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Iranian Jews sue ex-president Khatami
Sep 9 2006 10:05PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A group of Jewish Iranians who say their missing relatives were kidnapped and tortured by the Iranian government have sued the country's former president, delivering the summons to him directly while he was visiting the United States.
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Israeli PM to meet Palestinian president
Sep 9 2006 9:26PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Saturday he would meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and work closely with him to advance peace efforts.
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U.S. journalist freed from Darfur prison
Sep 9 2006 8:37PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - American journalist Paul Salopek was released Saturday from a prison in the war-torn Darfur region where he was held for more than a month on espionage charges.
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Iran nuke negotiators report progress
Sep 9 2006 5:38PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Senior negotiators for Iran and the European Union reported progress Saturday at talks meant to find common ground for resolving Tehran's defiance of a U.N. demand that the Islamic republic freeze uranium enrichment or risk sanctions.
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Italy says Syria OKs EU border personnel
Sep 9 2006 5:34PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Italy's prime minister said Saturday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed to the deployment of European Union personnel along Lebanon's border with Syria.
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Iraq Shiite pilgrims celebrate festival
Sep 9 2006 3:34PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president renewed his call for Sunni-led insurgents to quickly join the Shiite prime minister's national reconciliation effort, while a Shiite festival that drew millions of pilgrims was held without bloodshed Saturday.
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Hezbollah lies just below the surface
Sep 9 2006 3:30PM (CT)
SRIFA, Lebanon (AP) - The only hint of Hezbollah fighters is the parked motorbikes _ their favorite way of moving along the front lines.
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China calls for peaceful Iran resolution
Sep 9 2006 11:02AM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday that the international standoff over Iran's disputed nuclear program must be resolved peacefully and he cautioned against the imposition of sanctions.
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Italy: Syria agrees to EU border troops
Sep 9 2006 10:02AM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Syria has agreed "in principle" to a European Union presence on its border to help stem the flow of weapons into Lebanon, Italy's prime minister said Saturday.
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Iraqi PM to visit Iran on Monday
Sep 9 2006 4:20AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's prime minister announced plans to visit Iran on Monday, just days after his deputy returned from the country, accompanied by several top officials.
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