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Second day of Iraq mayhem kills 31
Sep 15 2005 9:50PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Suicide bombers inflicted another day of mayhem in the capital Thursday, killing at least 31 people in two attacks about a minute apart that targeted Iraqi police and Interior Ministry commandos. The carnage left nearly 200 people dead just two days.
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Sharon: No wish to rule Palestinians
Sep 15 2005 9:46PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told a U.N. summit on Thursday that the Palestinians are entitled to their own state, and his country has no desire to rule over them.
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Iran set to give nuclear info to others
Sep 15 2005 8:20PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iran is willing to provide nuclear technology to other Muslim states, Iran's hard-line president said Thursday. Hours later, European nations renewed an offer of economic incentives if the Mideast nation would halt its uranium enrichment.
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U.N. to help Iraqis print constitution
Sep 15 2005 7:26PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations plans to print and distribute 5 million copies of Iraq's draft constitution to Iraqis before the Oct. 15 referendum on the charter, a U.N. spokesman said Thursday.
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Qatar offers rare praise for Israel
Sep 15 2005 6:26PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israel's withdrawal from Gaza yielded swift returns on the world stage Thursday: praise from Qatar and an unusual meeting between the Arab emirate's foreign minister and his Israeli counterpart.
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Egyptians struggle with Gaza border
Sep 15 2005 3:39PM (CT)
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) - Palestinians blasted holes in an Israeli-built wall and overwhelmed Egyptian troops on the Gaza border to flow by the hundreds into Egypt on Thursday, foiling attempts to impose control after days of unhindered crossings.
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Gaza border worries Israelis, Palestinians
Sep 15 2005 1:40PM (CT)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Thursday said they fear al-Qaida terrorists will infiltrate into Gaza through the open Gaza-Egypt border, where Palestinians and Egyptians have been crossing largely unfettered since Israel withdrew from the area four days ago.
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Israeli court upholds barrier's legality
Sep 15 2005 1:33PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an opinion by the International Court of Justice calling for the removal of its West Bank barrier, upholding the structure's legality but also instructing the government to reroute a section to avoid encircling Palestinian villages.
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Iraqi president appeals for world's help
Sep 15 2005 12:37PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iraq's president appealed for help Thursday in fighting terrorism and counseled patience as his country tries to overcome widespread violence and establish a modern state.
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Effort to refer Iran for sanctions opposed
Sep 15 2005 8:21AM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - A U.S.-European drive to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council is encountering fierce opposition and could be postponed despite deep international concerns about Tehran's nuclear agenda, diplomats and government officials said Thursday.
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Palestinian gunmen set up Gaza checkpoints
Sep 15 2005 6:12AM (CT)
KATIF, Gaza Strip (AP) - Armed militants set up checkpoints in Gaza's evacuated Jewish settlements for a second day Thursday, doing the job of Palestinian security officials who have been unable to rein in the chaos since Israel's withdrawal.
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Palestinians rekindle Rafah romances
Sep 15 2005 5:24AM (CT)
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) - Once Israel had pulled its last troops out of Gaza, Abdullah Sweillam left behind the strip's squalid ghettos along with his wife and three children, slipping into Egypt to rekindle a romance with his second spouse.
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