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British soldiers free two from Iraq jail
Sep 19 2005 9:31PM (CT)
BASRA, Iraq (AP) - British armored vehicles broke down the walls of the central jail in this southern city Monday and freed two British soldiers, allegedly undercover commandos arrested for shooting two Iraqi policemen, witnesses said. But London said the two men were released as a result of negotiations.
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Israeli seeks closer ties with Arab world
Sep 19 2005 9:10PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israel's foreign minister called on Arab states Monday to open formal relations with his country after talks with his Tunisian counterpart, the latest in a string of meetings that have boosted hopes of a new era of cooperation in the Middle East.
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Lebanese prime minister gets support at U.N.
Sep 19 2005 8:08PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Lebanon's elected prime minister got the support of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and foreign ministers from seven countries at a meeting Monday, with promises of a donors' conference and demands that Syria stay out of its politics.
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Al-Qaida takes blame for London blasts
Sep 19 2005 7:03PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said in a statement broadcast Monday that his terror network carried out the July 7 London bombings, marking the group's first direct claim of responsibility for the attacks that killed 52 people.
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Newsview: Iraqi army struggles to progress
Sep 19 2005 5:49PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Al-Qaida in Iraq landed a body blow to the government last week, just as the army took a major step in assuming security control from U.S. forces _ the key to an eventual American withdrawal.
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AP cameraman recounts Gaza kidnapping
Sep 19 2005 5:47PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - I had just stepped from my truck after a day working near the Egyptian border when a white Subaru pulled up: I was about to become Gaza's latest kidnapping victim.
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Panel seeks to strip Iraqi of immunity
Sep 19 2005 3:55PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A committee working to rid the Iraqi hierarchy of members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party said Monday it was trying to strip a former defense minister of immunity so he could face charges of corruption and serving in Saddam's intelligence service.
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Al-qaida leader faults Afghan elections
Sep 19 2005 3:25PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri criticized the legitimacy of Afghanistan's weekend elections in a new tape broadcast Monday, saying the polls took place under the control of the "lords of war."
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Iraqi journalist working with NYT killed
Sep 19 2005 3:10PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An Iraqi journalist working for The New York Times was killed after men claiming to be police officers abducted him from his home in the southern city of Basra, the newspaper announced Monday.
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Officials: Iraq health sector in crisis
Sep 19 2005 2:12PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Iraqi officials appealed Monday for more money and better coordination to improve health care and environmental protection, warning that their country faces dire problems.
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Jordan militant suspects plead not guilty
Sep 19 2005 11:03AM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Seven suspected militants accused of recruiting jihadists to fight U.S. forces in Iraq pleaded not guilty Monday at the opening of their trial in Jordan.
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Rice wants Syria out of Lebanese politics
Sep 19 2005 10:40AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and several other foreign ministers on Monday repeated their call for Syria to stay out of Lebanese politics now that it has withdrawn its troops from the nation.
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Saddam Hussein nephew draws life sentence
Sep 19 2005 6:53AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A nephew of Saddam Hussein was sentenced Monday to life in prison for funding Iraq's violent insurgency and for bomb-making, the government said in announcing the first verdict against a family member of the ousted leader.
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Abbas says he won't open Gaza-Egypt border
Sep 19 2005 6:33AM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Gaza-Egypt border will reopen only as part of an international agreement, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Monday, quashing speculation Egypt and the Palestinians might operate a crossing without Israel's blessing.
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U.S.: Suicide bomber says he was kidnapped
Sep 19 2005 5:22AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide bomber captured before he could blow himself up in a Shiite mosque claimed he was kidnapped, beaten and drugged by insurgents who forced him to take on the mission. The U.S. military said its medical tests indicated the man was telling the truth.
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