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Turkey official warns on Iraq federalism
Sep 18 2006 11:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Turkey's foreign minister warned Monday that a federal system in Iraq that could lead to autonomous Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish regions could break up the country and threaten the stability of the region.
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Iranian leader urges more papal protests
Sep 18 2006 11:23PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida in Iraq warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that its war against Christianity and the West will go on until Islam takes over the world, and Iran's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Islam.
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Iraq violence kills at least 41 people
Sep 18 2006 10:33PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Bombers and gunmen killed at least 41 people and wounded dozens across Iraq on Monday, while parliament leaders again put off debate on legislation that some Iraqis fear could threaten the country's unity and bring even more violence.
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Annan says Iraq in danger of civil war
Sep 18 2006 9:31PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called Monday on the Iraqi government to do more to foster national unity, warning the violence-ridden country was in "grave danger" of collapsing into civil war.
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Greece wants Turkey to recognize Cyprus
Sep 18 2006 8:15PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Greece wants Turkey to become a full-fledged European democracy and member of the European Union but insists Ankara must first recognize a reunified Cyprus, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis said.
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Kin reunited 65 years after Holocaust
Sep 18 2006 4:46PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hilda Shlick thought she lost nearly all her family in the Holocaust _ until her Internet-savvy grandsons located her 81-year-old brother in Canada.
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U.N. commander: Won't disarm Hezbollah
Sep 18 2006 4:42PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The French general commanding U.N. peacekeeping forces in Lebanon said Monday his troops would not intervene to disarm Hezbollah, even as French President Jacques Chirac said the militant group should not keep a military wing.
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French leader proposes Iran compromise
Sep 18 2006 2:54PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - President Jacques Chirac proposed a compromise Monday to kickstart talks between Iran and the international community, suggesting the threat of U.N. sanctions be suspended in exchange for Tehran halting its uranium enrichment program.
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Appeal of militias seen as Iraq obstacle
Sep 18 2006 1:16PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. soldiers trying to win back Baghdad's streets say they have been surprised by the power and popularity of Shiite militias, whose presence they view as a major obstacle to curbing violence in the city.
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Lebanon World Heritage sites need repair
Sep 18 2006 12:57PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lebanon, including some of the Middle East's most significant ancient ruins, are in urgent need of repairs after a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.N. agency said Monday.
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Spike in Iraq violence claims 43 lives
Sep 18 2006 12:49PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people and wounded 17 others on Monday in the northwestern city of Tal Afar as violence around Iraq claimed at least 43 lives, police said. Five bodies were also around Iraq.
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Witnesses testify of Saddam atrocities
Sep 18 2006 12:08PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A former Kurdish rebel testified Monday he temporarily lost his sight in a chemical weapons attack by Saddam Hussein's forces nearly two decades ago. He removed his glasses so the court could see his swollen eyes.
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Leader: Iraqi tribes fight insurgency
Sep 18 2006 10:00AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Tribes in one of Iraq's most volatile provinces have joined together to fight the insurgency there, and they have called on the government and the U.S.-led military coalition for weapons, a prominent tribal leader said Monday.
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Palestinian PM's guards disperse protest
Sep 18 2006 9:36AM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's bodyguards opened fire outside the parliament building Monday to disperse a crowd of protesters angry over the government's failure to end a growing economic crisis in the Gaza Strip.
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Iraq al-Qaida says pope, West are doomed
Sep 18 2006 8:34AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida in Iraq and its allies warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that he and the West were "doomed" and proclaimed that the holy war would continue until Islam dominates the world.
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Israel indicts 3 members of Hezbollah
Sep 18 2006 6:59AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel on Monday charged three Hezbollah members arrested in Lebanon during the recent war with murder for involvement in deadly attacks on soldiers.
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Iraq army division takes over province
Sep 18 2006 6:58AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The Iraqi army's 4th division took over operational control of central Salahuddin province on Monday from the U.S.-led coalition, the government said.
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U.S. war prisons legal vacuum for 14,000
Sep 18 2006 6:13AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - In the few short years since the first shackled Afghan shuffled off to Guantanamo, the U.S. military has created a global network of overseas prisons, its islands of high security keeping 14,000 detainees beyond the reach of established law.
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American sailor killed in Iraq
Sep 18 2006 5:07AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An American sailor assigned to the Marines died after being wounded in Iraq's restive Anbar province, the U.S. military command said Sunday.
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Iran on agenda at IAEA conference
Sep 18 2006 4:00AM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The United States, Russia and other nations will focus on ways to reduce the threat of nuclear proliferation at this week's International Atomic Energy Agency conference, yet some of the proposed remedies could indirectly hasten the arms race.
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Palestinian PM's bodyguards open fire
Sep 18 2006 3:56AM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Bodyguards for the Palestinian prime minister opened fire outside the Gaza City parliament building Monday, trying to clear the way for him through a group of unemployed workers, police said.
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