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Israel OKs construction; Palestinian slain
Sep 6 2005 10:57PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Dozens of Palestinian gunmen stormed the home of deposed Gaza security chief Moussa Arafat before dawn Wednesday and killed him, witnesses and police said.
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Ex-chief of Palestinian security slain
Sep 6 2005 10:23PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Dozens of gunmen stormed the home of deposed Gaza security chief Moussa Arafat before dawn Wednesday and killed him, witnesses and police said.
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Talabani says Saddam confessed to crimes
Sep 6 2005 9:56PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's president said Tuesday that Saddam Hussein had confessed to killings and other "crimes" committed during his regime, including the massacre of thousands of Kurds in the late 1980s.
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U.S. attacks insurgent targets in Iraq
Sep 6 2005 9:33PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. jets struck targets Tuesday near the Syrian border where al-Qaida has expanded its presence, and civilians fled fighting in the northern city of Tal Afar, complaining they were running short of food and water.
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Synagogues dispute may delay pullout
Sep 6 2005 7:40PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The 21 Jewish settlements in Gaza are empty, their houses turned into rubble. But about 20 synagogues remain, and on Tuesday Israel's Supreme Court stepped into the religious and political conflict over whether they should be torn down.
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Egypt probes violations in theater fire
Sep 6 2005 4:54PM (CT)
BENI SUEF, Egypt (AP) - Survivors of a blaze that killed 32 people in a crowded theater said Tuesday that only one exit was available as the audience stampeded in panic, and authorities were looking into possible fire code violations.
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Saudi forces overrun militants' villa
Sep 6 2005 2:50PM (CT)
DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia (AP) - In a barrage of gunfire and explosions, Saudi special forces overran a seaside villa Tuesday where Islamic militants had been holed up, ending three days of heavy fighting that killed at least nine people.
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Group: Iran could have nukes in 5 years
Sep 6 2005 2:48PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - With Iran less than two weeks from a deadline to rejoin talks on its atomic activities, a British think tank said Tuesday it would take at least five years, if not longer, for Tehran to develop a working nuclear weapon.
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Egypt wants against election protests
Sep 6 2005 2:41PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The government warned on Tuesday that it would not tolerate election day protests, and the opposition fretted about possible ruling party dirty tricks in Egypt's first contested presidential vote.
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Saddam meets with lawyer ahead of trial
Sep 6 2005 11:19AM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Saddam Hussein met with his lawyer for the first time since the new Iraqi government said he would be tried next month for his role in a 1982 massacre, a member of the defense team said Tuesday.
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U.S. hands over Najaf base to Iraqis
Sep 6 2005 4:54AM (CT)
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) - The U.S. Army handed over its base in Najaf on Tuesday, giving Iraqis full control of the city as a first step in transferring security across the country so multinational forces can begin to go home someday.
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