UN: ‘Credible’ Diego Garcia allegations (AP)

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AP - The U.N. torture investigator said Sunday he has received "credible" allegations that the U.S. detained terror suspects on the British island Diego Garcia

 

US military kills al-Qaida leader (AP)

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Iraqi and American soldiers patrol in the neighborhood of Dora, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 2, 2008. Dora residents started returning to their homes recently as security improved. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed)AP - A U.S. military helicopter fired a guided missile to kill a wanted al-Qaida in Iraq leader from Saudi Arabia who was responsible for the bombing deaths of five American soldiers, a spokesman said Sunday.


 

Ahmadinejad: US fueling Iraqi violence (AP)

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani stand during a welcome ceremony in Baghdad, Sunday, March 2, 2008.  Ahmadinejad arrived Sunday in Baghdad for the first-ever trip by an Iranian president to Iraq. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on an historic trip to Baghdad Sunday that America fueled the violence in Iraq, portraying his nation as a close friend of the neighbor it once fought in a bitter eight-year war.


 

Iran’s president gets warm welcome in Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)

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McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday became the first Iranian head of state to visit Iraq in three decades and immediately became the focus of demonstrations that underscored Iraq's sectarian split.

 

White House calls for end to Mideast violence (Reuters)

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Reuters - The United States called on Sunday for an end to clashes between Israel and the Palestinians as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice confirmed plans to visit the region this week.

 

Israeli city shocked as rockets hit (AP)

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An Israeli rescue worker and residents are seen through a hole in the roof of an apartment after it was it with a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, in the coastal city of Ashkelon, Saturday, March 1, 2008. Thirty-three Gazans, including at least 16 civilians, died in Israeli-Palestinian violence that escalated sharply Saturday, clouding an upcoming peacemaking mission by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Two children were among those killed in some of the fiercest fighting in the Gaza Strip since Islamic Hamas militants seized control there in June. The latest round of clashes, which began Wednesday, has renewed threats of an Israeli invasion of Gaza to crush militant rocket squads that bombard southern Israel daily. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)AP - Residents of this beachside city are still coming to terms with being on the front lines of Israel's battle against Hamas militants.


 

Reyes: Deal soon on eavesdropping law (AP)

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AP - The House Intelligence Committee chairman expects a compromise soon on renewal of an eavesdropping law that could provide legal protections for telecommunications companies as President Bush has insisted.

 

Gazans search for loved ones amid din of fighting (AFP)

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An Israeli army helicopter shoots flares into the air during a military operation in the Gaza Strip. Israel says its incursion into Gaza is aimed at halting Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks on neighbouring areas of Israel that have killed 14 people since 2000.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)AFP - The explosions still reverberated through the narrow streets of Jabaliya when Manal Obeid ventured out to search for her nine-year-old son Osama amid an Israeli blitz.


 

Saudi likens Gaza assault to Nazi war crimes (AFP)

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AFP - Saudi Arabia on Sunday compared Israel's deadly assault on the Gaza Strip to Nazi war crimes as Yemen called for the trial of Israeli officials before the International Criminal Court.


 

Ahmadinejad lashes out at US on historic Iraq trip (AFP)

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AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the US on Sunday of bringing terrorism to the Middle East as he made a historic trip to Iraq which he said opened "a new page" in ties between the neighbours.


 

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