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Iraqi Kurds say they don't plan to secede
Aug 16 2005 11:49PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Kurdish leaders insisted Tuesday they have no plan to secede from Iraq even if they want the new constitution to give them the right to do so _ one of the issues that forced a delay in finishing the draft charter.
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Israeli military convoy leaves for Gaza
Aug 16 2005 10:02PM (CT)
REIM, Israel (AP) - Thousands of Jewish settlers and supporters defied the Tuesday deadline to leave Gaza, pelting Israeli troops with eggs and stones and dancing around the Torah in celebration of their resistance to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's historic plan to disengage from the Palestinians.
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Greek plane crash focuses on past problems
Aug 16 2005 4:36PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Investigators seeking the cause of a plane crash in which 121 people died focused Tuesday on possible technical problems suffered by the aircraft.
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Opponents complain of Mubarak praise
Aug 16 2005 4:00PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - On the eve of Egypt's official presidential campaign period, government critics said Tuesday that promises of fair treatment for all candidates were ringing hollow, with state media already filled with praise for President Hosni Mubarak.
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Gaza residents dedicate ritual bath
Aug 16 2005 3:17PM (CT)
NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip (AP) - Facing imminent eviction, residents of Gaza's largest settlement dedicated an unfinished Jewish ritual bath on Tuesday and brought a new Torah to the synagogue.
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Arabs see withdrawal with mixed feelings
Aug 16 2005 2:48PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Arabs watched Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday with a mix of joy at what they see as a Palestinian victory and regret that it doesn't include all Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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Gaza settlers prepare for evacuation
Aug 16 2005 1:44PM (CT)
NETZER HAZANI, Gaza Strip (AP) - When Anita and Stewart Tucker founded the first Israeli settlement in Gaza, they and 13 other couples lived on barren dunes, without running water or electricity.
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Israel hopes Gaza pullout will end bashing
Aug 16 2005 2:46AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israel hopes its disengagement from Gaza and parts of the West Bank will end "Israel bashing" at the United Nations and lead to peace with the Palestinians, Israel's U.N. ambassador said.
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Gaza neighbors go separate ways
Aug 16 2005 1:57AM (CT)
NETZER HAZANI, Gaza Strip (AP) - The two veteran residents of this tiny settlement went their separate ways. One stripped his house bare and got ready to leave. The other, U.S.-born, vowed to remain and flew the American flag upside-down to protest U.S. support for the Gaza pullout.
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Israeli police enters Gaza settlement
Aug 16 2005 12:29AM (CT)
NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli police cut through the main gate of the Gaza Strip's largest settlement early Tuesday, seizing control of a major flashpoint with Jewish settlers who have resisted orders to leave the community.
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