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Chief of Iran's nuclear program reinstated
Aug 29 2005 10:00PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran, (AP) - The head of Iran's nuclear program was reinstated Monday in a sign that the country's new leadership will maintain a hard line, as French President Jacques Chirac warned that Iran's stance could force the issue before the U.N. Security Council.
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Sunnis face dilemma on Iraq constitution
Aug 29 2005 9:38PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Rebuffed in the constitution deliberations, Sunni Arabs now face a dilemma: boycott the Oct. 15 referendum on a new charter and hand the Shiites a landslide victory, or take part in a vote that demographics suggest they'll lose.
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Sharon: Not all settlements in final deal
Aug 29 2005 9:37PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Not all Israeli settlements in the West Bank will remain in place in a final peace accord with the Palestinians, but there will be no pullbacks comparable to this month's evacuations, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday.
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U.S. copter under fire in Iraq; GI killed
Aug 29 2005 6:56PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. Army helicopter made a forced landing Monday night under hostile fire in northern Iraq, and one soldier was killed and another injured, the U.S. military said.
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Iraq leaders spar over attending summit
Aug 29 2005 6:52PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A tiff has erupted between Iraq's Kurdish president and Shiite prime minister over who will head Iraq's delegation to the annual U.N. summit next month, Iraqi officials from both camps say.
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Fear keeps Sudan refugees from going home
Aug 29 2005 6:11PM (CT)
EL-GENEINA, Sudan (AP) - The killings and burnings of homes have diminished since terrified villagers in Sudan's West Darfur state fled to camps for the displaced and African Union soldiers arrived to protect them. But a campaign of intimidation blamed on semi-nomadic Arabs known as the Janjaweed continues, and has cut so deeply into the local psyche that refugees can't shake their fear of going home.
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Newsview: New Mideast violence may wane
Aug 29 2005 4:56PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - A lethal arrest raid, a suicide bombing, fresh land expropriations, a threatening Hamas video: So far, that's the follow-up to Israel's historic Gaza pullout.
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Lebanese brace for U.N. Hariri results
Aug 29 2005 4:03PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - After months of bombings, assassinations and political upheaval, many Lebanese fear the worst is yet to come as the United Nations ends its investigation into the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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Jordan to improve security at Iraq border
Aug 29 2005 3:22PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan said Monday it will spend $85 million to improve security at the border with Iraq, announcing the plan 10 days after a Katyusha rocket allegedly smuggled into the country from Iraq narrowly missed a U.S. Navy ship in a Jordanian port.
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Egypt police ordered to show restraint
Aug 29 2005 2:13PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Police have been ordered to exercise "maximum self-restraint" during Egypt's first contested presidential campaign and to prevent a repeat of attacks against opposition protesters, reformist Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said Monday.
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Cemetery moves Gaza graves to Jerusalem
Aug 29 2005 11:57AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - A Gaza settler, his coffin draped in prayer shawls and an orange flag representing the settlers' protest, was borne on shoulders along a winding path in Jerusalem's ancient Mount of Olives cemetery, then buried Monday for a second time.
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Gaza villagers move to area outside Israel
Aug 29 2005 9:01AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - About 250 Gaza villagers branded as collaborators by their neighbors and protected by a cordon of Israeli soldiers moved Monday to an area outside the southern Israeli town of Arad as part of Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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Iraq commission extends voter registration
Aug 29 2005 8:56AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's electoral commission announced Monday it has extended the registration period in troubled Anbar province by a week to allow its residents to participate in the constitutional referendum and general elections.
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Shiite forces blamed for Sunnis' deaths
Aug 29 2005 7:13AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A leader of Iraq's largest Sunni political group blamed Shiite-led security forces Monday for the deaths of 36 Sunnis found shot in the head and said such acts could have unforeseen consequences.
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