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Russian sub surfaces nearly 3 days later
Aug 6 2005 10:57PM (CT)
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (AP) - A Russian mini-submarine trapped for nearly three days under the Pacific Ocean surfaced Sunday after a British remote-controlled vehicle cut away the undersea cables that had snarled it.
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Palestinian legal system shut in protest
Aug 6 2005 10:25PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian judges and lawyers shut down the Palestinian legal system Saturday until further notice to protest recent attacks against senior legal officials.
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Letter to Zarqawi decries terror leaders
Aug 6 2005 9:24PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A letter allegedly written by an insurgent to the head of Al-Qaida in Iraq complained of the lack of leadership in the northern terrorist cell in Mosul, according to excerpts provided by the U.S. military Saturday.
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Iran rejects European nuclear proposal
Aug 6 2005 9:09PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian leaders rejected a European proposal designed to calm Western fears their nuclear program could be used to develop weapons, saying Saturday the offer failed to recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium for peaceful uses.
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Bombs becoming biggest killers in Iraq
Aug 6 2005 8:50PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Bombs like the titanic roadside blast that killed 14 Marines last week are becoming the biggest killers of U.S. troops in Iraq, surpassing bullets, rockets and mortars, as insurgents wage an unconventional war that has boosted the American death toll beyond 1,820.
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Israel considers ways to curb extremists
Aug 6 2005 5:51PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Saturday he would consider holding Jewish extremists bent on derailing Israel's upcoming Gaza Strip withdrawal without charge or trial, after a Jewish army deserter opposed to the pullout shot four Israeli Arabs to death.
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Garang buried as Sudanese hope for peace
Aug 6 2005 5:03PM (CT)
JUBA, Sudan (AP) - Sudanese leaders and the family of John Garang, the charismatic former rebel who led a 21-year civil war against the Islamic government before becoming vice president in a landmark peace deal, promised Saturday to keep peace alive.
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U.S., Iraqi troops repel insurgent attacks
Aug 6 2005 4:40PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi troops repelled a series of coordinated attacks including suicide car bombs, killing six insurgents and capturing 12, in southern Baghdad, the military said Saturday.
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Shiite group wedding held in Baghdad slum
Aug 6 2005 3:17PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The sons and daughters of dozens of activists killed by Saddam Hussein's regime gathered Saturday for a mass wedding organized by a charity group at a time when many are finding it difficult to wed due to high prices and unemployment.
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Newsview: Iran faring well in faceoff
Aug 6 2005 2:48PM (CT)
ISFAHAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's nuclear brinksmanship has paid off _ so far. It gained two years to complete uranium enrichment facilities during unproductive negotiations with the European Union, which has not carried out threats to seek U.N. sanctions.
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U.S. probe rejects Iraqis' shooting claims
Aug 6 2005 2:00PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An internal U.S. military investigation has rejected claims by Iraqis that U.S. troops opened fire on civilians after a suicide bombing attack on Iraqi army recruits in a northern town, a U.S. Army spokesman said.
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Egyptian town was site of Israeli pullout
Aug 6 2005 1:03PM (CT)
AMONG THE RUINS OF YAMIT, Egypt (AP) - In this corner of the Sinai Peninsula, all that remains of Israel's once soaring ambitions is the synagogue, standing alone in the rubble of homes and eroded playgrounds.
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Ahmadinejad sworn in as president of Iran
Aug 6 2005 4:13AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as Iran's president on Saturday, saying he wants peaceful relations with the world but rejecting outside pressure to change course _ an apparent reference to Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West.
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