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Iraqi marshes show signs of rebirth
Aug 24 2005 11:52PM (CT)
BASRA, Iraq (AP) - Southern Iraq's once-lush marshlands _ devastated by Saddam Hussein _ are showing signs of rebirth: Plants are growing, former residents are returning, and hunting and fishing are reviving.
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U.N. scrubs Iraq marshland donor summit
Aug 24 2005 11:07PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The United Nations has scrubbed a donors conference to raise money to revive southern Iraq's once-lush marshlands because of the ongoing stalemate in Baghdad over the country's constitution.
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Clashes erupt between Iraq Shiite groups
Aug 24 2005 10:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Clashes erupted between rival Shiite groups across the Shiite-dominated south Wednesday, threatening Iraq with yet another crisis at a time when politicians are struggling to end a constitutional stalemate with Sunni Arabs.
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Four Palestinians, Jew killed in Israel
Aug 24 2005 10:10PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli military raid on a West Bank refugee camp left four militants dead Wednesday and an Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed to death in Jerusalem _ an eruption of violence a day after Israel completed its evacuation of 25 settlements.
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Four Palestinians, Jew killed in Israel
Aug 24 2005 9:44PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli military raid on a West Bank refugee camp left four militants dead Wednesday and an Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed to death in Jerusalem _ an eruption of violence a day after Israel completed its evacuation of 25 settlements.
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Iran set to offer new nuclear proposals
Aug 24 2005 4:43PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's ultraconservative president promised Wednesday to offer new proposals soon for negotiations with Europe over Tehran's controversial nuclear program. The Bush administration responded by saying the European diplomatic process "still has legs."
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Egypt police sweep for bombing suspects
Aug 24 2005 4:22PM (CT)
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian security forces stormed four militant strongholds in the northern Sinai Peninsula early Wednesday, fighting intense gunbattles and arresting 26 people in a search for suspects linked to recent bombings in the rugged desert region.
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U.S. challenges fence outside Jerusalem
Aug 24 2005 4:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department registered its disapproval Wednesday of Israel's extension of a security fence into a large West Bank settlement near Jerusalem and called for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from several West Bank towns.
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Israelis, Palestinians back demolitions
Aug 24 2005 3:27PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - With blazing speed, Israeli bulldozers are demolishing the 2,800 homes left behind in the Gaza Strip's emptied Jewish settlements.
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Pentagon orders 1,500 more troops to Iraq
Aug 24 2005 2:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 additional troops to Iraq to provide security in advance of two upcoming votes, the military announced Wednesday.
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Al-Sadr allies to boycott gov't duties
Aug 24 2005 2:08PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A Cabinet minister and 21 lawmakers allied with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will boycott their official duties to protest an attack Wednesday on their leader's office in Najaf, a key supporter said.
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Security concerns leaders at Sudan camp
Aug 24 2005 1:45PM (CT)
GENEINA, Sudan (AP) - Frustrated leaders of a refugee camp in the Darfur region of western Sudan on Wednesday told a U.N. official that security for the 13,000 inhabitants is a bigger issue than food, which is also scarce.
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Groups round up pets abandoned in Gaza
Aug 24 2005 1:04PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - About 100 pets left behind when settlers were evacuated from Gaza _ including an iguana _ have been rounded up so far by animal rights groups, the Israeli government said in a statement Wednesday.
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Talks between Sudan, rebel groups delayed
Aug 24 2005 10:19AM (CT)
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebel groups on the restive Darfur region have been postponed until Sept. 15, an African Union official said Wednesday.
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Israel group removes trees in settlements
Aug 24 2005 10:01AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli environmentalists Wednesday began removing hundreds of trees left behind in empty Jewish settlements with the goal of eventually returning them to their owners.
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3 dead, 10 hurt in Iraq police attacks
Aug 24 2005 7:19AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Insurgents attacked Iraqi police patrols Wednesday in western Baghdad with three car bombs and small arms fire, killing at least three people and wounding 10, police said.
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Court: Saddam fires all but one attorney
Aug 24 2005 6:58AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein has fired his legal defense team except for an Iraqi attorney who is the only person authorized to represent him, a court said Wednesday.
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Israel, Egypt reach deal on Gaza border
Aug 24 2005 3:19AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and Egypt have reached an agreement to have 750 Egyptian troops take control of a volatile Egypt-Gaza border area from Israeli forces, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Wednesday.
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Iraqi marshlands rebounding quickly
Aug 24 2005 3:17AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The marshlands of southern Iraq, reputed inspiration for the biblical Garden of Eden, have recovered rapidly since the fall of Saddam Hussein, whose regime turned much of the lush waterscape into arid salt flats, the United Nations said Wednesday.
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