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BAGHDAD (Reuters) — The US military said on Sunday it had no reason to believe a militant group’s claim to have seized two Marines during fighting in Iraq, but said it was doing an inventory of personnel all the same. “There are no indications that Al Qaeda claims of having …
Read More »UN to seek more time in Hariri probe, Siniora says
BEIRUT (Reuters) — A UN team investigating the killing of Lebanon’s former prime minister, Rafiq Hariri, will ask for an extension of its mandate until mid-December, the Lebanese prime minister said on Sunday. A UN team led by German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis is due to report to the Security Council …
Read More »Israel suspends offensive
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel suspended an offensive against fighters in the Gaza Strip, including targeted killings, as clashes between Hamas gunmen and Palestinian police trying to enforce an arms ban killed at least three in Gaza City. Medical sources said three Palestinians, including a police major, had been killed …
Read More »AU accuses gov’t forces of attacking civilians in Darfur
KHARTOUM (AFP) — The African Union Mission in Sudan has accused government forces and Arab militias of launching joint attacks on villages and refugee camps in Darfur, in which at least 44 civilians were killed. These include an attack Wednesday on the Aro Sharow refugee camp in which the UN …
Read More »Tehran warns Tel Aviv
DAMASCUS (AFP) — Iran’s parliament speaker on Sunday warned Israel against any attempt to attack its nuclear facilities, and promised to “teach it a lesson†if it did. “If Israel does something stupid and attacks our nuclear facilities like it did in Iraq, we promise to teach it a lesson …
Read More »Ahmadinejad denies report of curbing oil sales
DUBAI (AP) — Iran’s president has denied telling a newspaper that his government might curtail oil sales if Iran is referred to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions over its nuclear programme. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “never had an interview, either oral or written, with the Khaleej Times,†the president’s …
Read More »Zarqawi sending militants back home — minister
AMMAN — Foreign Al Qaeda militants waging a campaign of suicide car bombings in Iraq plan to send some fighters home in preparation for similar operations in their own countries, the Iraqi interior minister said on Sunday. Interior Minister Bayan Jabor said documents found with Abu Azzam, said to be …
Read More »‘Iraq guilt’ mars morale, recruitment at British army — top general
LONDON (AFP) — Army morale and recruitment are suffering because troops are seen as “guilty by association†with Prime Minister Tony’s Blair’s decision to invade Iraq, Britain’s top soldier claimed in comments published here Sunday. General Sir Michael Walker, chief of the defence of staff, also said, in an interview …
Read More »Commander says training of Iraqi forces on schedule
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The top US commander in Iraq said on Sunday that training of Iraqi security forces was “on track†playing down earlier comments that only one Iraqi battalion was able to operate independently. “The development of the Iraqi security forces is very much on track,†General George Casey, …
Read More »Bush to crank up message machine on dangers of Iraq withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AFP) — President George W. Bush will this week attempt to rally Americans wavering on Iraq, as senior aides warn a quick exit for US troops could sow a deadly harvest of future terror attacks on US soil. Officials say Bush will give a “significant†speech on Thursday, the …
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