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Roadside bomb kills 14 Marines in Iraq
Aug 3 2005 11:35PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Fourteen U.S. Marines were killed Wednesday when a huge bomb destroyed their lightly armored vehicle, hurling it into the air in a giant fireball in the deadliest roadside bombing suffered by American forces in the Iraq war.
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Iraq said to eye parliamentary system
Aug 3 2005 10:53PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The new political system in Iraq will be centered around a strong parliament that can prevent a dictator from running the country in the future, a constitution committee member said Wednesday.
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Militants halt rocket attacks to Israel
Aug 3 2005 10:00PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A major Palestinian militant group promised Wednesday it would fire no more rockets at Israelis with the approach of Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip this month, after a barrage accidentally killed a 5-year-old Palestinian boy.
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Two killed, five injured in Istanbul blast
Aug 3 2005 9:27PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - An explosion in a trash can in an Istanbul suburb killed a mother and daughter and injured five others as they left a wedding party early Thursday, television reports said.
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King Abdullah receives oaths of loyalty
Aug 3 2005 5:26PM (CT)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Hundreds of tribal chiefs, Islamic clerics, princes and commoners pledged loyalty Wednesday to Saudi Arabia's new King Abdullah, vowing to "hear and obey" in a traditional Islamic ceremony that seals his status as monarch after a decade as de facto ruler.
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U.N. agency urges Iran against activity
Aug 3 2005 4:29PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog Wednesday urged Iran not to resume uranium conversion until the agency can set up a system to monitor the activity, which can be used for a nuclear program.
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Iraq airline inaugurates Iraq-Turkey route
Aug 3 2005 4:19PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - An Iraqi Airways plane landed at Istanbul airport on Wednesday and then took off again for Baghdad, inaugurating its Iraq-Turkey route after a 14-year hiatus.
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Sudanese Arabs flee after riots kill 18
Aug 3 2005 4:03PM (CT)
JUBA, Sudan (AP) - Sudanese Arabs fled this southern town Wednesday after ethnic Africans angered by the death of their popular rebel leader went on a two-day rampage, chasing Arabs in the street and burning Arab shops and homes. At least 18 people were killed, witnesses said.
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U.S. journalist shot to death in Iraq
Aug 3 2005 3:30PM (CT)
BASRA, Iraq (AP) - An American freelance journalist, who accused Basra's police of being infiltrated by Shiite militiamen in a recent New York Times column and his Internet blog, was found shot to death in the southern city after being abducted by armed men driving a police car.
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Israel-Palestinian future being shaped
Aug 3 2005 2:52PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Palestinians have reached a "moment of destiny," a top international Mideast envoy said Wednesday, after weeks of negotiations on how to give Palestinians freedom of movement without compromising security after Israel's Gaza pullout later this month.
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14 Marines, interpreter killed in Iraq
Aug 3 2005 6:45AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Fourteen U.S. Marines and a civilian interpreter were killed Wednesday in western Iraq, the U.S. command said.
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Iran president-elect receives religious OK
Aug 3 2005 6:10AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad completed a first step toward taking office on Wednesday _ receiving religious approval from Iran's supreme leader.
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