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Proposal: Longer U.N. stay in Lebanon
Aug 17 2007 10:41PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - France circulated a draft U.N. resolution Friday that would extend the mandate of the 13,600-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon and call for a permanent cease-fire and long-term solution to last summer's Israel-Hezbollah war.
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Ferry with wedding party sinks in Nile
Aug 17 2007 8:38PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A ferry carrying a wedding party sank in the Nile south of Cairo on Friday and raised fears of casualties, but police later said they believed all passengers were accounted for.
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Iraq leader seeks help in Saddam's home
Aug 17 2007 8:27PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's Shiite prime minister carried an appeal for unity to Saddam Hussein's hometown Friday and told Sunni tribal chieftains that all Iraqis must join to crush al-Qaida in Iraq and extremist Shiite militias "to save our coming generations."
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Netherlands to host Hariri tribunal
Aug 17 2007 7:58PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Netherlands has agreed to host the tribunal that will prosecute suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the United Nations announced Friday.
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France mulls new measures against Iran
Aug 17 2007 7:36AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - France said Friday it is considering measures for a new U.N. Security Council resolution targeting Iranian leaders who have defied the international community over their country's nuclear program.
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Gunman who shot Pope to new prison
Aug 17 2007 2:47AM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The gunman who shot Pope John Paul II was being transferred to an Ankara prison from Istanbul on Friday over his request, his brother and ex-lawyer said.
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