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Fire, stampede at Egypt theater kills 29
Sep 5 2005 10:43PM (CT)
BENI SUEF, Egypt (AP) - A fire that began when an actor knocked over a candle on the set of a play ripped through a crowded theater in this central Egyptian city late Monday, sparking a stampede of audience members and killing at least 29 people, survivors and officials said.
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Most-wanted terrorist dies in Saudi clash
Sep 5 2005 8:30PM (CT)
DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi security forces battled heavily armed suspected al-Qaida members holed up in a sea-front apartment building Monday, a day after two militants _ one of them the kingdom's No. 3 most-wanted terrorist _ died in the fighting.
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Militants attack Iraq's Interior Ministry
Sep 5 2005 8:27PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Insurgents launched a daring daylight assault Monday against the Interior Ministry in Baghdad, killing two police in a surge of attacks by al-Qaida's arm in Iraq. Two British soldiers died in a roadside bombing in the south.
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Annan: Iraq is now center for terrorism
Sep 5 2005 8:24PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday that Iraq has become an even greater "center for terrorist activities" than Afghanistan under the Taliban.
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Blast levels house in Gaza, killing four
Sep 5 2005 8:02PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A mysterious blast after nightfall Monday leveled a building in Gaza City, killing four people and wounding at least 30, residents and hospital officials said. The violent Islamic Hamas group blamed Israel, but the Israeli military said it was not involved.
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'Honor killing' feud shows Arab divide
Sep 5 2005 2:26PM (CT)
TAIBEH, West Bank (AP) - It began as yet another "honor killing," still relatively common in the Arab world: a young Muslim woman was poisoned, allegedly by her family, over an extramarital affair. But in a twist, her lover was a Christian _ and 13 of his relatives' homes were burned by an angry mob, all Muslims from the dead woman's clan.
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Monitors brave obstacles in Egypt election
Sep 5 2005 2:07PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Denied access to polling sites thus far, thousands of volunteers have backup plans to watch for fraud in Egypt's historic presidential election, hoping either to observe outside or talk their way in.
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U.S. nuclear sub collides with cargo ship
Sep 5 2005 1:33PM (CT)
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - A U.S. nuclear submarine collided with a Turkish cargo ship in the Gulf before dawn Monday, and spokesmen for both vessels said nobody was injured and damage was minor.
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7 die as Egyptian bus falls in canal
Sep 5 2005 10:31AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A bus collided with a car and then plunged into a canal Monday, killing seven people, leaving at least five missing and presumed drowned, and injuring 14, police said.
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Egyptian president to visit Israel
Sep 5 2005 8:22AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak plans to visit Israel in November, an Israeli official said Monday, in what would be just his second visit to the Jewish state.
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