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Palestinians wait to cross from the Gaza Strip into Egypt through the Rafah Crossing, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Hundreds of people arrived in Gaza from Egypt on Thursday, a day after Egyptian troops clashed with Palestinians demanding to cross into Egypt. The Palestinians accused Egypt of reneging on an agreement to open the vital crossing for three days this week. It has been virtually sealed for the past year since the Hamas militant group seized control of Gaz
Israel seals off Gaza again after unclaimed rocket strike
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By Agence France Presse (AFP) Friday, July 04, 2008 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military closed border crossings to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Thursday after a rocket was fired from the territory in defiance of a truce that has been in effect...
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra

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Rival parties still squabbling over portfolios By Hussein Abdallah Daily Star staff...
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'All news which has been provided to us proves it' By Agence France Presse (AFP) Friday, July 04, 2008 BEIRUT: Iran's embassy in Lebanon said Thursday that its four nationals, seized in 1982 by a Christian militia in Lebanon, are still alive and...
photo: AP / Ahmad Omar
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London: Less than a year ago, diplomats in the Middle East were taking bets on the likelihood of a US military attack on Iran, with some assessing it at higher than 50 per cent. Those odds subsided after the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), the...
photo: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for months promised to seek the release of Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt but her liberation in a surprise rescue has turned out to be a setback for the leftist leader. Venezuela's...
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Banjul - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Thursday slammed Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as a puppet of the west...
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DEB RIECHMANN The Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. - President Bush helped break ground Thursday for a new military medical center to replace Walter Reed hospital, whose reputation was soiled by allegations of shoddy care for war veterans. Bush didn't...
photo: White House / Eric Draper
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DEFENDING champion Venus Williams beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3) to advance to the Wimbledon final Thursday, setting up a potential championship matchup with sister Serena. Venus Williams, a four-time Wimbledon winner, overpowered the...
photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus
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