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London bomber appears in farewell tape
Sep 1 2005 10:00PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - One of the four suicide attackers who bombed London's transit system on July 7 made a dramatic farewell in a videotape broadcast Thursday that also included a warning of more bloodshed from al-Qaida's No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri.
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Shiites bury stampede victims in Iraq
Sep 1 2005 9:59PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Wailing over the coffins of loved ones Thursday, Shiites buried the nearly 1,000 victims of a deadly stampede on a bridge while politicians and ordinary Iraqis demanded the government explain whether botched security controls may have played a part in the tragedy.
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Lebanon files charges in assassination
Sep 1 2005 8:42PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese prosecutors filed preliminary criminal charges Thursday against four pro-Syrian generals in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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Muslim Brotherhood influences Egypt vote
Sep 1 2005 8:37PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egypt's strongest opposition movement won't even appear on the ballot when voters take a first step toward democratic reform next week. Yet the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood _ the country's largest Islamic group _ is on clear display behind the scenes.
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Official: Saddam's trial to begin in Oct.
Sep 1 2005 8:00PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi authorities plan to put Saddam Hussein on trial within five days after the Oct. 15 referendum on the new constitution, an official close to the proceedings said Thursday.
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Israel's relationship with Pakistan warms
Sep 1 2005 7:58PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel hailed a diplomatic breakthrough Thursday with Pakistan as the first fruit of its Gaza pullout and a harbinger of warmer ties with other Muslim nations, after the first public meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries.
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Video: Al-Qaida behind London blasts
Sep 1 2005 4:14PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, claimed responsibility for the July 7 London bombings in a video aired Thursday on Al-Jazeera that included a farewell statement by a man identified as one of the four suicide attackers.
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U.S. won't relocate soldiers for Katrina
Sep 1 2005 2:20PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - National Guard troops from Louisiana and other Gulf states will not be pulled out of Iraq ahead of schedule despite the devastation from Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. command said Thursday.
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Palestinians agree to inspection in Gaza
Sep 1 2005 12:59PM (CT)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinians agreed Thursday that Israel can retain control over goods coming into Gaza to safeguard against arms smuggling, yielding a key point on border arrangements after Israel completes its Gaza pullout this month.
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EU urges Iran to resume nuclear talks
Sep 1 2005 12:52PM (CT)
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) - The European Union on Thursday urged Iran to return to the negotiating table to discuss its nuclear program and threatened to take Tehran to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions if it did not.
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Druse clergymen enter Syria for pilgrimage
Sep 1 2005 12:35PM (CT)
QUNEITRA, Syria (AP) - Nearly 500 Druse clergymen living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights crossed into Syria on Thursday for an annual pilgrimage to a holy shrine in the Syrian countryside.
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Israel, Pakistan foreign ministers meet
Sep 1 2005 11:07AM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - The foreign ministers of Israel and Pakistan, a Muslim country that has long taken a hard line against the Jewish state, met publicly for the first time Thursday, a diplomatic breakthrough that both ministers linked to Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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Iraq hangs three convicted murderers
Sep 1 2005 7:30AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq hanged three convicted murderers Thursday, the first executions since the 2003 ouster of Saddam Hussein, the government said.
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U.S. destroys weapons storage unit in Iraq
Sep 1 2005 6:01AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. Marine jets destroyed a train station in a town near the Syrian border Thursday because insurgents were storing weapons there, the U.S. military said. There was no report of casualties from the attack _ the third day of strikes in the area in a week.
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Egypt president's son gains new prominence
Sep 1 2005 4:37AM (CT)
Al-BAQLAH, Egypt (AP) - As farmers crowded around President Hosni Mubarak during a campaign stop, his youngest son stood behind, quietly directing the scene.
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