 Biden urges Iraqi leaders to do more for national reconciliation
Dateline: 2009-07-03 16:15:01 PT
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered American assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.
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Bahrain officials visit Israel for first time
Dateline: 2009-07-03 15:00:02 PT
Bahraini officials visited Israel in an official capacity for the first time on Friday to collect five of their nationals Israel was deporting, a Bahraini news report and an Israeli official said.
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 Israel and U.S. to Hold Second High-Profile Meeting
Dateline: 2009-07-03 11:45:02 PT
The Israeli defense minister and the Obama administration’s Middle East envoy will confer for the second time in a week to pursue regional peace efforts, a senior Israeli official said..
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Israeli sub said armed with nuclear-capable torpedoes navigates Suez Canal
Dateline: 2009-07-03 10:33:14 PT
The Dolphin-class attack submarine is reported to be the first Israeli naval vessel to transit the Suez Canal in four years on its way from Haifa to Eilat last month. According to DEBKAfile's military sources, the move indicates a strengthening of the informal Israel-Egyptian-Saudi pact forged in recent months against Iran and first revealed by our sources.According to foreign military sources, the Israeli Dolphins are armed with torpedo tubes capable of launching nuclear-capable cruise missiles..
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EU summons Iran ambassadors in joint protest
Dateline: 2009-07-03 08:45:02 PT
The European Union on Friday summoned Iranian ambassadors across the 27-nation bloc in a joint protest against the detentions of staff at the British Embassy in Tehran.
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Report: U.S. to block Iran sanctions at G8 summit
Dateline: 2009-07-03 06:30:01 PT
The United States is opposed to enacting a new set of financial sanctions against Iran that are due to be discussed in the G8 summit next week, diplomatic officials in New York reported Friday.
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An imam, a priest, a rabbi, and a Buddhist monk meet 10 atheists
Dateline: 2009-07-03 06:30:01 PT
What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?
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Report: Israel mulling easing Gaza siege
Dateline: 2009-07-03 05:15:02 PT
The Defense Ministry has recommended a partial lifting of the embargo on the Gaza Strip as a goodwill gesture toward the Palestinians to spur talks to free a long-held captive soldier, Israeli media reported Friday.
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Assad invites Obama to Syria, signalling thaw in ties
Dateline: 2009-07-03 04:00:02 PT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing.
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Big gaps, no answers, in Airbus company disaster findings
Dateline: 2009-07-03 01:47:51 PT
The information offered by senior investigator Alan Bouillard on July 2, one month after Air France Rio-Paris flight 447 plunged into the Atlantic killing all 228 people aboard indicates either that the inquiry is stumped or that information is being withheld. American aviation experts ask many questions, including: How could the investigators be sure without examining the bodies that the Airbus broke up only when it slapped down on the water? All the remains are held by the Brazilian authorities who refuse to give France their autopsy findings..
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Even Jews can't photograph Australia's synagogues
Dateline: 2009-07-03 01:45:02 PT
A photographer who documents Jewish communities around the world has been banned from photographing Australian synagogues because of security concerns from local Jewish authorities.
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Our character is in our hands
Dateline: 2009-07-02 19:30:02 PT
We can offer several arguments for and against the demand to recognize
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UN expert: Israeli seizure of Gaza-bound aid ship is 'criminal'
Dateline: 2009-07-02 19:30:02 PT
A UN human rights investigator on Thursday called Israel's seizure of a ship carrying relief aid for the Gaza Strip "unlawful" and said its blockade of the territory constituted a "continuing crime against humanity".
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PA: Arrested Hamas activists planned to assassinate Abbas
Dateline: 2009-07-02 18:15:02 PT
Hamas activists arrested by the Palestinian Authority have admitted to tracking the movements of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and to gathering intelligence on his security, PA sources told Haaretz.
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Hospital: Teen killed by Israeli tank fire
Dateline: 2009-07-02 15:15:02 PT
A 17-year-old girl was killed and another person was injured on Thursday by Israeli tank fire at the El Marej refugee camp east of Gaza City, hospital sources said.
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Jordan's King Abdullah names teenage son as heir
Dateline: 2009-07-02 12:00:02 PT
Jordan's King Abdullah II named his eldest son as heir to the throne Thursday, ending five years of speculation over his successor.
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North Korea test fires four short-range missiles
Dateline: 2009-07-02 10:45:03 PT
North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles on Thursday, further stoking tension in the region that was already high due to Pyongyang's nuclear test and threats to boost its nuclear arsenal in response to United Nations sanctions.
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Lieberman: Settlements issue blown out of proportion
Dateline: 2009-07-02 10:45:02 PT
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday responded to remarks made earlier by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said that Israel's construction in West Bank settlements jeopardized the two-state solution, and said that the world has blown the settlements issue entirely out of proportion.
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University of Vienna honors 2,200 Jews expelled by Nazis
Dateline: 2009-07-02 07:00:02 PT
Kurt Elias vividly remembers the day in 1938 when the Nazis barred him from entering the University of Vienna because he was Jewish.
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Israel Accused of War Crimes in Gaza
Dateline: 2009-07-02 06:00:04 PT
Amnesty accuses Israel, Hamas of war crimes in Gaza offensive.
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