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Iran agrees to reveal nuclear info
Aug 27 2007 11:40PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran on Monday offered some cooperation with an International Atomic Energy Agency probe of an alleged secret uranium processing project linked by U.S. intelligence to a nuclear arms program.
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Rabbi: Non-believing soldiers die
Aug 27 2007 10:43PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - An influential and outspoken Israeli rabbi has said Israeli soldiers died in battle because they were not ritually observant Jews, sparking outrage in Israel.
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Pakistan: Minister quits over Musharraf
Aug 27 2007 10:22PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A Cabinet minister announced Monday that he was quitting over President Gen. Pervez Musharraf re-election plan, the first senior government official to abandon the military leader in the run-up to the vote.
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Palestinian government shuts 103 groups
Aug 27 2007 10:01PM (CT)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The moderate Palestinian government has ordered the closure of more than 100 institutions in the West Bank and Gaza, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Monday, in an apparent crackdown against the Islamic Hamas.
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U.S. regrets Afghan soccer ball drop
Aug 27 2007 9:29PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S. military said Monday it regretted any offense it may have caused by giving out a soccer ball with the word Allah written on it as part of a public relations exercise in Afghanistan.
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Palestinian cops rescue Israeli soldier
Aug 27 2007 5:34PM (CT)
JENIN, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian police rescued an Israeli soldier Monday after he mistakenly drove into this West Bank town and was surrounded by a mob that later burned his car. Israel praised the rescue as a sign of the growing strength of Palestinian moderates.
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Sunni politicians raise doubts over deal
Aug 27 2007 3:43PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Sunni politicians applauded goals set down in an agreement hammered out by the country's top leaders under intense American pressure but expressed doubt Monday that the U.S.-backed prime minister would actually see them through.
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Sunni politicians raise doubts over deal
Aug 27 2007 3:43PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Sunni politicians applauded goals set down in an agreement hammered out by the country's top leaders under intense American pressure but expressed doubt Monday that the U.S.-backed prime minister would actually see them through.
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Sunni politicians raise doubts over deal
Aug 27 2007 3:43PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Sunni politicians applauded goals set down in an agreement hammered out by the country's top leaders under intense American pressure but expressed doubt Monday that the U.S.-backed prime minister would actually see them through.
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Sunni politicians raise doubts over deal
Aug 27 2007 3:43PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Sunni politicians applauded goals set down in an agreement hammered out by the country's top leaders under intense American pressure but expressed doubt Monday that the U.S.-backed prime minister would actually see them through.
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Sunni politicians raise doubts over deal
Aug 27 2007 3:43PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Sunni politicians applauded goals set down in an agreement hammered out by the country's top leaders under intense American pressure but expressed doubt Monday that the U.S.-backed prime minister would actually see them through.
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Sunni politicians raise doubts over deal
Aug 27 2007 3:43PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Sunni politicians applauded goals set down in an agreement hammered out by the country's top leaders under intense American pressure but expressed doubt Monday that the U.S.-backed prime minister would actually see them through.
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Sunni politicians raise doubts over deal
Aug 27 2007 3:43PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Sunni politicians applauded goals set down in an agreement hammered out by the country's top leaders under intense American pressure but expressed doubt Monday that the U.S.-backed prime minister would actually see them through.
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CBS translator abducted, killed in Iraq
Aug 27 2007 3:36PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - An Iraqi translator working for CBS News was found dead five days after he was abducted from his Baghdad home, the U.S. network announced Monday.
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Hamas shuts Fatah-linked Gaza clinics
Aug 27 2007 2:48PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip ordered the shutdown Monday of private clinics run by doctors loyal to the West Bank-based Fatah government, a new blow to a medical system already crippled by the Palestinian power struggle.
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Barak: Israel needs missile shield
Aug 27 2007 1:08PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel won't be able to carry out a major West Bank pullback for 2 1/2 years because it first needs a missile defense system in place to protect it against Palestinian rocket fire, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a parliamentary committee Monday.
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Barak: Israel needs missile shield
Aug 27 2007 1:08PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel won't be able to carry out a major West Bank pullback for 2 1/2 years because it first needs a missile defense system in place to protect it against Palestinian rocket fire, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a parliamentary committee Monday.
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Barak: Israel needs missile shield
Aug 27 2007 1:08PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel won't be able to carry out a major West Bank pullback for 2 1/2 years because it first needs a missile defense system in place to protect it against Palestinian rocket fire, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a parliamentary committee Monday.
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French diplomat apologizes to Iraqi PM
Aug 27 2007 11:35AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner apologized Monday to Iraq's prime minister for saying he should be replaced _ then suggested the embattled premier was already on his way out.
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Turkey military: Secularism under attack
Aug 27 2007 11:05AM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's staunchly secular military said Monday that the strict line between Islam and the state was under attack by "centers of evil" _ a strong warning ahead of the expected election of a president with a background in political Islam.
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Fire erupts at Dubai chemical warehouse
Aug 27 2007 10:27AM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Fire broke out early Monday in a warehouse containing hazardous chemicals at Dubai's Jebel Ali port, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky before firefighters brought it under control three hours later.
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Lebanon: Militants want evacuation
Aug 27 2007 4:45AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Islamic extremists fighting Lebanese army soldiers at a besieged Palestinian refuge camp requested that wounded fighters be allowed to evacuate, a security official and a mediator said Monday.
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