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Envoys: Iran faces Sept. deadline on nukes
Aug 11 2005 10:48PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog expressed "serious concern" Thursday over Iran's resumption of activities that could lead to an atomic bomb, and diplomats said Tehran has a Sept. 3 deadline to stop or face another possible referral to the Security Council.
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Gaza settlement becomes ghost town
Aug 11 2005 7:28PM (CT)
NISSANIT, Gaza Strip (AP) - One of Israel's largest Gaza Strip settlements was a virtual ghost town Thursday. With less than a week before the Israeli pullout begins, most residents have cleared out of Nissanit, leaving rows of abandoned homes and lawns littered with discarded furniture and garbage.
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Shiite leader endorses federated Iraq
Aug 11 2005 7:23PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A leading Shiite lawmaker called Thursday for a Shiite federal region, alarming Sunni Arabs who fear they will lose out on oil revenues and complicating efforts to meet a deadline for drafting a constitution within four days.
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10 running in Egypt presidential election
Aug 11 2005 6:24PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and nine opposition party leaders were on the final list of candidates for presidential elections released Thursday.
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Lebanese forces arrest Muslim cleric
Aug 11 2005 5:45PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - An Islamic fundamentalist cleric who left Britain, where he faces a criminal investigation in the wake of the London bombings, was arrested in Lebanon on Thursday. He said in a television interview he is being targeted for his political views and would not return to Britain.
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'Big bang' could redefine Israel politics
Aug 11 2005 5:28PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - "Big bang" is the latest buzzword in Israel, and it's even overshadowing preparations for next week's emotionally charged Gaza pullout.
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Saddam could be executed after first trial
Aug 11 2005 5:20PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein could be executed after his first trial if he is convicted and sentenced to death for his alleged role in a 1982 Shiite massacre, even though he faces other charges, an official close to the proceedings said Thursday.
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Segregated Saudis flirt via Bluetooth
Aug 11 2005 5:19PM (CT)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The restaurant, like all Riyadh eateries, has taken precautions to prevent its male and female diners from seeing or contacting each other.
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Turkish court charges al-Qaida suspect
Aug 11 2005 5:09PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - A Syrian with suspected al-Qaida ties appeared in court Thursday amid charges he plotted to slam speedboats packed with explosives into cruise ships carrying Israeli tourists.
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Security Council extends U.N. Iraq mission
Aug 11 2005 4:49PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Security Council extended the U.N. mission in Iraq for another year Thursday, reaffirming its role in helping to promote a national dialogue aimed at fostering political stability.
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New Sudan VP vows to follow path of peace
Aug 11 2005 2:33PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - A former southern rebel commander was sworn in to replace his late ally as first vice president Thursday and promised to pursue peace for all of Sudan, including bloodied Darfur and the restive east.
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Iraq investigates weapons allegations
Aug 11 2005 9:20AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq is investigating U.S. allegations that weapons were smuggled into the country from Iran, a government spokesman said Thursday.
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Israeli soldier gets 8 years in prison
Aug 11 2005 8:53AM (CT)
CASTINA MILITARY BASE, Israel (AP) - An ex-soldier was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday for fatally shooting a British activist, the first case in which an Israeli soldier was convicted of killing a foreigner during more than four years of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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U.S. gambles in handing security to Iraqis
Aug 11 2005 6:07AM (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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Facts, figures about Israel's Gaza pullout
Aug 11 2005 1:53AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Starting next week, Israel will pull out of the Gaza Strip and a small part of the West Bank, removing 9,000 Jewish settlers from their homes. It will mark the first time Israel dismantles Jewish settlements in either the West Bank or Gaza, both captured in the 1967 Mideast War and claimed by the Palestinians for a future state.
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Iran resumes full conversion operations
Aug 11 2005 1:01AM (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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