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| Sep.1 |
Darfur |
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Sudan reportedly launches new offensive |
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Syria |
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Annan: Syria to curb Hezbollah arms flow |
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Lebanon |
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Italian troops arrive in Lebanon |
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| Sep.2 |
Washington |
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Bush disputes Iraq in civil war |
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| Sep.3 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Al Qaeda in Iraq No. 2 held U.S. and Iraqi forces have captured Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi who ordered the bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra
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| Sep.4 |
Jordan |
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1 dead as gunman targets tourists
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Darfur |
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Africa Union 'will quit Darfur'
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Egypt |
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Train crash kills three
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Somalia |
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Rivals agree on joint army |
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| Sep.5 |
Jerusalem |
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PM 'to seek Abbas talks' |
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Turkey |
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Turkey to send peacekeepers to Lebanon |
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| Sep.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon
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Baghdad |
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A dozen die in bombings |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq has months to avert collapse
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| Sep.7 |
Baghdad |
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US hands over Iraq army control The Iraqi authorities have begun taking control of the Iraqi navy and air force and the 8th Division of the army
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Baghdad |
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Wave of violence leaves 19 dead
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Lebanon |
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Israel eases blockade of Lebanon The air blockade was lifted but a naval embargo would remain until a sufficient UN force was in place
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Iraq |
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Iraq's al Qaeda: 'Kill Americans'
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| Sep.8 |
Lebanon |
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Israel ends sea blockade of Lebanon |
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U.S. Congress |
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Saddam 'had no link to al-Qaeda'
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Sudan |
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Sudan will free Tribune reporter |
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Baghdad |
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14 people killed |
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| Sep.10 |
West Bank |
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Blair pushes for Palestinian engagement
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Arab Countries |
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Al Qaeda releases 9/11 anniversary msg |
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| Sep.11 |
Beirut |
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Blair faces protests |
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West Bank |
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Palestinian unity cabinet agreed |
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Washington |
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Rice presses Sudan to accept U.N. |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel wary on Palestinian deal |
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| Sep.12 |
Syria |
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U.S. Embassy attack foiled| Syrian security forces killed 4 attackers outside the U.S. Embassy in Damascus after a car exploded | |
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Baghdad |
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Hussein: 'We will crush your heads'
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Iran |
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Iran president backs 'united' Iraq |
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Washington |
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US thanks Syria over embassy raid
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Switzerland |
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UNCTAD: Palestinian economy in danger
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Yemen |
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At least 51 killed in stampede |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli retreat 'making progress' |
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| Sep.13 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb attacks kill 22
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Baghdad |
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Annan: Mideast view Iraq war as disaster
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Lebanon |
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Hezbollah accused of war crimes |
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| Sep.14 |
Baghdad |
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Judge says Saddam 'not dictator' |
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Arab Countries |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
| In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor,
who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil
, 'such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'
Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican.
And a top Turkey religious figure suggested the pope should reconsider a trip to Turkey.
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Baghdad |
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Suicide blast kills 2 U.S. soldiers at outpost |
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UN Security Council |
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Clooney: choice in Darfur, troops or death |
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Yemen |
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Yemen says it foiled oil plots |
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| Sep.15 |
Baghdad |
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Trenches plan to secure Baghdad |
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| Sep.16 |
Baghdad |
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Body lures soldiers to booby-trapped car
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Sudan |
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VP backs U.N. troops in Darfur |
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Baghdad |
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Ring of trenches considered for Baghdad
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Global |
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Protesters call for Darfur action
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| Sep.17 |
Northern Iraq |
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Wave of bombs kills 23 in Kirkuk
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Global |
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World rallies for Darfur| Tens of thousands of demonstrators in cities around the world demanded action to stop the killing in the region | |
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| Sep.18 |
Somalia |
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Car bomb attack kills 8 A bomb was targeting transitional president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. He was inside the parliament building
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Arab Countries |
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Al Qaeda threat over pope speech
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UN |
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Annan: Iraq in 'grave danger' of civil war
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| Sep.19 |
England |
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Soldier pleads guilty to Iraqi mistreatment
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Baghdad |
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Bomb kills 2 near police station |
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Baghdad |
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Judge dismissed in Hussein trial The had dismissed the chief judge after he said that the ex-president was not a dictator
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| Sep.20 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam Hussein ejected from trial The judge in the genocide trial has ejected the ousted Iraqi leader from the courtroom for refusing to sit down
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Iraq |
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UN: 6,600 Iraqis killed in two months |
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UN |
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Quartet: Palestinians need aid |
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| Sep.21 |
Southern Iraq |
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Power handover in province of Dhi Qar |
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Iraq |
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Iraq torture 'worse after Saddam' |
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Iraq |
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Kidnap victims used as bombers |
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UN |
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Abbas: Israel will be recognized Palestinian President told the General Assembly that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel
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| Sep.22 |
Beirut |
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Hezbollah leader reappears at victory rally
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered in a 'victory rally' in the southern Beirut suburbs
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Vatican |
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Pope invites Muslim envoys to meeting |
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Baghdad |
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Four dozen bodies found |
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UN |
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Rice: Time running out for Darfur |
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| Sep.23 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb kills 35 as they shop for Ramadan 
| The leader of the Ansar al-Sunna network, aligned with al Qaeda, had been arrested | |
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| Sep.24 |
Baghdad |
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PM calls for Ramadan unity
Nouri Maliki has urged Iraqis to use the Muslim holy month to set aside their differences and seek national unity
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Washington |
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U.S. report: Iraq war fueled terror threat |
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Somalia |
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Islamists seized port of Kismayo Islamist fighters have advanced to the outskirts of the only port outside their control in central and southern Somalia
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Baghdad |
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Saddam lawyers to boycott trial |
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| Sep.25 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein ordered from courtroom Former Iraqi president expelled from court after arguing with judge
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Basra |
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Senior militant killed |
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Southern Iraq |
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Terrorist who escaped U.S. custody killed British forces killed Omar Farouq, an al Qaeda leader who had escaped from a prison in Afghanistan
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Somalia |
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PM warns of terror threat
Interim prime minister Ghedi has asked for international help against the 'terrorist' expansion in the country
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Beirut |
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Hariri 'killed by suicide bomber' |
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Somalia |
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Islamists will 'defend' Somalia |
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| Sep.26 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein again ejected from trial For the third time in a week, former Iraqi leader was ejected from the courtroom for disrupting his genocide trial
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Southern Lebanon |
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'Million bomblets' in S Lebanon |
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Washington |
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Iraq war fuels terror - US report Declassified parts of a report: The Iraq conflict has become a 'cause celebre' for Islamic militants worldwide
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UN |
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U.N. may be part of Darfur compromise |
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| Sep.27 |
Baghdad |
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77 bodies found in Baghdad this week
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis to fence to block Iraq's terrorists
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| Sep.28 |
Iraq |
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Terror tape: 4,000 foreign fighters killed
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| Sep.29 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein judge brother-in-law shot dead Gunmen have shot dead Kadhim Abdel Hussein, the brother-in-law of the new chief judge in the trial
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Somalia |
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Islamic militias to unite
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Baghdad |
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Total curfew declared in capital The Iraqi government has declared an immediate curfew, to run until Sunday morning
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Arab Countries |
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Al Qaeda No. 2: Bush a liar,
Ayman al-Zawahiri released a videotape accusing the U.S. president of being a 'deceitful charlatan'
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Washington |
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Journalist: Bush 'concealing Iraq violence'
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| Sep.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Last Israeli soldier withdraws 
| The last Israeli soldier left Lebanon, more than a month after a U.N. resolution ended the 34-day war | |
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Baghdad |
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Curfew ends; bomb plot uncovered