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Brown names dead hostageBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed the identity of the hostage whose body was handed over to the authorities in Baghdad this week.
iol.co.za Friday, September 04, 2009North Korea Says It Has Entered 'Final Stage' of Uranium EnrichmentSEOUL, Sept. 4 -- North Korea announced early Friday that it is in the "final stage" of enriching uranium, a process that, if completed, would give it a second means of making a nuclear bomb.
Washington Post Friday, September 04, 2009'I hold my head high'The Iranian parliament has backed a cabinet proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that includes the first female minister.
iol.co.za Friday, September 04, 2009Israel 'to back settlement work'Israel's prime minister will approve more building in West Bank settlements ahead of any freeze, officials say.
BBC Friday, September 04, 2009White House Rebukes Israel Over Reports of Renewed Settlement Expansion in West BankThe White House issued an unusual rebuke of Israel on Friday, expressing "regret" at the Israeli government's announcement that it would expand settlements in Palestinian areas.
Washington Post Friday, September 04, 2009Israeli Plan For New Settlement Construction Irks U.S.Israel says it will build hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements and finish some 2,500 others before any slowdown in building. The announcement has drawn harsh criticism from Washington, which demands a complete settlement freeze as a prelude to renewing Mideast peace talks, and may force a fresh U.S. showdown with Israel.
NPR Friday, September 04, 2009Netanyahu to approve settler homesBenjamin Netanyahu will approve the construction of hundreds of new homes in the West Bank in a moveaimed at softening opposition within his right-wing Likud party
FT Friday, September 04, 2009IRAQ: Stormy Times as U.S. WithdrawsWASHINGTON, Sep 5 (IPS) - Political violence in Iraq killed 456 Iraqis in August, the highest monthly death toll since July
2008. And with the U.S. showing no sign it plans to reverse the troop withdrawal that is now well underway, numerous struggles for power are shaping up inside Iraq.
IPS Friday, September 04, 2009U.S. Chides Israel On Settlement PlansThe U.S. is criticizing Israeli plans to build new housing units in West Bank settlements. The White House said Israel's plans were "inconsistent" with previous commitments, and harmful to attempts to restart peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
NPR Friday, September 04, 2009Israeli Plan For Settlement Construction Irks U.S.Israel says it will build hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements and finish some 2,500 others before any slowdown in building. The announcement has drawn harsh criticism from Washington, which demands a complete settlement freeze as a prelude to renewing Mideast peace talks, and may force a fresh U.S. showdown with Israel.
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