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Israel vows to release Palestinian funds
Dec 23 2006 11:07PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel agreed Saturday to release $100 million in frozen funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and ease West Bank travel restrictions _ goodwill gestures that revived hopes for a resumption of peace talks after years of hostility and distrust.
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Iran vows to defy U.N. nuclear sanctions
Dec 23 2006 10:34PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, increasing international pressure on the government to prove that it is not trying to make nuclear weapons. Iran immediately rejected the resolution.
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Top Shiite cleric balks at plan for Iraq
Dec 23 2006 10:27PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A U.S.-backed plan to form a political coalition of Iraq's Shiites, Sunni Arabs and Kurds _ a glimmer of hope in a nation torn by sectarian violence _ failed to win the crucial support of the top Shiite cleric Saturday.
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Lebanon PM, Hezbollah spar over failure
Dec 23 2006 7:34PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's government and the opposition blamed each other Saturday for the failure of an Arab League initiative to resolve the country's political crisis.
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Iran: U.N. ignoring Israeli nuke program
Dec 23 2006 6:56PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iran denounced U.N. sanctions imposed on its nuclear program Saturday, accusing the Security Council of double standards for ignoring Israel's apparent recent admission of its nuclear capabilities.
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Gunmen slay Iraqi intelligence officer
Dec 23 2006 10:25AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An Iraqi military intelligence officer was slain in a drive-by shooting on Saturday south of Baghdad, police said.
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