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Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora visits Iraq |
Sudan's president: Darfur genocide 'nonexistent'
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Sudan's indicted president denied Wednesday that his regime is orchestrating genocide in the troubled western region of Darfur - and offered hope for an end to the violence and the dawn of reconciliation by promising free and fair elections next year. (Updated 3:52 a.m. PT)
Turkey confirms suicide bombing wounds 13
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's interior minister on Wednesday confirmed that 13 policemen were wounded in a suicide bombing this week. (Updated 3:39 a.m. PT)
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora visits Iraq
BAGHDAD -- Lebanon's prime minister traveled to Baghdad on Wednesday in only the third such visit by a top Arab leader since the U.S.-led invasion five and a half years ago. (Updated 3:25 a.m. PT)
Iraqi troops detain son of prominent Sunni leader
BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military says Iraqi troops have detained the son of a prominent Sunni leader during a raid in Baghdad. (Updated 12:57 a.m. PT)
Israel shuts Gaza crossings after rocket attack
JERUSALEM -- Israel has closed its cargo crossings with the Gaza Strip following a Palestinian rocket attack on southern Israel that violated a truce. (Updated 12:40 a.m. PT)
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