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U.N. to mediate Israeli soldier release
Sep 4 2006 11:24PM (CT)
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Monday he would appoint a mediator for indirect talks between Israel and Hezbollah on the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers, the first public word of negotiations between the bitter enemies since fighting in Lebanon ended.
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33 bodies found scattered across Baghdad
Sep 4 2006 11:23PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Police found the tortured, blindfolded bodies of 33 men scattered across the capital and the U.S.-led coalition reported combat deaths of seven servicemen, a day after Iraqi leaders said the capture of a top terror suspect would reduce violence.
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Iran to meet with EU official over nukes
Sep 4 2006 11:17PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The European Union's foreign policy chief and Iran's senior nuclear negotiator tentatively agreed to meet Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to bridge differences over Tehran's atomic program, U.N. and European officials said.
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PM: Israel must renew Palestinian talks
Sep 4 2006 10:39PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert signaled a need Monday to pursue talks with the Palestinians, an official said, apparently edging away from a unilateral West Bank pullback plan that swept him to power in March.
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Jordan gunman kills 1 in tourist attack
Sep 4 2006 10:27PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A gunman opened fire on Western tourists at Roman ruins in the heart of Jordan's capital Monday, killing a British man and wounding six people before being overpowered. Police said the attacker came from the same area as the slain leader of al-Qaida in Iraq.
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5 killed in Egyptian train collision
Sep 4 2006 10:17PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A passenger train collided with a cargo train north of Cairo Monday, killing 5 people and injuring 30 others, police officials said, two weeks after a major train crash in the same area killed 58 people.
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Lebanon to protest Israel's blockade
Sep 4 2006 9:55PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The Lebanese government decided Monday to protest to the U.N. Security Council over Israel's blockade of the country and call on it to force Israel to lift the siege.
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Rape-slaying courts-martial recommended
Sep 4 2006 5:41PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. Army investigator has recommended that four American soldiers accused of raping a a 14-year-old girl and of killing her and her family face a court-martial, a lawyer in the case confirmed on Monday.
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Jackson asks Hezbollah for proof of life
Sep 4 2006 4:57PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - U.S. civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson met Monday with Hezbollah officials in Lebanon and called on them to show proof that two captured Israeli soldiers are still alive.
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Olmert government issues West Bank bids
Sep 4 2006 4:21PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday issued bids to build 700 homes in the West Bank, its largest settlement construction project since taking office in May.
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Iran to discuss nukes with EU official
Sep 4 2006 3:58PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The EU's foreign policy chief and Iran's senior nuclear negotiator tentatively agreed late Monday to meet in two days in Vienna to try and bridge differences over Tehran's nuclear program, U.N. and European officials said.
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Military says 6 servicemen die in Iraq
Sep 4 2006 3:31PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two U.S. Marines and three U.S. soldiers were killed in separate attacks, while another American soldier died of non-combat injuries in Iraq, the U.S. military said Monday.
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Palestinian strikes affect health care
Sep 4 2006 3:24PM (CT)
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Emergency room doctor Samir Abu Zarour has no intention of going back to work any time soon, but not because he is observing a strike by Palestinian physicians. Instead, he's afraid of angry patients.
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Israel said to fear war crimes charges
Sep 4 2006 1:51PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Three weeks after a cease-fire ended Israel's monthlong war against Hezbollah guerrillas, Israel is increasingly concerned that government officials and army officers traveling abroad could face war crimes charges, a Foreign Ministry official said Monday.
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Sudan: AU must accept deal on U.N. force
Sep 4 2006 12:48PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan said Monday that African Union peacekeepers will have to leave Darfur unless they accept a deal within a week that would effectively block a proposed U.N. force.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq says arrest did no harm
Sep 4 2006 11:40AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An al-Qaida-affiliated group on Monday dismissed an Iraqi government claim that its second most important leader was arrested, suggesting the man was not a senior figure and denied the group had suffered a significant blow.
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Iran hails Annan visit as 'positive'
Sep 4 2006 11:16AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran hailed U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan's visit as positive and accused the United States Monday of sabotaging efforts to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.
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Annan agrees to mediate soldier release
Sep 4 2006 11:05AM (CT)
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - U.N. chief Kofi Annan has agreed to mediate in efforts for the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers after requests from both Hezbollah and Israel, Annan's spokesman said Monday.
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U.S. warplanes accidentally kill soldier
Sep 4 2006 10:56AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Two U.S. warplanes accidentally strafed their own forces in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing one Canadian soldier and seriously wounding five others in southern Afghanistan, NATO and the U.S. military said.
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Qatar Airways plane lands in Beirut
Sep 4 2006 9:19AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A Qatar Airways plane landed at Beirut airport on Monday carrying 142 passengers aboard, despite Israel's blockade on Lebanon. The Israeli army said the Qatar Airways flight had permission to land.
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Iraqi Olympic soccer player kidnapped
Sep 4 2006 5:41AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A popular Iraqi soccer player who was a member of the country's Olympic team has been kidnapped in Baghdad, police said.
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Qatar to send troops to Lebanon
Sep 4 2006 5:00AM (CT)
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Qatar announced Monday that it would contribute 200 to 300 troops to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, making the Persian Gulf state the first Arab country to commit soldiers to the peace effort in Lebanon.
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2 U.S. Marines reported killed in Iraq
Sep 4 2006 3:41AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two U.S. Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 were killed Sunday in Anbar province as a result of enemy action, coalition forces said in a statement Monday.
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