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Iran resumes full conversion operations
Aug 10 2005 11:37PM (CT)
ISFAHAN, Iran (AP) - A defiant Iran resumed full operations at its uranium conversion plant Wednesday, as Europe and the United States struggled to find a way to stop the Islamic republic from pushing ahead with a nuclear program they fear will lead to weapons of mass destruction.
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Ex-rebel to replace fallen Sudan commander
Aug 10 2005 10:02PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Salva Kiir Mayardit arrived in the Sudan's capital Wednesday to step into Sudan's No. 2 leadership post, the vacancy left by the death of his commander and partner in the southern rebel movement that is now committed to peace.
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Iran warns against referring it to U.N.
Aug 10 2005 9:23PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - An Iranian official on Wednesday warned Europe and the United States against referring Iran to the U.N. Security Council over the resumption of operations at its uranium conversion plant.
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U.S. gambles in handing security to Iraqis
Aug 10 2005 9:10PM (CT)
CAMP SYKES, Iraq (AP) - Nearly a year ago, U.S. forces swarmed through Tal Afar, killing enough insurgents for the local police chief to declare the city insurgent-free. Now the militants are back, and the United States has moved in more soldiers to drive them out.
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Israeli troops hold drill before pullout
Aug 10 2005 7:15PM (CT)
KEREM SHALOM, Israel (AP) - In a final drill, thousands of Israeli troops prepared Wednesday for some of the worst scenarios in next week's Gaza pullout, from Palestinian mortar fire to settler violence and equipment failure.
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3 U.S. missions in Saudi Arabia reopen
Aug 10 2005 3:44PM (CT)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The United States reopened its three diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday but warned Americans here to stay vigilant, and the British Embassy lowered its terror alert for the kingdom.
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Gunmen kidnap senior Iraqi official
Aug 10 2005 3:30PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen kidnapped a senior Interior Ministry official in the heart of the Iraqi capital Wednesday, and the U.S. military reported that five more American soldiers had been killed.
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Newsview: Nuke diplomacy is delicate work
Aug 10 2005 3:07PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Nuclear diplomacy can be as delicate a business as trying to defuse a bomb. Press too hard, and a regime suspected of trying to build atomic weaponry may harden its resolve and move its operations deeper underground. Back off too far, and a suspect nation feels it has a free hand.
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Gaza pullout critics hold prayer, protest
Aug 10 2005 2:55PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - More than 100,000 opponents of Israel's pullout from Gaza and part of the West Bank streamed to the Old City of Jerusalem for a combination group prayer and protest Wednesday evening.
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Gaza settlers differ in pullout response
Aug 10 2005 2:40PM (CT)
PEAT SADEH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Yaakov Mazaltreen ripped out his faucets, windows, electric sockets, even his red roof tiles, in a race to salvage what he could when he leaves his home in Peat Sadeh in the coming days.
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Iraqi: Iran smuggling reports exaggerated
Aug 10 2005 1:53PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's interior minister said Wednesday that reports of deadly roadside bombs being smuggled into this country from Iran are exaggerated.
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Turkish police detain al-Qaida suspects
Aug 10 2005 1:51PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish police detained two Syrians on suspicion of links to al-Qaida, including one believed to be a go-between for the terrorist network and a Turkish cell that carried out deadly 2003 bombings in Istanbul.
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Forces watch for 'mule trains' along Syria
Aug 10 2005 11:57AM (CT)
SINJAR, Iraq (AP) - When U.S. soldiers reached this stretch of Iraq's border with Syria, some expected to face off against foreign fighters they thought would be crossing into the country in trucks packed with weapons.
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Gunmen kidnap Iraqi Interior official
Aug 10 2005 9:28AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen kidnapped a senior Iraqi Interior Ministry official Wednesday as he drove his car in central Baghdad, police said.
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Iran may draw rebuke over nuke activities
Aug 10 2005 8:23AM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog postponed a meeting Wednesday so diplomats could seek consensus over how to rebuke Iran for resuming activities that could lead to an atomic weapon, even as U.N. seals were broken on equipment at a uranium conversion plant in Iran.
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Timeline for beginning of Israel pullout
Aug 10 2005 5:42AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The dates of Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip, when Israel is to evacuate all 21 Gaza settlements and their 8,500 residents, and the evacuation of four West Bank settlements, home to 500 people.
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