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Last Israeli soldiers pull out of Gaza
Sep 11 2005 11:36PM (CT)
MORAG, Gaza Strip (AP) - Thousands of triumphant Palestinians poured into abandoned Jewish settlements early Monday, setting empty synagogues on fire and shooting in the air, as the last Israeli soldier left the Gaza Strip, completing Israel's pullout after 38 years of occupation.
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Saudi minister says militants targeted oil
Sep 11 2005 10:54PM (CT)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Militants who fought a three-day battle with Saudi security forces last week were targeting key installations, including oil facilities, Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef said in comments published Sunday.
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Many insurgents escape U.S.-Iraqi sweep
Sep 11 2005 10:07PM (CT)
TAL AFAR, Iraq (AP) - Insurgents staged a classic guerrilla retreat from Tal Afar on Sunday, melting into the countryside through a network of tunnels to escape an Iraqi-U.S. force that reported killing about 150 rebels while storming the militant bastion.
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Israeli soldiers say goodbye to Gaza
Sep 11 2005 8:43PM (CT)
TEL KATIFA, Gaza Strip (AP) - Lt. Col. Tzvika Tzoran, a gruff, hard-smoking, coffee-drinking field officer, couldn't withdraw from the Gaza Strip Sunday without first bidding a personal farewell to his favorite place: the sea.
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Zarqawi Web post decries insurgent sweep
Sep 11 2005 7:41PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The al-Qaida leader in Iraq purportedly criticized U.S. and Iraqi forces for recent fighting in northern Iraq, where hundreds of insurgents were killed or captured, and urged his fighters to prepare for a "final" battle in an audiotape posted Sunday on the Internet.
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Iran warns against U.N. referral on nukes
Sep 11 2005 4:24PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran said Sunday it would not stop uranium conversion and warned of consequences if it was referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions over its nuclear program.
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Palestinians to raze Gaza synagogues
Sep 11 2005 3:33PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Palestinian Authority will destroy the synagogues left behind by evacuating Israeli troops, a Palestinian Interior Ministry spokesman said Sunday, hours after the Israeli Cabinet voted not to demolish the synagogues.
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Kuwait seeks death penalty for Saddam
Sep 11 2005 10:21AM (CT)
KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Kuwait wants former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his detained former aides sentenced to death for alleged crimes committed during Iraq's 1990 invasion of this oil-rich state, a Justice Ministry official said Sunday.
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Jordan sentences 12 for terror plotting
Sep 11 2005 9:14AM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Twelve Islamic militants screamed praise for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as a Jordanian court jailed them for up to three years Sunday for plotting terrorist strikes against the American and Israeli embassies in Jordan.
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Israel cancels Gaza handover ceremony
Sep 11 2005 6:02AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army canceled a ceremony Sunday to mark the handover of the Gaza Strip to Palestinian control after the Palestinians boycotted the event. But Israeli officials said the spat would not affect plans to complete the withdrawal on Monday.
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Israel to leave Gaza synagogues intact
Sep 11 2005 4:58AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Cabinet voted Sunday to leave about two dozen synagogues in the Gaza Strip intact after the country's withdrawal, placing the fate of the houses of worship in the hands of the Palestinians.
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Rights group sees less fraud in Egypt vote
Sep 11 2005 4:03AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The second-place finisher in Egypt's presidential election joined protesters demanding reform in Cairo on Saturday, while human rights groups said up to 15 percent of the vote may be questionable but it was marred by less fraud than past ballots.
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Israeli Cabinet votes to end occupation
Sep 11 2005 2:55AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Cabinet voted unanimously Sunday to end its 38-year occupation of the Gaza Strip, clearing the way to complete the country's withdrawal from the area and turn it over to Palestinian control, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office said.
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