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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,201
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11.20.2008 : 8:20 pm
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As of Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at least 4,201 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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Dubai parties at hotel gala despite economic gloom
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11.20.2008 : 5:39 pm
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai developers threw a $20 million party Thursday complete with Hollywood celebrities Robert DeNiro and Charlize Theron and fireworks that lit up the evening sky.
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US raid kills Iraqi blamed in 2004 reservist death
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11.20.2008 : 5:10 pm
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CINCINNATI -- A father whose Army reservist son was captured, held hostage and killed in Iraq said Thursday that he's glad to learn one of the men responsible for his son's death has been "held accountable."
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Shouting and pounding, Iraqis fight over US pact
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11.20.2008 : 4:04 pm
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's parliament persevered Thursday in its debate on a proposed security agreement with the United States despite raucous attempts by opposition lawmakers to disrupt proceedings ahead of next week's vote on the deal.
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World struggles to take on plague of Somali piracy
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11.20.2008 : 4:00 pm
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NAIROBI, Kenya -- The U.N., African Union and Arab nations struggled to respond Thursday to a surge of pirate attacks, authorizing more sanctions and calling for international peacekeepers to stop Somali sea bandits who appear undeterred by nonviolent tactics.
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Pakistan protests to US over deep missile strike
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11.20.2008 : 3:43 pm
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan protested to the U.S. ambassador Thursday over a deep cross-border missile strike, and a militant group threatened to target foreigners unless the attacks stop.
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Palestinian leader appeals to Israelis in peace ad
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11.20.2008 : 3:43 pm
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took his case for a peace deal directly to ordinary Israelis Thursday, assuring them in Hebrew-language newspaper ads that a withdrawal from the West Bank, Gaza and parts of Jerusalem would bring them full recognition by the Arab world.
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US, Iraqis to transfer control of Diyala to Sunnis
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11.20.2008 : 3:21 pm
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BAGHDAD -- The Shiite-led government has demanded control over U.S.-funded Sunni groups that revolted against al-Qaida in Iraq in Diyala province by January -- a move that could jeopardize fragile security gains in one of Iraq's most turbulent areas.
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Baghdad to kill stray dogs after fatal attacks
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11.20.2008 : 2:43 pm
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BAGHDAD -- Baghdad authorities announced a campaign on Thursday to kill stray dogs who roam the Iraqi capital in packs, after a spate of fatal dog attacks left children in some neighborhoods fearful of going outside.
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Israeli leaders make secret journey to Jordan
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11.20.2008 : 8:15 am
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli leaders made a secret journey to neighboring Jordan earlier this week, listening to pleas from King Abdullah II to avert a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli and Jordan officials confirmed Thursday.
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Settlers spray inflammatory graffiti on mosque
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11.20.2008 : 6:45 am
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HEBRON, West Bank -- Jewish settlers on Thursday spray-painted graffiti on a mosque slurring the Prophet Muhammad and defaced a Muslim cemetery, Israeli military officials said, threatening to worsen tensions in this volatile West Bank city.
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Polls show Israel's Likud party leading
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11.20.2008 : 5:09 am
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JERUSALEM -- A pair of polls published Thursday showed opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline Likud party leading Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's moderate Kadima party in the run-up to Israel's Feb. 10 elections.
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Gazans cook on wood fires because of power cuts
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11.20.2008 : 3:04 am
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- While an Israeli cutoff in fuel shipments has closed down a dozen of his competitors, baker Khalil Awad stays in business thanks to a little creativity and dirty black oil drained from car engines. The cutoff in fuel shipments to the Gaza Strip's sole power plant started a week ago in response to rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
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11.20.2008 : 12:23 am
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HERODIUM, West Bank -- King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. The scientists found such paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the ancient Jewish monarch was buried there.
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Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet
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11.19.2008 : 7:25 pm
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CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and Arabs that Obama does not represent a change in U.S. policies.
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Global media executives protest Gaza press ban
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11.19.2008 : 4:13 pm
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JERUSALEM -- Leaders of the world's biggest media organizations filed a protest with Israel's prime minister Wednesday criticizing the government's decision to ban journalists from entering the Gaza Strip for the last two weeks.
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IAEA: Syrian site could have been nuclear reactor
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11.19.2008 : 3:27 pm
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VIENNA, Austria -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday that a Syrian site bombed by Israel in 2007 had the characteristics of a nuclear reactor. It also admitted that its investigation into Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program is deadlocked.
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Israel boycotts UN racism conference, claims bias
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11.19.2008 : 2:38 pm
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JERUSALEM -- Israel will boycott a United Nations conference on racism next year, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday, charging it would be biased against Israel and aim to delegitimize the Jewish state.
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43 rare clocks stolen from Israel found in France
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11.19.2008 : 1:51 pm
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JERUSALEM -- Timepieces from a priceless collection stolen from a Jerusalem museum were discovered in French bank vaults, police said Wednesday, more than two decades after the heist.
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Clarification: Syria-Archaeology story
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11.19.2008 : 12:28 pm
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DAMASCUS, Syria -- In a Nov. 13 story about the discovery of an ancient church in Syria, The Associated Press called ancient Palmyra the center of an Arab state and said its Queen Zenobia carved out an independent Arab kingdom. Some historians refer to Palmyra as Arab but others say it was more likely a mixture of Arab, Aramaean and other Semitic cultures.
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Thai diplomat: Fugitive former Thai PM in UAE
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11.19.2008 : 11:24 am
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Thailand's fugitive former prime minister was in the United Arab Emirates visiting friends and business associates, Thailand's top diplomat in Dubai said Wednesday.
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Iran kills Kurd separatists at border
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11.19.2008 : 7:37 am
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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's official news agency says Iranian border guards have killed several Kurdish separatists in a shootout in the western part of the country.
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Obama calls Palestinian leader, says peace vital
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11.19.2008 : 5:53 am
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A Palestinian negotiator says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has called the Palestinian president and told him that peace is a vital interest for Israelis and Palestinians.
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Thai fishing boat hijacked by pirates off Somalia
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11.19.2008 : 1:30 am
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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Pirates hijacked a Thai fishing boat with 16 crew members Tuesday off the coast of Somalia, the same day a major Norwegian shipping group ordered its tankers to sail around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal because pirates had seized a Saudi supertanker.
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US arrests suspected Iranian agent in Iraq
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11.19.2008 : 1:25 am
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BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military says it has arrested an alleged senior member of the Iranian security forces suspected of funneling weapons into Iraq.
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Tanker capture raises alarm over Somali piracy
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11.18.2008 : 5:47 pm
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CAIRO, Egypt -- It seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply.
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Archeologists say they found witch doctor skeleton
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11.18.2008 : 3:11 pm
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JERUSALEM -- Archeologists believe a 12,000-year-old skeleton found in a grave containing 50 tortoise shells, a leopard pelvis, a cow tail and part of an eagle wing is the remains of a witch doctor.
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Iranian parliament chooses new interior minister
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11.18.2008 : 1:17 pm
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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian state radio says the parliament has chosen a close ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the new interior minister, after the predecessor was dismissed over a fake university degree.
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Iraq announces date for long-delayed elections
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11.18.2008 : 9:35 am
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq said Tuesday that it will hold long-awaited provincial elections on Jan. 31, a step forward for U.S.-backed efforts to promote national reconciliation even though a key northern area will not participate in the vote.
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Vigil over Iran shifts from UN to the White House
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11.17.2008 : 8:20 pm
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UNITED NATIONS -- Iranian demonstrators ended a 65-day vigil outside U.N. headquarters Monday and headed to Washington to seek assurances the United States will continue protecting a disarmed militia in Iraq that opposes Iran's government.
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Iran judiciary chief lauds US-Iraqi security pact
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11.17.2008 : 4:02 pm
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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran took a surprisingly positive stance Monday on the Iraq-U.S. security pact after months of harshly denouncing the deal, which would keep American troops in Iraq for three more years.
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Taliban claims Afghan ambush that killed 10 French
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11.17.2008 : 3:34 pm
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CAIRO, Egypt -- An Arab satellite television station on Monday showed video clips purportedly from the Taliban claiming responsibility for an ambush in Afghanistan that killed 10 French soldiers three months ago.
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Main provisions of US-Iraq security pact
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11.17.2008 : 3:26 pm
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Key provisions of the U.S.-Iraqi security pact that was approved by the Iraqi Cabinet and is being considered by the parliament ahead of a Nov. 24 vote:
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Officials: Israeli mob boss killed in car bombing
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11.17.2008 : 3:23 pm
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TEL AVIV, Israel -- A bomb exploded in a car carrying one of Israel's top mafia kingpins on Monday, killing him and threatening to unleash an all-out war in Israel's increasingly violent underworld.
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Worried West Bank settlers try wine and a bus tour
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11.17.2008 : 3:05 pm
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SHILOH, West Bank -- Israel's West Bank settlers have been ratcheting up their violence, defying their own government and flouting international public opinion. But on Monday a settler group tried another tack -- wooing foreign journalists with a bus tour featuring a glass of merlot and a visit to a home overlooking the site where the biblical Israelites housed Moses' stone tablets.
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Media shackled in Egypt trial of singer slaying
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11.17.2008 : 12:57 pm
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CAIRO, Egypt -- An Egyptian judge issued strict guidelines Monday limiting what could be reported about the trial of a well-connected Egyptian tycoon accused of ordering the murder of a Lebanese pop star.
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IAEA chief: Traces of uranium found at Syria site
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11.17.2008 : 12:21 pm
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said Monday the agency needs more transparency from Syria and others to determine whether traces of uranium found at a site bombed by Israeli planes indicate Damascus was building a nuclear reactor there.
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Iraq earmarks $3 billion for Baghdad subway
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11.17.2008 : 8:50 am
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq plans to build a subway in Baghdad to help cut pollution and ease traffic on the city's chronically clogged streets.
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Analysis: Hamas, Israel trying to rewrite truce
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11.17.2008 : 3:04 am
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JERUSALEM -- A June truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers comes up for renewal next month and it looks like both sides are trying to dictate more favorable terms.
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