudges Iraq on political compromise
Jul 26 2005 3:32PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - With last weekend's arrival of a new ambassador, Washington is playing a more vigorous public role in defining its own image of a future Iraq and pushing factions toward political accommodation to stem the drift toward civil war.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq airs tape of diplomats
Jul 26 2005 2:57PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida in Iraq said it had condemned to death two Algerian diplomats who were abducted in Baghdad, and a video made public Tuesday showed the men blindfolded and in captivity.
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Israeli soldiers practice Gaza pullout
Jul 26 2005 2:06PM (CT)
ZEELIM MILITARY BASE, Israel (AP) - At a desert military base, thousands of police and soldiers practiced removing Jewish settlers from their homes Tuesday in the biggest dress rehearsal yet for next month's Gaza withdrawal.
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Plane accident reported in southern Jordan
Jul 26 2005 12:11PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Russian-made cargo plane had a "minor accident" in a southern border strip near Israel on Tuesday but it did not crash, a spokesman for Royal Jordanian airlines said Tuesday. Israeli TV said the plane overturned while landing.
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Report: Plane overturns at Jordan airport
Jul 26 2005 12:08PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - A plane overturned upon landing at Jordan's Aqaba airport, Israel's Channel 10 TV reported Tuesday, and Israeli ambulances were mobilizing to cross into Jordan to help in a rescue effort.
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Group says Palestinian police bloated
Jul 26 2005 10:57AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Palestinian Authority's security apparatus is bloated in manpower but underarmed, and it suffers from professional apathy and abuses of power despite fundamental changes since the death of longtime leader Yasser Arafat, an independent group said Tuesday.
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