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Jordan hunts for suspects in U.S. attack
Aug 19 2005 11:54PM (CT)
AQABA, Jordan (AP) - Attackers firing Katyusha rockets narrowly missed a U.S. amphibious assault ship docked at this Red Sea resort Friday, but killed a Jordanian soldier in the most serious strike at the Navy since the USS Cole bombing nearly five years ago.
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3 Sunnis promoting vote slain in Iraq
Aug 19 2005 11:43PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Masked gunmen killed three Sunni Arabs in front of horrified witnesses outside a mosque in Mosul on Friday, after grabbing them as they hung posters urging fellow Sunnis to vote in a referendum on the new constitution.
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Palestinian leader promises better future
Aug 19 2005 11:42PM (CT)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas promised freedom, jobs and homes for the people of Gaza once Israel completes its pullout. Hours before he spoke Friday at Gaza's abandoned airport, an Israeli bulldozer demolished the first Jewish settlement, clearing land for Palestinian development.
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Kurdish rebel group announces truce
Aug 19 2005 9:35PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Kurdish rebel group fighting for autonomy in Turkey's southeast announced a one-month cease-fire Friday and said it planned to pursue indirect negotiations with the government.
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U.N. demands justice on bomb anniversary
Aug 19 2005 8:18PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Two survivors from the terrorist bombing at U.N. headquarters in Baghdad joined colleagues in a tribute Friday to the 22 people who died, and the U.N. Staff Union demanded the killers be brought to justice.
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U.S. investigates Jordan rocket attack
Aug 19 2005 8:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. military officials believe two Navy ships at a port in Jordan were the targets of a rocket attack on Friday but were still seeking evidence to confirm that and find out who was behind the strike.
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Khamenei: Iran won't stop nuke enrichment
Aug 19 2005 6:08PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran does not intend to build nuclear weapons, but it will continue to enrich uranium because it does not want to be dependent on others for its nuclear fuel needs, the country's supreme ruler said Friday.
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Kurd: Islam may get bigger role in Iraq
Aug 19 2005 5:35PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The United States is pressuring Kurds to accept demands of majority Shiites and Sunnis on the role of Islam in government in order to reach agreement on a draft constitution, a Kurdish official taking part in the negotiations said early Saturday.
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Annan asks Iran to release journalist
Aug 19 2005 5:14PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sent a letter to Iran's president Friday seeking the release of a jailed investigative reporter who has been on a hunger strike for more than a month, a U.N. official said.
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Egypt detains suspected bomb mastermind
Aug 19 2005 5:12PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian police have detained a suspected mastermind behind last month's deadly attacks in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, and Interior Ministry said Friday.
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U.S. ships make Jordan resort a target
Aug 19 2005 4:27PM (CT)
AQABA, Jordan (AP) - Nestled in the far northern niche of the Red Sea, abutting Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the resort of Aqaba has long been safe _ mostly because of Jordan's tight security.
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Evacuated Gaza settlers in shock
Aug 19 2005 4:02PM (CT)
ASHKELON, Israel (AP) - Orange ribbons hung limply from the antennas of cars parked outside the King Saul Hotel in Ashkelon on Friday, remnants of the fight against Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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Israel's Gaza operation sets precedent
Aug 19 2005 3:23PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - With its lightning operation in Gaza _ nearly all Jewish settlers evacuated in just 55 hours _ Israel has shown the world that it can dismantle such enclaves with relative ease, despite the settlers' tears, anguish and occasional violence.
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Abbas: Gaza pullout result of patience
Aug 19 2005 11:52AM (CT)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that Israel's pullout from Gaza resulted from Palestinian "sacrifices" and "patience," and he promised his people jobs, freedom of movement and new homes after the withdrawal was complete.
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Gunmen said to kill three Sunnis in Iraq
Aug 19 2005 9:13AM (CT)
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen seized three members of Iraq's largest Sunni Muslim party Friday and shot them to death hours later in front of a mosque, a party official and witnesses said.
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Gaza settlement empty after withdrawal
Aug 19 2005 8:18AM (CT)
NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip (AP) - Bikes were parked outside houses in Gaza's largest settlement Friday, but no one will ride them again through its streets. Homes were locked, but their owners won't ever unlock them.
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Israel settlements at a glance
Aug 19 2005 6:23AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Residents of 17 of the 21 Gaza settlements have left or been removed by force, the army said. A few hundred of Gaza's 8,500 settlers were left in their homes Friday. The military did not have an exact figure.
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Explosion rocks Jordan's port of Aqaba
Aug 19 2005 3:29AM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - An explosion was heard in Jordan's port of Aqaba early Friday and authorities were investigating its cause, said Jordanian Interior Minister Awani Yirfas.
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Israel begins clearing out Gaza synagogue
Aug 19 2005 3:21AM (CT)
GADID, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces on Friday began clearing out a synagogue filled with dozens of opponents to the Gaza pullout, carrying people out by their arms and legs.
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