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Sunday, March 21, 2010

U.N. chief blasts Israel’s plan for settlement on disputed land

An Israeli soldier detains a Palestinian protester during clashes in the West Bank village of Iraq Burin, near Nablus.
By Associated Press
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said yesterday that an Israeli settlement building anywhere on...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Rival edges ahead of Iraq PM in overall vote count

By Associated Press
BAGHDAD — A secular challenger to Iraq’s prime minister edged ahead Saturday in the overall vote count in parliamentary elections, while the prime...

UN chief says Israeli settlements must be stopped

By Associated Press
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday, after...
Friday, March 19, 2010

Palestinians clash with Israeli security

Palestinian boys stand next to a smuggling tunnel damaged in an Israeli air strike early Friday, at the border between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, March 19, 2010.
By Associated Press
JERUSALEM — Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank lobbed rocks at Israeli security forces, set garbage...

Little fanfare for 7th anniversary of war in Iraq

Iraqis gather to inspect a wreck of a motorcycle destroyed in a road side bomb blast in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010.
By Associated Press
BAGHDAD — Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Wrong religion: Israeli ruins re-identified

By Associated Press
JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have announced that ruins long thought to be of an ancient synagogue are actually the remains of a palace built by...

Carter criticizes Mideast effort

By Associated Press
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter says the latest plan for shuttle diplomacy between Israel and Palestine is...
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US soldier dies in combat in Baghdad

By Associated Press
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in combat in Baghdad. A statement by the military says the soldier from the U.S. Central...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Israel lifts closure of West Bank as tensions calm

Palestinian demonstrators hurl stones at Israeli troops, not seen, in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
By Associated Press
JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday lifted its tight restrictions on Palestinian...
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Steamy text messages lands couple in Dubai jail

By Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A string of steamy text messages has resulted in a jail sentence for an Indian couple, local media announced Wednesday, in the...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Hillary Clinton: Israel must prove commitment to peace

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today said Israel must prove it is committed to the Mideast...
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Iraqi PM’s bloc accuses election official of fraud

By Associated Press
BAGHDAD — The coalition led by Iraq’s prime minister has accused an election official of manipulating vote counts from the country’s parliamentary...

US envoy cancels Mideast trip, Israel feud deepens

By Associated Press
JERUSALEM — A U.S. envoy’s postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst U.S.-Israeli...
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Tehran police to guard against festival demos

By Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian police will be deploying their forces onto the streets of the capital Tehran on Tuesday evening in great strength to counter any...

Challenger overtakes Iraq PM in overall vote count

By Associated Press
BAGHDAD — A coalition challenging Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in parliamentary elections is ahead for the first time in the overall vote count,...


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