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Kurdistan president replaces Iraqi flag
Sep 1 2006 8:25PM (CT)
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) - Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani has ordered the Iraqi national flag to be replaced with the Kurdish one in his northern autonomous region in what appeared to be another move toward more self-rule in the north, local officials said Friday.
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Iran jetliner accident kills 29
Sep 1 2006 5:46PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A landing Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway and raked its wing along the ground, sparking a fire that killed 29 of the 148 people on board Friday in the latest deadly crash of a Russian-made aircraft.
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Syria promises to enforce arms embargo
Sep 1 2006 4:19PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria promised Friday to increase border patrols and work with Lebanese troops to thwart the flow of arms to its ally Hezbollah, but Israel questioned whether the Damascus regime would be a "reliable force" in guarding the border.
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Iraqis expand Baghdad security operation
Sep 1 2006 3:55PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi forces will expand their security operation into eastern Baghdad _ including Shiite militia strongholds _ the Defense Ministry said Friday, a day after a barrage of coordinated attacks across those areas killed 64 people and wounded 286.
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Annan says Syria ready for Lebanon ties
Sep 1 2006 3:42PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad told the U.N. secretary-general Friday that his government is prepared to establish formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon and delineate the border, steps Syria has resisted for six decades.
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Israel defense minister favors war probe
Sep 1 2006 3:28PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Friday that he would support a sweeping, independent inquiry into Israel's war in Lebanon, a new sign of division in a government facing harsh public criticism for its handling of the conflict.
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Israel drops objections vs. Indonesia
Sep 1 2006 1:53PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israel has dropped its objections to Indonesia joining the U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, and the two sides are now discussing when Jakarta would send a promised 1,000 troops, a U.N. official said Friday.
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Iran vows not to give up nuclear program
Sep 1 2006 1:46PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran underlined its disregard Friday for the now-expired U.N. deadline to halt uranium enrichment when its president vowed never to give up its nuclear program and accused the West of misrepresenting Tehran's nuclear activities.
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U.N. names panel to probe Israel abuses
Sep 1 2006 12:39PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday appointed a Brazilian diplomat, a Tanzanian judge and a Greek professor to a commission investigating whether Israel committed systematic human rights abuses in Lebanon during recent fighting with Hezbollah militants.
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Donors pledge $500M for Palestinians
Sep 1 2006 9:56AM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - World donors pledged $500 million in aid for Palestinians on Friday, including $55 million for a U.N. emergency appeal for humanitarian help, organizers said.
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Spain agrees to 1,100 troops for force
Sep 1 2006 9:35AM (CT)
MADRID, Spain (AP) - The Spanish government agreed Friday to contribute up to 1,100 troops to the strengthened U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon and lead one of its multinational brigades.
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Plane fire in Iran kills up to 80 people
Sep 1 2006 9:28AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A plane with 147 people on board skidded off the runway in northeastern Iran on Friday and caught fire, killing as many as 80 people, state television reported.
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Bomb hits oil pipeline south of Baghdad
Sep 1 2006 7:40AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A bomb targeting an oil pipeline south of Baghdad exploded Friday, sparking a fire and cutting supply to a major electricity station, but causing no casualties, police said.
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EU cautions against early decision on Iran
Sep 1 2006 4:22AM (CT)
LAPPEENRANTA, Finland (AP) - The European Union presidency on Friday cautioned against an early decision to impose economic and other sanctions against Iran, saying that "for the EU, diplomacy remains the Number One way forward."
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Symbolic transfer underway in Lebanon
Sep 1 2006 3:33AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army turned over a small border area in south Lebanon to Lebanese and foreign troops Thursday, a symbolic move paving the way for U.N. peacekeepers to go into the volatile area.
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U.S. Marines patrol Iraqi city at night
Sep 1 2006 2:33AM (CT)
RAMADI, Iraq (AP) - Their first silhouettes appear at dusk, moving briskly under dim moonlight or the rare streetlamp. Sometimes the crunch of their boots on trash-strewn streets will stir families dozing on lawns in the cool of evening.
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