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Hezbollah denounces watchdog's report
Aug 29 2007 10:00PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A human rights group issued a report Wednesday accusing Hezbollah of firing rockets indiscriminately at civilian areas in Israel during last summer's war, prompting swift condemnation by the militant group and even its Lebanese opponents.
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Iran Shiites celebrate Hidden Imam
Aug 29 2007 9:57PM (CT)
QOM, Iran (AP) - Shiite Muslim pilgrims wept, applauded and handed out sweets Wednesday to mark the birthday of Mahdi, a revered 9th century saint known as the Hidden Iman who they believe will reappear before judgment day to end tyranny and promote justice.
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Iran Shiites celebrate Hidden Imam
Aug 29 2007 9:57PM (CT)
QOM, Iran (AP) - Shiite Muslim pilgrims wept, applauded and handed out sweets Wednesday to mark the birthday of Mahdi, a revered 9th century saint known as the Hidden Iman who they believe will reappear before judgment day to end tyranny and promote justice.
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Mideast mediators to meet next month
Aug 29 2007 5:32PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - International Mideast mediators will meet with key Arab nations next month to promote new efforts to revive the Arab-Israeli peace process, the U.N.'s top envoy to the region said Wednesday.
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Iran protests detentions in Iraq
Aug 29 2007 4:39PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - U.S. troops' detention of eight Iranians in Iraq _ along with TV images of them being led away blindfolded and handcuffed _ drew swift condemnation Wednesday from Tehran officials.
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Iraqi cleric: militia in `freeze'
Aug 29 2007 4:11PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took his Mahdi Army out of action for up to six months Wednesday to overhaul the feared Shiite militia _ a stunning move that underscores the growing struggles against breakaway factions with suspected ties to Iran.
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Iraqi cleric: militia in `freeze'
Aug 29 2007 4:11PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took his Mahdi Army out of action for up to six months Wednesday to overhaul the feared Shiite militia _ a stunning move that underscores the growing struggles against breakaway factions with suspected ties to Iran.
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Iraqi cleric: militia in `freeze'
Aug 29 2007 4:11PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took his Mahdi Army out of action for up to six months Wednesday to overhaul the feared Shiite militia _ a stunning move that underscores the growing struggles against breakaway factions with suspected ties to Iran.
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3 Palestinian children killed in Gaza
Aug 29 2007 3:48PM (CT)
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) - Three young Palestinian cousins were killed Wednesday in Gaza in what the Israeli army said was an attack on rocket launchers aiming at southern Israel.
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3 Palestinian children killed in Gaza
Aug 29 2007 3:48PM (CT)
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) - Three young Palestinian cousins were killed Wednesday in Gaza in what the Israeli army said was an attack on rocket launchers aiming at southern Israel.
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3 Palestinian children killed in Gaza
Aug 29 2007 3:48PM (CT)
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) - Three young Palestinian cousins were killed Wednesday in Gaza in what the Israeli army said was an attack on rocket launchers aiming at southern Israel.
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Mideast school modeled on Mass academy
Aug 29 2007 3:10PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - King Abdullah II on Wednesday opened a private school in Jordan that is modeled after Deerfield Academy, the Massachusetts prep school he attended as a young man.
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Dig at Jerusalem site brings ire
Aug 29 2007 2:31PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli archaeologists on Wednesday criticized the extension of an underground cable at Jerusalem's holiest site for Muslims and Jews, saying that digging the trench defies professional standards for such a sensitive historic site and could damage Bible-era relics.
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Dig at Jerusalem site brings ire
Aug 29 2007 2:31PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli archaeologists on Wednesday criticized the extension of an underground cable at Jerusalem's holiest site for Muslims and Jews, saying that digging the trench defies professional standards for such a sensitive historic site and could damage Bible-era relics.
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Turkish president approves new Cabinet
Aug 29 2007 11:43AM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's new president, a devout Muslim who has pledged to respect the country's traditional separation of religion and state, approved a Cabinet on Wednesday with a mix of Islamist and secular figures.
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2 Palestinian children killed in Gaza
Aug 29 2007 11:28AM (CT)
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) - Two Palestinian children were killed and a third was critically wounded on Wednesday in a blast in northern Gaza, and the Israeli military acknowledged firing at rocket launchers there.
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U.S. troops release detained Iranians
Aug 29 2007 11:04AM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Eight Iranians, including two diplomats, were released by U.S. forces Wednesday after being detained because unauthorized weapons were found in their cars, the U.S. military said. An adviser to the top U.S. general in Iraq called the detentions "regrettable."
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U.S. troops release detained Iranians
Aug 29 2007 11:04AM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Eight Iranians, including two diplomats, were released by U.S. forces Wednesday after being detained because unauthorized weapons were found in their cars, the U.S. military said. An adviser to the top U.S. general in Iraq called the detentions "regrettable."
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U.S. troops release detained Iranians
Aug 29 2007 11:04AM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Eight Iranians, including two diplomats, were released by U.S. forces Wednesday after being detained because unauthorized weapons were found in their cars, the U.S. military said. An adviser to the top U.S. general in Iraq called the detentions "regrettable."
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U.S. troops release detained Iranians
Aug 29 2007 11:04AM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Eight Iranians, including two diplomats, were released by U.S. forces Wednesday after being detained because unauthorized weapons were found in their cars, the U.S. military said. An adviser to the top U.S. general in Iraq called the detentions "regrettable."
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Cholera kills 8 in northern Iraq
Aug 29 2007 10:25AM (CT)
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) - An outbreak of cholera in two northern Iraqi provinces has killed eight people and left dozens more ill, a Kurdistan health official said Wednesday.
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Iran protests U.S. detentions in Iraq
Aug 29 2007 9:24AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran on Wednesday summoned the Swiss diplomat representing American interests here to protest the U.S. forces' detention in Baghdad of eight Iranians, including two diplomats, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Iran ready to fill any vacuum in Iraq
Aug 29 2007 4:32AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boldly declared Tuesday that U.S. political influence in Iraq is "collapsing rapidly" and said his government is ready to help fill any power vacuum.
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Iran ready to fill any vacuum in Iraq
Aug 29 2007 4:32AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boldly declared Tuesday that U.S. political influence in Iraq is "collapsing rapidly" and said his government is ready to help fill any power vacuum.
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Iran ready to fill any vacuum in Iraq
Aug 29 2007 4:32AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boldly declared Tuesday that U.S. political influence in Iraq is "collapsing rapidly" and said his government is ready to help fill any power vacuum.
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Israel moves troops from Syria border
Aug 29 2007 4:25AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army has decided that war with Syria is unlikely and is rotating forces out of the contested Golan Heights after months of cross-border tension, security officials say.
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3 S. Koreans freed in Afghanistan
Aug 29 2007 3:38AM (CT)
QALA-E-QAZI, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants released three South Korean hostages on Wednesday, the first of 19 captives scheduled to be freed under a deal struck between the insurgents and the South Korean government.
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