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Al-Qaida leader in Saudi Arabia killed
Aug 18 2005 11:56PM (CT)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Police raids touched off fierce gunbattles Thursday that killed six Islamic extremists, and authorities said the dead included al-Qaida's leader in Saudi Arabia, whose hideout was found to hold the head of a murdered American last summer. A police officer was also killed.
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Israeli riot police storm Gaza synagogues
Aug 18 2005 11:54PM (CT)
KFAR DAROM, Gaza Strip (AP) - Riot troops stormed synagogues in two hardline Jewish settlements Thursday to evict hundreds of militant holdouts who locked arms in a human chain and pelted soldiers with acid, oil and sand, the most violent clashes in Israel's historic Gaza pullout.
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Iraq lawmakers work on draft constitution
Aug 18 2005 10:04PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A spokesman for the biggest Shiite party Thursday predicted a breakthrough on the constitution within the next two days, as negotiators scrambled to finish the draft by next week's deadline. A roadside bomb killed four more U.S. soldiers in a city north of Baghdad.
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Aceh rebels seek safety before disarming
Aug 18 2005 7:28PM (CT)
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) - Rebel fighters promised Thursday to abide by an agreement to end a 29-year war in Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, but sought security guarantees before handing over their weapons.
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Scenes from Israel's Gaza withdrawal
Aug 18 2005 6:22PM (CT)
NETZER HAZANI, Gaza Strip (AP) - Residents of this Jewish settlement set fire to houses, garbage and tires and abused soldiers sent to evict them. But Anita Tucker prepared a different welcome: an elegant spread of doughnuts, cheese and coffee.
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Gaza withdrawal brings back Yamit images
Aug 18 2005 6:20PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The similarities were eerie: Israeli settlers on rooftops using sticks to beat back soldiers who climbed up ladders to try to remove them from their fortified positions.
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Annan laments Iraq bombing on anniversary
Aug 18 2005 6:17PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Two years after the terrorist bombing of U.N. offices in Baghdad, Secretary-General Kofi Annan lamented Thursday that no one has been held accountable for the murder of 22 innocent people trying to help bring peace to Iraq.
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Coming steps in Israeli pullout process
Aug 18 2005 5:59PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - As of early Friday, Israeli forces had evacuated 17 of the 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. Here are the main events expected in the coming days:
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Aziz refuses to testify against Saddam
Aug 18 2005 5:31PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Saddam Hussein's deputy Tariq Aziz has refused to testify against the former Iraqi leader at his trial, Aziz's lawyer said.
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Protesters use synagogue in last stand
Aug 18 2005 5:26PM (CT)
NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip (AP) - They sang frenzied hymns to God nonstop for hours, pounded on the backs of pews with their hands, and wailed and clutched one another. Many wore torn shirts in a traditional sign of mourning.
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Police praised for patience with settlers
Aug 18 2005 5:19PM (CT)
KFAR DAROM, Gaza Strip (AP) - After days of talking, cajoling and reasoned persuasion, the patience of the police and army commanders was sorely tested Thursday by a rooftop clash with Jewish extremists that drew blood on both sides. Even then, the troops showed more sympathy than anger.
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Arabs look for next steps in Gaza
Aug 18 2005 4:31PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Watching the dramatic footage of Israeli soldiers pulling Jewish settlers from synagogues Thursday, many Arabs cheered what they saw as a victory for the Palestinian cause while wondering how the Gaza withdrawal will reshuffle Mideast politics.
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Palestinians relieved, bitter on pullout
Aug 18 2005 1:56PM (CT)
DEIR Al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Behind a once lush expanse of date palm and carnation farms, Palestinian farmer Mohammed Bashir climbed onto his roof Thursday to witness the forcible removal of Jewish settlers from Kfar Darom.
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Libya urges Bulgaria to pay for medics
Aug 18 2005 8:39AM (CT)
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libya called on the Bulgarian government to negotiate a payment to win amnesty for five Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian sentenced to death for allegedly infecting 400 children with the AIDS virus.
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Four U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq bombing
Aug 18 2005 5:26AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Four U.S. soldiers were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in the tense, religiously mixed Iraqi city of Samarra, the U.S. military said.
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Philippine maids seek shelter from abuse
Aug 18 2005 3:20AM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Arab family that hired Lisa forced her to work impossible hours, she said. Foot massages were ordered at 2 a.m., then breakfast had to be made four hours later. And for half a year, the family paid the Filipina maid nothing.
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