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Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence
Jul 30 2005 9:37PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's parliament approved a new government by a wide margin Saturday _ the first Cabinet in years to be dominated by anti-Syrian politicians.
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Bomb kills 2 British contractors in Iraq
Jul 30 2005 8:28PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Bombs killed two British contractors in southern Iraq and seven people in the heart of the capital Saturday, as framers of the new constitution were pessimistic they could meet an August deadline for parliament to approve a draft.
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Egypt police, pro-reform activists clash
Jul 30 2005 6:36PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Police and government supporters beat pro-reform activists with batons, sometimes kicking them as they on lay the ground, during a protest Saturday against President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he would run for re-election for a fifth time.
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Islam likely main basis for Iraqi law
Jul 30 2005 5:33PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The framers of Iraq's constitution appear likely to enshrine Islam as the main basis of law in the country _ a stronger role than the United States had hoped for and one some Iraqis fear will mean a more fundamentalist regime.
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Iran rejects request to delay nuke plans
Jul 30 2005 5:17PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran on Saturday rejected a request from European negotiators to postpone by a week the announcing of new European proposals for resolving the dispute over Iran's controversial nuclear program.
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Palestinians say they can keep Gaza calm
Jul 30 2005 5:09PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian forces desperately need better weapons and military equipment, but will maintain calm during Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip "even if we have to use clubs," a Palestinian official said Saturday.
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Lawyers for Saddam claim he was attacked
Jul 30 2005 5:06PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Members of Saddam Hussein's Jordan-based defense team claimed Saturday the former Iraqi president was attacked during a recent court appearance, a claim immediately disputed by the chief investigating judge of the tribunal.
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Officials: Blast survivors hit by gunfire
Jul 30 2005 3:46PM (CT)
RABIAH, Iraq (AP) - Some survivors of a suicide bombing targeting Iraqi army recruits were shot and wounded immediately afterward when U.S. and Iraqi soldiers opened fire at the scene, police, doctors and witnesses said Saturday.
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Issues in dispute for Iraq constitution
Jul 30 2005 10:18AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The role of Islam and even Iraq's future name are among the issues that remain in dispute only two weeks before the deadline for parliamentary approval of the new constitution, committee members drafting the document said Saturday.
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Car bomb kills five people in Baghdad
Jul 30 2005 7:30AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A car bomb exploded Saturday near the National Theater in Baghdad, killing five people, including three policemen, police and witnesses said.
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U.N.: Sudan forces commit rape in Darfur
Jul 30 2005 6:01AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudanese police and soldiers still rape helpless civilians in Darfur _ and often are tacitly protected by authorities despite government promises to punish those responsible for sexual violence, the United Nations said Friday.
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Two security contractors killed in Basra
Jul 30 2005 5:04AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Two security contractors guarding a British consulate convoy in southern Iraq were killed Saturday by a roadside bomb, Britain's Foreign Office said.
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