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Iraq affecting mental health of troops
Jul 28 2005 9:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thirty percent of U.S. troops surveyed have developed stress-related mental health problems three to four months after coming home from the Iraq war, the Army's surgeon general said Thursday.
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U.S. aims to strengthen terror sanctions
Jul 28 2005 9:31PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States formally introduced the final version of a draft Security Council resolution Thursday that would toughen U.N. sanctions against al-Qaida and the Taliban.
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Iraq president praises special court
Jul 28 2005 9:21PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's president on Thursday praised the special court set up to try Saddam Hussein and his allies and promised to protect the staff from purges because of their former membership in the ousted dictator's Baath party.
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U.S. weighs protecting foreign diplomats
Jul 28 2005 5:53PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The U.S. military is considering offering protection to foreign diplomats in Baghdad after al-Qaida agents killed three Arab envoys this month, the American ambassador said Thursday.
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Vatican denounces some Israeli retaliation
Jul 28 2005 4:58PM (CT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Responding to Israeli criticism, the Vatican said Thursday it hasn't condemned every strike by Palestinian militants against the Jewish state because Israel's military response to the attacks has sometimes violated international law.
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Egypt's Mubarak launches re-election bid
Jul 28 2005 3:35PM (CT)
SHIBIN EL-KOM, Egypt (AP) - Days after Egypt's deadliest terror attack, President Hosni Mubarak made the long expected announcement Thursday that he will run for re-election, promising new anti-terror laws and calling for a summit of Arab leaders in battered Sharm el-Sheik.
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Israel plans high-tech barrier around Gaza
Jul 28 2005 3:34PM (CT)
EREZ CROSSING, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel is increasing security at its border with the Gaza Strip in anticipation of next month's withdrawal, the army said Thursday, disclosing details of a high-tech complex to ring the coastal strip with what it hopes will be the world's most impenetrable barrier.
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Egyptians detain at least 25 in mountains
Jul 28 2005 2:50PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The dragnet in the Sharm el-Sheik terror attacks widened Thursday as police detained at least 25 people in the desert mountains around the Red Sea resort and searched for a green pickup truck that may have been the getaway vehicle for some attackers.
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Israeli defense chief cancels U.S. trip
Jul 28 2005 7:29AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has canceled a trip to Washington due to new U.S. demands to oversee Israeli weapons exports, part of a growing crisis over Israeli arms sales to China, an Israeli defense official said.
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Iraq urges neighbors to stop infiltrators
Jul 28 2005 5:57AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's foreign minister complained Thursday that some neighboring countries are not helping to stop foreign extremists from crossing into Iraq and said that tensions with Kuwait should be solved through dialogue.
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Iraq builds up military, police forces
Jul 28 2005 5:48AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The explosion blows open the entrance to a darkened warehouse. A half dozen commandos rush in, swiftly moving from room to room as they search for the hostage-takers. The sharp rattle of gunfire follows.
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U.S. general seeks Iraq pullout by 2006
Jul 28 2005 5:45AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's prime minister said Wednesday he wants U.S. troops "on their way out" as soon as his government can protect its new democracy. The top American general in the country said he hopes to begin significant withdrawal by next spring.
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Egypt leader expected to announce summit
Jul 28 2005 3:44AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - President Hosni Mubarak is expected to announce the holding of a summit of Arab leaders next week in Sharm el-Sheik, the target of Egypt's deadliest ever terror attack, according to a copy of a speech Mubarak is scheduled to deliver Thursday.
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