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Hamas' secretive military wing emerges
Sep 3 2005 10:53PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The shadowy military wing of Hamas went public Saturday, revealing the names of its top commanders and outlining the history and increasing sophistication of its attacks against Israel in the latest salvo in the battle for credit over Israel's withdrawal from Gaza.
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U.N. invited to Syria in Hariri probe
Sep 3 2005 10:53PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Under intense pressure to cooperate with a U.N. probe, Syria on Saturday invited the chief U.N. envoy investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri to visit Damascus and meet with Syrian authorities.
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Insurgents kill 19 Iraqis near Baqouba
Sep 3 2005 10:52PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Insurgents killed 19 Iraqi security forces Saturday in clashes around Baqouba, while U.S. and Iraqi forces intensified an offensive in a rebel-infested city that the Americans subdued last year _ only to have the Iraqis lose control.
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300 airmen leaving Mideast for Gulf Coast
Sep 3 2005 10:02PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - While the Army ordered its Louisiana-based troops to stay and fight in Iraq, the Air Force said Saturday it would send 300 airmen home from Iraq and Afghanistan to handle emergencies on a Mississippi air base devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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Abbas looks for peace talks to resume
Sep 3 2005 9:59PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday said Mideast peace talks should resume immediately after Israel completes its Gaza withdrawal and expressed hope that a Palestinian state will be established by next year.
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Private groups may monitor Egypt election
Sep 3 2005 5:26PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Egyptian court ruled Saturday that non-governmental groups will be allowed to monitor the nation's first multi-candidate presidential election next week.
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Saddam's daughter plans defense strategy
Sep 3 2005 3:33PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Saddam Hussein's daughter said Saturday she has worked out strategy for the defense of Iraq's ousted leader, including a media campaign and a new team of international lawyers for the trial's expected start next month.
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Iran nuclear issue may go to the U.N.
Sep 3 2005 2:38PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - U.S. and European resolve to bring Iran before the U.N. Security Council grew Saturday following revelations that Tehran had recently produced about seven tons of the gas it needs to enrich uranium _ a possible pathway to a nuclear weapon.
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Iran's clerics keep wary eye on 'enemy'
Sep 3 2005 12:24PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Every year in early November, a crowd assembles outside the brick walls ringing the former U.S. Embassy. The script for the anniversary rarely varies.
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Arrest warrants issued against four pro-
Sep 3 2005 11:45AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Arrest warrants were issued Saturday against four Lebanese pro-Syrian generals named as suspects in former Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.
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Saddam's daughter plans defense strategy
Sep 3 2005 8:15AM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Saddam Hussein's daughter has devised a strategy for the defense of Iraq's ousted leader, including a media campaign and hiring of a new team of international lawyers, for the expected start of her father's trial next month, she said Saturday.
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Syrian troops kill five militants
Sep 3 2005 7:00AM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian troops clashed with members of a militant group in the northern city of Hama, a region that once saw bloody battles between the government and Muslim radicals. Five Islamic militants were killed, Syria's state-run news agency reported Saturday.
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