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Israel lifts sea blockade of Lebanon
Sep 8 2006 5:31PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday, ending the country's two months of isolation as the task of preventing the entry of Hezbollah weapons falls to international warships patrolling offshore.
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Saudi religious cops ban dog, cat sales
Sep 8 2006 3:21PM (CT)
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's religious police, normally tasked with chiding women to cover themselves and ensuring men attend mosque prayers, are turning to a new target: cats and dogs.
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Mortar attack kills 3 Iraqi pilgrims
Sep 8 2006 1:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi police and army troops fanned out around Karbala on Friday to safeguard the Shiite holy city, as a mortar attack killed three pilgrims heading there for a religious festival.
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U.S. expects Iran sanctions within weeks
Sep 8 2006 10:52AM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - The United States expects a Security Council agreement on U.N. sanctions against Iran within weeks unless Tehran agrees at the last minute to freeze uranium enrichment, a senior State Department official said Friday.
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Al-Jazeera airs pre-9/11 bin Laden tape
Sep 8 2006 3:26AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Jazeera broadcast Thursday a previously unshown video of the preparations for the Sept. 11 attacks, in which al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is seen meeting with some of the planners in an Afghan mountain camp.
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Israel to lift naval blockade of Lebanon
Sep 8 2006 3:16AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel will lift its naval blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, having received assurances international forces will have arrived by then to monitor the seas, government spokesman Asaf Shariv said Friday.
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Israel may cede disputed land to Lebanon
Sep 8 2006 12:18AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has signaled that Israel might cede the disputed Chebaa Farms area to Lebanon if the Lebanese carry out all provisions of their cease-fire with Israel, including the disarming of Hezbollah guerrillas, Israeli media reported on Friday.
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