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Gov't workers join Palestinian strike
Sep 6 2006 11:03PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Unpaid employees in the Palestinian prime minister's office on Wednesday joined a widespread strike that is challenging the survival of the Hamas-led government.
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Israel plans to end Lebanese blockade
Sep 6 2006 10:22PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said it would lift its stifling air and sea blockade of Lebanon on Thursday, marking a crucial breakthrough in international efforts to rebuild from the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.
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Iraq to take control of armed forces
Sep 6 2006 10:21PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq will take control of its armed forces command on Thursday, a major step on its painful path toward independence and an essential move before international troops can eventually withdraw.
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British airline resumes Beirut flights
Sep 6 2006 10:19PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - British Mediterranean Airways resumed commercial passenger flights to Beirut on Wednesday, becoming the first Western carrier to break Israel's air blockade of Lebanon.
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Iran president proposes debate with Bush
Sep 6 2006 9:20PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's president on Wednesday proposed a debate with President Bush at this month's U.N. General Assembly, saying it would be the perfect place for an uncensored discussion that the whole world could watch.
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Annan ends Mideast trip with 2 successes
Sep 6 2006 7:06PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan wrapped up a trip to the Middle East Wednesday with two notable successes: winning Israel's agreement to lift its blockade of war-ravaged Lebanon and securing a commitment for Turkish troops to join the U.N. peacekeeping force there.
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Sinn Fein leader meets Hamas lawmaker
Sep 6 2006 6:25PM (CT)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Defying Israeli objections, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams met with a Hamas legislator in the West Bank on Wednesday and advised Israel and the Palestinians to solve their problems using the Northern Ireland formula _ negotiations.
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Israeli president questioned in sex case
Sep 6 2006 4:52PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Police investigators on Wednesday questioned President Moshe Katsav for a third time over sexual harassment allegations that have prompted calls for his resignation.
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Israeli AG disqualifies 2 from war probe
Sep 6 2006 4:46PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a setback Wednesday after the attorney general announced that two of Olmert's hand-picked appointees were disqualified from a panel investigating Israel's conduct of the war in Lebanon.
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French peacekeepers on Mideast patrols
Sep 6 2006 4:09PM (CT)
YAROUN, Lebanon (AP) - An advance team of French peacekeepers wove around rubble and minefields Wednesday as it made its way through destroyed villages on one of its first reconnaissance missions in southern Lebanon.
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Jordan: Gunman fired to avenge brothers
Sep 6 2006 4:04PM (CT)
RUSAIFA, Jordan (AP) - A gunman waited for his children to grow up before he opened fire on tourists in Jordan, killing one, to avenge his brothers' deaths in an Israeli strike on Lebanon in the 1980s, the Jordanian government said Wednesday.
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Iran abruptly postpones talks with EU
Sep 6 2006 3:45PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran abruptly announced Wednesday that last-ditch talks on its disputed nuclear program were postponed, moving Tehran a step closer to U.N. sanctions after it defied a deadline to freeze uranium enrichment.
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Ahmadinejad proposes debate with Bush
Sep 6 2006 2:02PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's president on Wednesday proposed a debate with President Bush at this month's U.N. General Assembly, saying it would be the perfect place for an uncensored discussion that the whole world could watch.
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Nations compete for Lebanon rebuilding
Sep 6 2006 1:02PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - America's Arab Gulf allies are pledging billions to rebuild Lebanon after 34 days of Israeli bombing in hopes of blunting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah's growing influence in the region.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq No. 2's death trumpeted
Sep 6 2006 12:21PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The U.S. military said Wednesday the arrest of al-Qaida in Iraq's second in command took place in June and was the most significant blow to the terror network since the death of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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Gulf Air to resume flights to Lebanon
Sep 6 2006 5:01AM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Gulf Air said Wednesday it was resuming commercial flights to Lebanon, with the first flight scheduled for Saturday.
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Palestinian premier's staff joins strike
Sep 6 2006 3:48AM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Staff from the Palestinian prime minister's office went on strike Wednesday, joining a widespread work stoppage by civil servants demanding overdue salaries from the Hamas-led government.
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Iran unveils locally made fighter plane
Sep 6 2006 2:47AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran unveiled its first locally manufactured fighter plane Wednesday during large-scale military exercises, state-run television reported.
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