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Abbas' party OKs Hamas unity government
Aug 25 2006 8:11PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Top leaders of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party gave their leader the go-ahead Friday to begin forming a unity government with the militant Hamas in an effort to end internal feuding and international isolation, a party member said.
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Europe offers 'backbone' of peacekeepers
Aug 25 2006 8:06PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union swept away a major hurdle to keeping the peace between Israel and Hezbollah by agreeing Friday to provide the "backbone" of a French-led peacekeeping force of 15,000 soldiers in Lebanon.
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Hardline Sunni cleric willing to meet
Aug 25 2006 5:06PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A prominent hardline Iraqi Sunni cleric said Friday he was willing to meet with top Shiite religious leaders to end sectarian violence and help move Iraq out of its internal crisis.
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Iraq looting portends handover trouble
Aug 25 2006 4:37PM (CT)
AMARAH, Iraq (AP) - Iraqis looted a military base vacated by British troops and stripped it of virtually everything removable on Friday, an indication of possible future trouble for U.S.-led coalition forces hoping to hand over security gradually to the Iraqi government.
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EU to query Iran on lukewarm response
Aug 25 2006 1:41PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union said Friday it will prod Iran to clarify questions about its lukewarm response to a package of economic incentives designed to get the country to suspend uranium enrichment.
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Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV survived attacks
Aug 25 2006 1:35PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Its headquarters was leveled, its antennas pounded, its transmissions jammed and Web site hacked. Yet, throughout 34 days of ferocious fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the group's Al-Manar TV stayed on the air _ mocking Israeli military power from studios in secret bunkers.
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Boy band sings praises of Nasrallah
Aug 25 2006 11:54AM (CT)
YAMOUN, West Bank (AP) - They were struggling in a boy band, working the West Bank wedding circuit and dreaming of stardom.
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In postwar Israel, Olmert loses support
Aug 25 2006 10:01AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's popularity has plunged sharply after Israel's war with Hezbollah and he would likely be crushed by the right-wing opposition if elections were held now, according to a poll published Friday.
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Iraqis loot base after British leave
Aug 25 2006 9:46AM (CT)
AMARAH, Iraq (AP) - Looters ravaged a former British base Friday, a day after the camp was turned over to Iraqi troops, taking everything from doors and window frames to corrugated roofing and metal pipes, authorities said.
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Efforts to free journalists 'promising'
Aug 25 2006 9:15AM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza City (AP) - A senior Palestinian security official said Friday he saw the "first promising signs" in efforts to free two Fox journalists who were abducted in Gaza nearly two weeks ago.
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U.N. says bombs litter areas of Lebanon
Aug 25 2006 7:52AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Unexploded cluster bomb litter homes, gardens and highways in south Lebanon, the U.N. said Friday, as the State Department reportedly investigated whether Israel's use of the American-made weapons violated secret agreements with the United States.
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Israel buys 2 nuclear-capable submarines
Aug 25 2006 3:52AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - With the purchase of two more German-made Dolphin submarines capable of carrying nuclear warheads, military experts say Israel is sending a clear message to Iran that it can strike back if attacked by nuclear weapons.
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Ramses statue moved closer to pyramids
Aug 25 2006 3:12AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Engineers on Friday moved the giant statute of Pharaoh Ramses II from a congested square in downtown Cairo to its new home near the more peaceful Great Pyramids.
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