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Saudi says rape victim was adulteress
Nov 25 2007 6:39PM (CT)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's Justice Ministry said a girl who it sentenced to jail time and flogging after being gang raped by seven men was an adulteress who invited the attack because at the time she was partially dressed in a parked car with her lover.
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Iraqi Shiite leader defends Iran
Nov 25 2007 6:18PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's most influential Shiite politician said Sunday that the U.S had not backed up claims that Iran is fueling violence here, underscoring a wide gap on the issue between Washington and the Shiite-led Baghdad government.
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Iraqi Shiite leader defends Iran
Nov 25 2007 6:18PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's most influential Shiite politician said Sunday that the U.S had not backed up claims that Iran is fueling violence here, underscoring a wide gap on the issue between Washington and the Shiite-led Baghdad government.
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Iraqi Shiite leader defends Iran
Nov 25 2007 6:18PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's most influential Shiite politician said Sunday that the U.S had not backed up claims that Iran is fueling violence here, underscoring a wide gap on the issue between Washington and the Shiite-led Baghdad government.
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Iraqi Shiite leader defends Iran
Nov 25 2007 6:18PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's most influential Shiite politician said Sunday that the U.S had not backed up claims that Iran is fueling violence here, underscoring a wide gap on the issue between Washington and the Shiite-led Baghdad government.
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Iraqi Shiite leader defends Iran
Nov 25 2007 6:18PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's most influential Shiite politician said Sunday that the U.S had not backed up claims that Iran is fueling violence here, underscoring a wide gap on the issue between Washington and the Shiite-led Baghdad government.
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Syria agrees to attend Mideast summit
Nov 25 2007 3:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Arab holdout Syria agreed Sunday to attend a Mideast peace conference called by President Bush to restart talks to resolve the six-decade conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, yet expectations for the summit remained low. The two sides came to Washington without agreeing on basic terms for their negotiations.
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Syria agrees to attend Mideast summit
Nov 25 2007 3:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Arab holdout Syria agreed Sunday to attend a Mideast peace conference called by President Bush to restart talks to resolve the six-decade conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, yet expectations for the summit remained low. The two sides came to Washington without agreeing on basic terms for their negotiations.
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Golan Heights shrugs off peace talks
Nov 25 2007 3:28PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Syria's decision to attend the Annapolis summit on Mideast peace has raised the prospect of negotiations with Israel over the Golan Heights. But Israeli settlers say they are not worried the strategic plateau may return to Syrian control, pointing to a long history of failed attempts to settle the dispute.
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Golan Heights shrugs off peace talks
Nov 25 2007 3:28PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Syria's decision to attend the Annapolis summit on Mideast peace has raised the prospect of negotiations with Israel over the Golan Heights. But Israeli settlers say they are not worried the strategic plateau may return to Syrian control, pointing to a long history of failed attempts to settle the dispute.
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Golan Heights shrugs off peace talks
Nov 25 2007 3:28PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Syria's decision to attend the Annapolis summit on Mideast peace has raised the prospect of negotiations with Israel over the Golan Heights. But Israeli settlers say they are not worried the strategic plateau may return to Syrian control, pointing to a long history of failed attempts to settle the dispute.
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Jerusalemites pray, rap about future
Nov 25 2007 3:16PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - When Ali Qleibo was born in Jerusalem, his home was under Jordanian control. It was 1953, and not far away stretched the bleak gash of barbed wire, concrete walls and minefields that cut the city into Jewish and Arab halves.
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Jerusalemites pray, rap about future
Nov 25 2007 3:16PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - When Ali Qleibo was born in Jerusalem, his home was under Jordanian control. It was 1953, and not far away stretched the bleak gash of barbed wire, concrete walls and minefields that cut the city into Jewish and Arab halves.
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Jerusalemites pray, rap about future
Nov 25 2007 3:16PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - When Ali Qleibo was born in Jerusalem, his home was under Jordanian control. It was 1953, and not far away stretched the bleak gash of barbed wire, concrete walls and minefields that cut the city into Jewish and Arab halves.
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Jerusalemites pray, rap about future
Nov 25 2007 3:16PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - When Ali Qleibo was born in Jerusalem, his home was under Jordanian control. It was 1953, and not far away stretched the bleak gash of barbed wire, concrete walls and minefields that cut the city into Jewish and Arab halves.
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Jerusalemites pray, rap about future
Nov 25 2007 3:16PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - When Ali Qleibo was born in Jerusalem, his home was under Jordanian control. It was 1953, and not far away stretched the bleak gash of barbed wire, concrete walls and minefields that cut the city into Jewish and Arab halves.
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Jerusalemites pray, rap about future
Nov 25 2007 3:16PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - When Ali Qleibo was born in Jerusalem, his home was under Jordanian control. It was 1953, and not far away stretched the bleak gash of barbed wire, concrete walls and minefields that cut the city into Jewish and Arab halves.
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A glance at the disputed Golan Heights
Nov 25 2007 2:52PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - The territorial dispute between Israel and Syria centers on the Golan Heights. Here are facts about the territory:
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Hezbollah adds new demand in Lebanon
Nov 25 2007 1:49PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Iran-backed Hezbollah on Sunday blamed U.S. interference for the Lebanese parliament's inability to elect a president and added a new condition for choosing the next head of state: The leader must support the powerful Shiite Muslim group's fight against Israel.
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Hezbollah adds new demand in Lebanon
Nov 25 2007 1:49PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Iran-backed Hezbollah on Sunday blamed U.S. interference for the Lebanese parliament's inability to elect a president and added a new condition for choosing the next head of state: The leader must support the powerful Shiite Muslim group's fight against Israel.
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Hezbollah adds new demand in Lebanon
Nov 25 2007 1:49PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Iran-backed Hezbollah on Sunday blamed U.S. interference for the Lebanese parliament's inability to elect a president and added a new condition for choosing the next head of state: The leader must support the powerful Shiite Muslim group's fight against Israel.
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Hezbollah adds new demand in Lebanon
Nov 25 2007 1:49PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Iran-backed Hezbollah on Sunday blamed U.S. interference for the Lebanese parliament's inability to elect a president and added a new condition for choosing the next head of state: The leader must support the powerful Shiite Muslim group's fight against Israel.
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Syria to attend Mideast peace conference
Nov 25 2007 12:03PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria announced Sunday that it will attend the Annapolis summit on Mideast peace, saying it would send its deputy foreign minister because the future of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights had been put on the agenda.
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Failure has high price at Mideast summit
Nov 25 2007 7:00AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Next week's Mideast peace conference is unlike any previous U.S. attempt to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because the price of failure has risen dramatically: radical Islamists could gain the upper hand in Palestinian areas and in an increasingly polarized Middle East.
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Failure has high price at Mideast summit
Nov 25 2007 7:00AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Next week's Mideast peace conference is unlike any previous U.S. attempt to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because the price of failure has risen dramatically: radical Islamists could gain the upper hand in Palestinian areas and in an increasingly polarized Middle East.
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Failure has high price at Mideast summit
Nov 25 2007 7:00AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Next week's Mideast peace conference is unlike any previous U.S. attempt to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because the price of failure has risen dramatically: radical Islamists could gain the upper hand in Palestinian areas and in an increasingly polarized Middle East.
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Failure has high price at Mideast summit
Nov 25 2007 7:00AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Next week's Mideast peace conference is unlike any previous U.S. attempt to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because the price of failure has risen dramatically: radical Islamists could gain the upper hand in Palestinian areas and in an increasingly polarized Middle East.
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