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Sharon warns against Hamas participation
Nov 6 2005 10:33PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday that Israel would not ease restrictions before Palestinian parliamentary elections in January as long as Hamas, a militant group that has killed hundreds of Israelis, is allowed to participate.
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Iran tries charm to counter Israel remarks
Nov 6 2005 9:24PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Facing continued criticism for its president's call for Israel's destruction, Iran launched a charm offensive Sunday by proposing resumed nuclear talks with Europe, saying it allowed U.N. inspectors to visit a sensitive military facility and pledging to boost relations with former enemy Iraq.
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Terrified residents flee Iraq fighting
Nov 6 2005 8:59PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Scores of terrified Iraqis fled a besieged town Sunday, waving white flags and hauling their belongings to escape a second day of fighting between U.S. Marines and al-Qaida-led militants along the Syrian border. U.S. and Iraqi troops battled insurgents house-to-house, the U.S. military said.
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Muslim Brotherhood woman seeks Egypt seat
Nov 6 2005 6:02PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters marching and waving posters touting their candidate for parliament were mostly men. The few women there were segregated at the back of the line _ except for one: the candidate herself.
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Arab fighters trouble innocent outsiders
Nov 6 2005 1:41PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A factory owner is arrested on suspicion of abetting terrorists. A laundry worker goes to get his visa renewed and is thrown in jail. And a cook says some Iraqis now greet him with a clear message: Get out of our country.
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Iran offers to expedite Iraq pipeline
Nov 6 2005 6:13AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran said Sunday it supported a stable Iraq and called for expediting the construction of an oil pipeline and railway between the two neighbors, state-run television reported.
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UN summons Syrian officers in Hariri probe
Nov 6 2005 5:23AM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The chief U.N. investigator into the assassination of a former Lebanese premier, armed with new powers from the Security Council, has summoned six senior Syrian intelligence officers for questioning, a Lebanese official said Saturday.
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