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Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday rebuffed a call by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through crossings Israel has largely sealed in two weeks of violence.
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Iraqi lawmakers loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday disrupted a parliamentary debate ahead of a Nov. 24 vote on a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement that would keep American troops in Iraq for three more years.
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A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and former attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday for "organized criminal activity" related to abuse of inmates in private prisons.
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Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni announced Wednesday that the Zionist entity has made a final decision to boycott the United Nations "Durban II" conference on human rights this spring, claiming it would be used once again as a forum for anti-Semitism sentiment.
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AMMAN- Although the Nader Al Dahabi-led government won the most votes for parliament members and gained the support of the people, after showing a commitment to decrease the price of fuel, a number of legislators expect a cabinet reshuffle after Eid Al Adha.
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It is perhaps one of President George W. Bush's more frustrating failures, and one of the most difficult tasks he'll hand over to his successor.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani woman suspected of links to al Qaeda and charged with trying to kill American interrogators in Afghanistan is mentally unfit to stand trial, according to her psychiatric evaluation.
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One of Britain's most authoritative judicial figures last night delivered a blistering attack on the invasion of Iraq, describing it as a serious violation of international law, and accusing Britain and the US of acting like a "world vigilante".
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CAIRO- The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) will hold an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Nov. 26 to discuss the current situation of the Mideast peace.
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LONDON- The son of Bahrain's Monarch is taking the King of Pop to court over an album and an autobiography Michael Jackson was paid for but never produced.
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