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Promises in Sudan peace deal said not met
Sep 12 2006 11:25PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Many of the most important promises made under a peace deal that ended a 21-year civil war in Sudan's south have not been met, threatening to plunge the long-suffering region back into violence, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report Tuesday.
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Alleged al-Qaida group claims killing
Sep 12 2006 11:14PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - A group claiming to be al-Qaida's branch in Sudan said Tuesday that it killed the chief editor of a Sudanese independent daily who provoked a furor with an article denounced as blasphemous.
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Syrians fight off attack on U.S. Embassy
Sep 12 2006 10:41PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian guards foiled an attempt by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants to blow up the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, exchanging fire outside the compound's walls with gunmen who shouted "God is great" and tried to storm in with automatic weapons and hand grenades.
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Hezbollah leader OKs U.N. swap mediation
Sep 12 2006 10:14PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Hezbollah's leader said Tuesday that he accepts U.N. mediation with Israel on a possible prisoner swap and a special envoy will launch the talks next week.
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French tanks give teeth to U.N. force
Sep 12 2006 10:06PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Thirteen French tanks, the most powerful armor ever deployed by a U.N. peacekeeping force, rolled ashore Tuesday to beef up a mission aimed at helping cement an uneasy cease-fire in Lebanon.
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6 powers can't agree on Iran statement
Sep 12 2006 10:03PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Six world powers abandoned attempts Tuesday to issue a joint statement criticizing Iran's nuclear defiance after China and Russia refused to endorse U.S.-backed tough language, diplomats said.
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Iraq asks Iran to reign in militants
Sep 12 2006 9:31PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made his first official visit to Iran, a close ally, asking the Islamic regime on Tuesday to crack down on al-Qaida militants infiltrating his country and seeking new deals to help Iraq's troubled oil industry.
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Bomb kills 7 in southeastern Turkey
Sep 12 2006 8:11PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - A bomb struck a predominantly Kurdish city in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, killing seven people and wounding 17, the local governor's office said.
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Zilmer: U.S. 'stifling' Iraq insurgency
Sep 12 2006 8:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior American commander in Iraq said Tuesday that U.S.-led military operations are "stifling" the insurgency in western Anbar province but are not strong enough to defeat it.
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Annan: Israeli withdrawal "significant'
Sep 12 2006 6:20PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israel has made "significant progress" in the gradual withdrawal of its forces from south Lebanon in the month since the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution to end the conflict there, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday in a report.
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Yemen tribesmen threaten 4 hostages
Sep 12 2006 6:16PM (CT)
SAN`A, Yemen (AP) - Yemeni tribesmen holding four French tourists hostage threatened Tuesday to kill them if troops attempt to storm their hideout in a mountainous region in eastern Yemen, tribal officials close to the negotiations said.
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51 killed in stampede at Yemeni rally
Sep 12 2006 4:58PM (CT)
SAN`A, Yemen (AP) - A stampede broke out Tuesday in a stadium packed with thousands of people for an election campaign rally for Yemen's president, killing at least 51 people and injuring more than 200, including youths bused in for the event.
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At least 24 people killed across Iraq
Sep 12 2006 3:30PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Violence killed at least two dozen people across Iraq on Tuesday, including six who died when a car bomb blew up in western Baghdad.
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Iraq asks Iran to stop flow of militants
Sep 12 2006 2:05PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iraq's prime minister made his first official visit to Iran on Tuesday, asking Tehran to prevent al-Qaida militants from slipping across the border to carry out attacks, an Iraqi official said. Iran's president promised to help Iraq establish security.
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Syrians fight off attack on U.S. Embassy
Sep 12 2006 1:46PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Armed Islamic militants attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in a brazen attack Tuesday, the government said. Four people were killed, including three of the assailants. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but an al-Qaida offshoot group was suspected, Syria's ambassador to the United States said.
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Saddam rages as Kurds detail atrocities
Sep 12 2006 1:16PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein thundered against "agents of Iran and Zionism" Tuesday as Kurdish witnesses described atrocities against them. In a moment of defiance, a witness snapped: "Congratulations, Saddam. You are in a cage."
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Hamas gives Abbas OK for negotiations
Sep 12 2006 1:02PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas officials gave Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the go-ahead Tuesday for negotiations with Israel, a major shift in the militant Islamic group's position as it works to end its international isolation.
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Gulf nations boost anti-terror defenses
Sep 12 2006 11:58AM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - America's allies in the Persian Gulf are at least as worried about terrorism as the United States, spending billions of dollars on security fences in the desert, eye scanning machines at airports and other measures to keep out militants.
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Police: Car bomb kills five in Iraq
Sep 12 2006 4:43AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A parked car bomb detonated Tuesday in Baghdad's upscale Mansour neighborhood, killing at least five people and wounding 13, police said.
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Hezbollah tackles rebuilding challenges
Sep 12 2006 4:30AM (CT)
SRIFA, Lebanon (AP) - Jamal Farhat fled his town in southern Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike destroyed more than a dozen homes there, killing some 30 people.
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Israeli soldier killed in gunbattle
Sep 12 2006 4:24AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hamas militants killed an Israeli soldier early Tuesday during a gunbattle in the Gaza Strip, the army and Palestinian officials said.
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Palestinian govt said ready for talks
Sep 12 2006 4:07AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The spokesman for the outgoing Hamas administration said a new Palestinian unity government will have "no problem" holding peace talks with Israel, but expressed doubt that Israel is ready for a deal.
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Gunmen attack Shiite mosque in Iraq
Sep 12 2006 3:10AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen attacked the only Shiite mosque in a town northeast of Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding three, police said Tuesday.
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