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Al-Qaida lieutenant warns of new attacks
Sep 11 2006 10:37PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida's No. 2 condemned U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon as enemies of Islam and warned the terror group will strike the Persian Gulf and Israel, suggesting new fronts in its war against the West in a video Monday marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Abbas agrees to share power with Hamas
Sep 11 2006 10:37PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deal Monday to share power with the militant Islamic Hamas, an accord that could restore international aid and could lead to contacts with Israel.
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Rice doesn't nix bargaining with Iran
Sep 11 2006 4:21PM (CT)
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left the door open Monday for consideration of what may be a new overture from Iran to bargain with the West over the Iranians' disputed nuclear program.
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Iran closes down 2 opposition newspapers
Sep 11 2006 2:02PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran closed down two opposition newspapers on Monday, one of which had recently poked fun at hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the way his government has handled nuclear talks with the West.
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Hamas agrees to share power with Fatah
Sep 11 2006 1:55PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The militant Islamic Hamas yielded to crippling Western economic sanctions and agreed Monday to share the Palestinian government with Fatah moderates in a formula implicitly recognizing Israel.
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Saddam accuses Kurds of sowing hatred
Sep 11 2006 1:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A defiant Saddam Hussein accused Kurdish witnesses at his genocide trial Monday of trying to divide Iraqis by alleging chemical attacks and mass arrests during a crackdown that the prosecution says killed up to 180,000 people.
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Saddam accuses Kurds of sowing hatred
Sep 11 2006 1:11PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A defiant Saddam Hussein accused Kurdish witnesses at his genocide trial Monday of trying to divide Iraqis by alleging chemical attacks and mass arrests during a crackdown that the prosecution says killed up to 180,000 people.
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Group: Israeli settlers' attacks ignored
Sep 11 2006 11:28AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli rights group alleged in a report released Monday that Israeli police fail to follow through on the vast majority of Palestinian complaints of violence by Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
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Iraq recruiting center blast kills 16
Sep 11 2006 10:01AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A mini bus carrying a bomb exploded outside an army recruiting center in Baghdad and killed 16 people Monday, the deadliest of a string of attacks that left 29 Iraqis dead. A U.S. soldier also died over the weekend.
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Blair gets hostile reaction in Lebanon
Sep 11 2006 9:19AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - An angry protester accusing Tony Blair of complicity in the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon disrupted a news conference Monday, and thousands of demonstrators shouted outside as the British prime minister visited Beirut.
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American envoy welcomes progress on Iran
Sep 11 2006 7:46AM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - A senior U.S. envoy on Monday welcomed progress at talks meant to defuse a standoff over Iran's nuclear defiance, but said the U.N. Security Council still intends to move toward sanctions if Tehran refuses to freeze uranium enrichment.
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Iraq official calls for oil partnerships
Sep 11 2006 6:20AM (CT)
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A top Iraqi official called for partnerships with international companies to boost his country's oil industry on Sunday, saying Iraq's emergence as a "secure petro-democracy" could quell rampant sectarian violence.
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Mini bus explodes in Baghdad, killing 16
Sep 11 2006 4:58AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A mini bus exploded near an army recruiting center in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 7, the Defense Ministry said.
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Mini bus explodes in Baghdad, killing 12
Sep 11 2006 2:16AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A mini bus exploded near an army recruiting center in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring two, the Defense Ministry said.
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Al-Qaida No. 2 al-Zawahri issues video
Sep 11 2006 1:44AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslims to step up their resistance against the U.S. in a video aired by CNN early Monday on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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