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Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack (AP)



Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack (AP)

Jul 29, 10 at 5:59 pm.
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An Iraqi solider inspects the scene of an attack on his checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Militants Thursday killed a number of Iraq's security forces with a combination of shootings and roadside bombs that was a bitter demonstration of the dangers Iraqi forces still face.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq's capital.





Spanish Court Seeks Arrest of U.S. Soldiers in Hotel Attack (Time.com)

Jul 29, 10 at 5:55 pm.
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Time.com - Spain's National Court has re-opened its case against three U.S. troops implicated in a 2003 attack on Baghdad's Hotel Palestine that killed two journalists


Arabs agree to Israel-Palestinian talks (AFP)

Jul 29, 10 at 3:40 pm.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (L) speaks with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani during a meeting for the Arab Peace Initiative committee in Cairo. Arab officials agreed in principle on Thursday to the holding of direct Middle East peace negotiations and left it up to Abbas to decide when to start talks with Israel.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Arab officials agreed in principle on Thursday to the holding of direct Middle East peace negotiations and left it up to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to decide when to start talks with Israel.





Arab League backs Palestinians on restarting talks (AP)

Jul 29, 10 at 3:23 pm.
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Arab foreign ministers and delegations attend a meeting at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Palestinian president is refusing to move to direct peace negotiations with Israel, as the Arab League meets Thursday to decide whether to add its weight to U.S. and Israeli pressure for face-to-face talks. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Arab nations on Thursday backed the Palestinian president's refusal to immediately restart direct talks with Israel despite heavy U.S. pressure.





Outspoken British PM embroiled in diplomatic rows (AP)

Jul 29, 10 at 3:15 pm.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron plays cricket during an interaction with children at the national hockey stadium in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Cameron worked to deepen his nation's ties with India on Thursday, using his trip to the former colony turned rising regional power to rake in millions of dollars in new business for the struggling British economy. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the "junior partner" of the U.S., irritated Israelis by calling Gaza a prison camp and enraged Pakistanis by suggesting their country exports terrorism.





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