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Sunnis warn against constitution draft
Aug 21 2005 11:45PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A day before the deadline for the new constitution, Sunni Arabs appealed Sunday to the United States and United Nations to prevent Shiites and Kurds from pushing a draft through parliament without their consent, warning it would only worsen the crisis in Iraq.
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Israelis leave 20 of 21 Gaza settlements
Aug 21 2005 10:40PM (CT)
NISSANIT, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli bulldozers tore down red-roofed villas and scattered debris across green lawns Sunday, virtually erasing Jewish settlements within a few hours and delivering a graphic message that Israelis will no longer live in the Gaza Strip.
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In letter, Saddam casts self as martyr
Aug 21 2005 9:03PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Facing trial and possible execution for the massacre of his fellow Muslims, ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein sought in a letter published Sunday to cast himself as a martyr, writing that his "soul and existence is to be sacrificed" for the Arab cause.
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Egyptian police hunt Sinai for terrorists
Aug 21 2005 5:47PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Some 2,100 members of Egypt's security forces swept through the rugged desert of the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, arresting 300 people as they searched for terrorists involved in a series of recent bombings, security officials said.
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Israeli officials fear fight with settlers
Aug 21 2005 4:52PM (CT)
SANUR, West Bank (AP) - Dozens of settlers scuffled with Israeli soldiers and slashed the tires of army jeeps Sunday trying to disrupt the government's preparations for evacuating this West Bank settlement.
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Muslim Brotherhood urges Egyptians to vote
Aug 21 2005 4:42PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The influential Muslim Brotherhood has declined to endorse any candidate in next month's presidential elections, but it made clear Sunday that supporters should not vote for President Hosni Mubarak.
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Navy to probe ambassador cousin's death
Aug 21 2005 3:24PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The U.S. military said Sunday it has ordered a criminal investigation into the June death of the 21-year-old cousin of Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, who alleged that U.S. Marines killed his unarmed relative in cold blood during a raid in western Iraq.
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Iran's leader raps Europeans over nuke talks
Aug 21 2005 2:37PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's hard-line president scolded Europeans on Sunday, accusing them of being willing to sell their goods to Iranians while at the same time trying to strangle Tehran's nuclear program.
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Palestinians have hopes for Gaza airport
Aug 21 2005 1:41PM (CT)
GAZA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Gaza Strip (AP) - With the closed Gaza International Airport as a backdrop, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas promised his fenced-in people freedom of movement once Israel pulls out of the Gaza Strip.
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Several arrested in Jordan rocket attacks
Aug 21 2005 6:23AM (CT)
AQABA, Jordan (AP) - Police detained several suspects on Saturday as the hunt widened for the attackers who fired and supplied the rockets that narrowly missed a U.S. Navy ship anchored in the bay of this Red Sea port best known for beach vacations and Mideast summits.
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