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Union leader beats Shimon Peres in primary
Nov 9 2005 11:40PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - A fiery union leader won a stunning victory over Shimon Peres in the leadership contest for Israel's Labor Party, officials said Thursday, dealing a blow to the elder statesman that could endanger the country's shaky governing coalition.
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Suicide bombers kill 57 at Jordan hotels
Nov 9 2005 11:39PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three U.S.-based hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night, killing at least 57 people and wounding 115 in what appeared to be an al-Qaida assault on an Arab kingdom with close ties to the United States.
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Turnout good for Egypt parliamentary vote
Nov 9 2005 9:38PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Turnout was better than expected Wednesday, violence was sparse and the opposition Muslim Brotherhood _ still officially banned _ ran an active and open campaign in what many viewed as Egypt's freest parliamentary vote.
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Saddam's defense team threatens boycott
Nov 9 2005 8:43PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The defense team in Saddam Hussein's trial said Wednesday it will not show up for the next session Nov. 28 unless the court accepts its demands for "neutral international intervention" to guarantee security.
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Amman long viewed as prime terror target
Nov 9 2005 6:25PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's capital has long been a prime target for al-Qaida terror strikes, both because it serves as a gateway to Iraq for U.S. workers and because terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi holds strong hatred for his homeland's rulers.
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Nominee for Iranian oil minister withdraws
Nov 9 2005 4:51PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second nominee to head the key oil ministry _ a Revolutionary Guards commander with no background in the industry _ withdrew his candidacy Wednesday because of lack of support from parliament.
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Syria imposes travel ban on six officials
Nov 9 2005 4:37PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A Syrian judicial committee probing the assassination of a former Lebanese leader has imposed a travel ban on six officials a U.N. commission wants to interview, a spokesman said Wednesday.
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Bombs in Iraq getting more sophisticated
Nov 9 2005 2:18PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. and British troops are being killed in Iraq by increasingly sophisticated insurgent bombs, including a new type triggered when a vehicle crosses an infrared beam and is blasted by armor-piercing projectiles.
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Arabs blame French society, discrimination
Nov 9 2005 2:07PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - France's riots have set off a round of troubled debate across the Arab world: Most here blame a failure to offer opportunity to immigrants, but others see a more ominous clash of cultures over Islam.
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Hamas might negotiate with Israel
Nov 9 2005 9:38AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hamas would consider negotiating with Israel about prisoners and further Israeli withdrawals, a top leader said in an interview broadcast Wednesday, indicating the Islamic militant group was moderating its tone ahead of Palestinian parliamentary elections.
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Iraqi president condemns killing of lawyer
Nov 9 2005 8:17AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - President Jalal Talabani on Tuesday condemned the assassination of a second defense lawyer in the Saddam Hussein trial and urged attorneys to accept government protection.
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