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Israel reopens Gaza border crossings
Sun, Jul 06, 2008 06:28 AM EDT
Israel has opened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip after closing them once again because of Palestinian rocket fire.
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AP Exclusive: US removes uranium from Iraq
Sun, Jul 06, 2008 04:45 AM EDT
The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.
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Car bomb kills 6, injures 14 in Baghdad
Sun, Jul 06, 2008 04:41 AM EDT
Iraqi police and medical officials say a car bomb in northern Baghdad has killed six people and injured 14 others, including three policemen.
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20 killed, wounded in Afghanistan
Sun, Jul 06, 2008 02:01 AM EDT
Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense says more than 20 militants have been killed and wounded during a battle with NATO-backed Afghan forces.
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US soldier dies in Iraq
Sat, Jul 05, 2008 11:54 PM EDT
The U.S. military says an American soldier in Iraq has died of a noncombat cause.
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Iran indicates it has no plans to halt enrichment
Sat, Jul 05, 2008 10:42 PM EDT
Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent the European Union a response to an international offer of incentives for halting enrichment.
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,113
Sat, Jul 05, 2008 07:53 PM EDT
As of Saturday, July 5, 2008, at least 4,113 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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Iraqi boy's first swim hopeful sign of progress
Sat, Jul 05, 2008 01:45 PM EDT
Muntadhar al-Sharify stood shivering Saturday in Baghdad's searing heat, a smile on his young face.
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Officials: Blast kills 5 in Yemen
Sat, Jul 05, 2008 07:33 AM EDT
Local officials in a northern Yemeni town say an explosion at the main post office building has killed at least five people.
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Lawmaker killed in southern Afghanistan
Fri, Jul 04, 2008 11:39 PM EDT
An Afghan official says gunmen in southern Afghanistan have assassinated a lawmaker.