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Jewish extremist opens fire inside bus
Aug 4 2005 10:13PM (CT)
SHFARAM, Israel (AP) - A 19-year-old Israeli soldier opened fire inside a bus Thursday, killing four Israeli Arabs in the deadliest attack on Arabs in Israel by a Jewish extremist since 1990. An angry crowd then killed the gunman.
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Jordan arrests 17 in alleged terror plot
Aug 4 2005 9:07PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan has arrested 17 militants linked to al-Qaida who were allegedly plotting to attack U.S. troops and Jordanian intelligence agents, a military prosecutor said Thursday.
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Sudanese view body of deceased leader
Aug 4 2005 9:01PM (CT)
JUBA, Sudan (AP) - The body of John Garang was flown from town to town in southern Sudan on Thursday for his people to pay last respects to their popular leader before his burial.
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U.S. defends operations in western Iraq
Aug 4 2005 8:54PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The U.S. military defended its operations in western Iraq, insisting it is reducing insurgent attacks despite the deaths of 14 Marines in a huge bombing. Four more U.S. service members were killed in action, the military said Thursday.
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Al-Qaida's No. 2 threatens London, U.S.
Aug 4 2005 7:59PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida's No. 2 embraced the London suicide bombings Thursday, warned Britain that more destruction lies ahead and promised tens of thousands of U.S. casualties in Iraq in a brazen assertion of the terror group's global reach.
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Pakistan court frowns at Taliban-style law
Aug 4 2005 7:04PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday said parts of a law that aims to establish a Taliban-style morality police in a conservative northwestern province are against the constitution.
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Bolton casts first vote as U.N. envoy
Aug 4 2005 5:55PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Casting his first vote as U.N. ambassador, John Bolton joined the rest of the Security Council Thursday in condemning terrorism in Iraq. He then set his sights on Syria and Iran _ accusing them of not doing enough to stop foreigners from joining the insurgency.
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Kickbacks alleged in oil-for-food probe
Aug 4 2005 4:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Investigators have concluded that the former chief of the Iraq oil-for-food program, Benon Sevan, took kickbacks under the $64 billion humanitarian operation and refused to cooperate with their probe, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Saudi king's choices may affect succession
Aug 4 2005 4:42PM (CT)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The decisions King Abdullah makes _ or avoids _ now will affect the crucial question of succession years in the future, when the next generation of Saudi princes gets in sight of the throne.
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Day after deadly attack, Marines grieve
Aug 4 2005 4:04PM (CT)
HADITHA, Iraq (AP) - A day after 14 U.S. Marines were killed by a massive roadside bomb in western Anbar province, their fellow Marines _ quietly grieving _ went back to work Thursday in the desert heat.
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Settlers urge soldiers to refuse orders
Aug 4 2005 1:25PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - "Soldier, police officer, disobey orders," goes one chant by opponents of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, who hope to persuade Israeli soldiers to take their side in the tussle over the planned pullout this month.
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NATO can take over Afghan security in 2006
Aug 4 2005 12:01PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A NATO-led international force is set to expand and will be ready to assume responsibility for security across all of Afghanistan by the end of next year, freeing up many of the 17,600 American troops battling militants here, a NATO general said Thursday.
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Israeli soldier kills three people on bus
Aug 4 2005 10:39AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli soldier riding a bus opened fire Thursday during an apparent argument with other passengers, killing three people and wounding five, an Israeli police spokesman said.
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Al-Qaida threatens more attacks in Britain
Aug 4 2005 7:19AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - In a videotape broadcast Thursday, Al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri threatened more destruction in London, saying British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be to blame.
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Marines in Iraq have heavy casualty rate
Aug 4 2005 6:42AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Marines have one of the roughest assignments in Iraq: pacifying the perpetually restive Anbar province, home to Fallujah, Ramadi and Haditha, all sites of heavy American casualties since the insurgency went into high gear last year.
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Four Iraqi soldiers killed by insurgents
Aug 4 2005 6:16AM (CT)
TARMIYAH, Iraq (AP) - Unidentified gunmen attacked an Iraqi army patrol Thursday in a town north of Baghdad, killing four Iraqi troops, Iraqi military officials said.
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Marine killed by small arms fire in Ramadi
Aug 4 2005 5:53AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An American Marine was killed in action during operations in a volatile city west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Thursday.
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New Iraqi operation aims to protect voters
Aug 4 2005 4:31AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi security forces have started a nationwide operation to protect more than 500 voter registration centers for a planned constitutional referendum and general election, the Interior Minister said Thursday.
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Israel Housing Ministry issues tenders
Aug 4 2005 3:50AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Housing Ministry said Thursday it has issued tenders to build 72 housing units in a West Bank settlement near Jerusalem.
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