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Austria upholds objection to Turkey in EU
Oct 2 2005 10:24PM (CT)
LUXEMBOURG (AP) - European Union foreign ministers failed to persuade Austria to drop its objections to Turkey's bid to join the club, and crisis talks that went into the early morning hours Monday were set to resume later in the morning, diplomats said.
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U.S.: 28 militants die as Iraq fight grows
Oct 2 2005 9:35PM (CT)
QAIM, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops battled insurgents holed up in houses and driving explosives-laden vehicles in a second town near the Syrian border Sunday, killing 28 in an expansion of their two-day-old offensive chasing al-Qaida fighters along the Euphrates River valley, the military said.
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Video shows Bali bomber just before blast
Oct 2 2005 9:29PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Police raised the alert level for Indonesia's capital and the president warned of more attacks Sunday as a chilling video shot the day before showed a suspected bomber clutching a backpack and strolling past diners moments before one of three suicide bombings killed 26 people on Bali.
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Iraq's president calls for PM to step down
Oct 2 2005 7:38PM (CT)
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's Kurdish president called on the country's Shiite prime minister to step down, the spokesman for the president's party said Sunday, escalating a political split between the two factions that make up the government.
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Iraq rejects Saudi charge of Iran meddling
Oct 2 2005 7:32PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Iraq angrily rejected Saudi Arabian allegations of increasing Iranian involvement in Iraq, as Arab foreign ministers gathered on Sunday to discuss a pan-Arab strategy to help restore stability to the war-torn country.
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Marines sweep through western Iraq cities
Oct 2 2005 7:16PM (CT)
HADITHA, Iraq (AP) - Periodic U.S. offensives across Iraq's huge western region aim to keep insurgents on the run. But stamping them out completely is another matter: Once the assault ends, the militants usually come back.
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Group: Iraqi insurgents commit war crimes
Oct 2 2005 7:05PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Insurgent groups in Iraq are committing war crimes by targeting civilians in mass killings, abductions and beheadings, a human rights group said Monday.
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Sharon and Abbas agree to meet
Oct 2 2005 6:41PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas agreed Sunday to hold their first summit since Israel's pullout from Gaza as part of their efforts to restart the stalled Middle East peace process, officials from both sides said.
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Al-Qaida claims to capture 2 U.S. Marines
Oct 2 2005 6:29PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed to have captured two U.S Marines participating in an offensive in western Iraq, threatening in a Web statement issued Sunday to kill them within 24 hours. The U.S. military said the claim appeared to be fake.
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Newspaper stands by Iran oil-threat story
Oct 2 2005 10:16AM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A Dubai-based newspaper said Sunday it stands by a story in which it quoted Iran's president as saying he might curtail oil sales if his nation is referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions over its nuclear program.
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Sudanese government accused in attacks
Oct 2 2005 8:29AM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The African Union accused Sudanese government forces on Saturday of attacking civilians in Darfur, and committing acts of "calculated and wanton destruction" that have killed at least 44 people and displaced thousands over two weeks.
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Israel suspends weeklong Gaza offensive
Oct 2 2005 8:26AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has suspended its offensive into the Gaza Strip following a lull in rocket fire by Palestinian militants, but it is ready to restart the operation if attacks resume, the army said on Sunday.
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Israeli president will visit Vatican
Oct 2 2005 8:24AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli President Moshe Katsav has accepted an invitation from Pope Benedict XVI to make the first official visit to the Vatican by an Israeli head of state, officials said Sunday.
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Attempt on Lebanese judge's life fails
Oct 2 2005 8:19AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A possible attempt to assassinate a Lebanese judge was foiled Saturday after neighbors alerted him to suspicious activity around his car and police found batteries and wires beneath the vehicle, security officials said.
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Sharon, Abbas agree to hold summit soon
Oct 2 2005 8:04AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon spoke to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday, and the two men agreed to hold a summit soon, Sharon's office said.
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Israel issues Sinai travel warning
Oct 2 2005 4:40AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel warned its citizens not to travel to Egypt's Sinai desert during the upcoming month of Jewish holidays, saying Sunday it has information that Arab militants planning attacks against Israelis are already located in the resort area.
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Turkey demands full membership in EU
Oct 2 2005 1:44AM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's prime minister said Saturday the mostly Muslim nation will only accept full membership in the European Union, warning Austria's ambassador to drop talk about an associate partnership in the group.
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Marine mourns 11 friends killed in bombing
Oct 2 2005 12:26AM (CT)
HADITHA DAM, Iraq (AP) - Cpl. David Kreuter had a new baby boy he'd seen only in photos. Lance Cpl. Michael Cifuentes was counting the days to his wedding. Lance Cpl. Nicholas Bloem had just celebrated his 20th birthday.
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Marine mourns 11 friends killed in bombing
Oct 2 2005 12:19AM (CT)
HADITHA DAM, Iraq (AP) - Cpl. David Kreuter had a new baby boy he'd seen only in photos. Lance Cpl. Michael Cifuentes was counting the days to his wedding. Lance Cpl. Nicholas Bloem had just celebrated his 20th birthday.
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