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Some apparently tortured detainees found
Nov 15 2005 11:01PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's prime minister said Tuesday that 173 Iraqi detainees _ malnourished and showing signs of torture _ were found at an Interior Ministry basement lockup seized by U.S. forces in Baghdad. The discovery appeared to validate Sunni complaints of abuse by the Shiite-controlled ministry.
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Israelis, Palestinians OK Gaza deal
Nov 15 2005 11:00PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Palestinians, under strong U.S. pressure, reached an agreement Tuesday to open Gaza's borders starting Nov. 25, a step vital to turning the economically crippled territory into a success in the wake of Israel's withdrawal.
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Newsview: Rice plays heavy to seal deal
Nov 15 2005 10:58PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played the heavy on Tuesday to help seal a deal that was eluding Israelis and Palestinians and clouding a hopeful moment for Mideast peace.
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Syria opposes U.N. bid for Beirut queries
Nov 15 2005 8:41PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Syria opposes the U.N. request to question six of its officials in Beirut about the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister because their presence could cause friction between the two countries, Syria's U.N. ambassador said Tuesday.
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Israeli Labor legislators urge withdrawal
Nov 15 2005 8:05PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Labor legislators recommended unanimously Tuesday that the party withdraw from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ruling coalition, pushing the government closer to collapse and early elections.
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Violence erupts during Egyptian runoffs
Nov 15 2005 7:58PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Scattered violence erupted during runoff elections Tuesday that saw a heated competition between the long-dominant ruling party and Egypt's leading Islamic group, which hopes to increase its presence in the country's parliament.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces kill 30 guerrillas
Nov 15 2005 7:50PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi forces swept through most of an insurgent stronghold near the Syrian border on Tuesday, encountering pockets of fierce resistance, destroying five unexploded car bombs and killing at least 30 guerrilla fighters, the U.S. command reported.
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Details of deadly Jordan bombings emerge
Nov 15 2005 6:07PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The DJ was putting on the traditional tabla drum music for the bride and groom to enter the hotel ballroom when suddenly the lights went out and the sound system went dead. Seconds later, he saw a flash and heard a loud explosion.
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Jordan's national security adviser resigns
Nov 15 2005 4:45PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Eleven top Jordanian officials, including the national security adviser, resigned Tuesday and the government imposed tough new rules aimed at foreigners in the wake of the deadly hotel bombings.
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High oil prices spark 4x4 fever in Gulf
Nov 15 2005 3:28PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Pity the poor sport utility vehicle dealer. Sales of the bloated automobiles in North America and Europe have been crippled by soaring fuel prices, with some saying the SUV's demise as a family car is nigh. Not so in the Arab lands of the Persian Gulf.
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Israeli soldier acquitted in girl's death
Nov 15 2005 3:26PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli military court Tuesday acquitted an army captain who was charged with intentionally killing a teenage Palestinian girl in the Gaza Strip last year, saying she was already dead when he shot her.
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Some Israelis praise suicide-bomber film
Nov 15 2005 3:07PM (CT)
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - A movie about Palestinian suicide bombers had Tel Aviv viewers on the edge of their seats _ and some even found themselves empathizing with the two West Bank mechanics trying to attack their city.
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Rice helps with agreement on Gaza borders
Nov 15 2005 2:44PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prodded by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel and the Palestinians agreed Tuesday on details for opening the borders of the Gaza Strip and allowing freer movement for Palestinians elsewhere, a significant step toward an eventual peace deal between historic enemies.
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11 top Jordanian officials resign
Nov 15 2005 1:25PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Eleven top Jordanian officials, including the kingdom's national security adviser, resigned Tuesday in the wake of last week's triple hotel bombings, state-run TV announced. King Abdullah II appointed Marouf al-Bakhit, Jordan's ambassador to Israel, to replace outgoing security chief Saad Kheir, a former chief of Jordan's intelligence department.
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Fourth American dies in Jordan bombings
Nov 15 2005 11:43AM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A fourth American has died from wounds sustained in last week's triple hotel bombings in the Jordanian capital, a U.S. Embassy official said Tuesday.
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Fourth American dies in Jordan bombings
Nov 15 2005 11:31AM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A fourth American has died from wounds sustained in last week's triple hotel bombings in the Jordanian capital, Amman, a U.S. Embassy official said Tuesday.
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Defense lawyer in Saddam trial flees Iraq
Nov 15 2005 9:10AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - In another setback to the Saddam Hussein case, a defense lawyer who was wounded in an ambush that killed one of his colleagues said Tuesday he had fled Iraq and was seeking asylum in the Gulf state of Qatar.
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Sharon's son pleads guilty to corruption
Nov 15 2005 8:19AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's eldest son pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegal fund-raising charges stemming from his father's 1999 election campaign, his attorney said.
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Baghdad VIPs don't get the grand tour
Nov 15 2005 7:23AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - In the last week, four top international figures have made unannounced but highly publicized visits to Baghdad. But they didn't exactly get the grand tour.
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Talabani: Muslims must denounce terrorism
Nov 15 2005 7:21AM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Muslim clerics and scholars must do more to denounce terrorism and its leaders or risk allowing Islamic radicalism to spread, the president of Iraq said at a conference Tuesday on Islam's global roles.
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Islamic Web sites criticize Jordan bombing
Nov 15 2005 5:29AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Contributors to Islamic Web sites known for enthusiastically supporting al-Qaida have reacted angrily and with unprecedented criticism to last week's hotel bombings in Jordan.
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Israel, Palestinians OK Gaza border deal
Nov 15 2005 3:27AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Palestinians have reached a deal on Gaza border crossings, a European official said Tuesday, following allnight negotiations brokered by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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Decision on oil-for-food official delayed
Nov 15 2005 12:13AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations put off a decision on how to respond to a ruling by an appeals body that vindicated the lone employee fired over the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, despite promises that it would come to a conclusion on Monday.
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