Wildfires rage across Oklahoma Texas destroy towns and threaten homes
Grassfires on the southern prairie burn homes in Oklahoma City and a 22,400 acre blaze menaces 200 homes near Carbon Texas. More than a dozen fires burn in Oklahoma and over 20 in Texas as winds gust to 50 mph. Tribesmen seize five Italian tourists in Yemen and release three women amid negotiations. two Italian men remain captive with further talks ongoing.
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Sharon to undergo heart procedure to close a hole
Jerusalem AP Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will have a cardiac catheterization on Thursday to close a small hole in the heart that doctors say caused his December stroke. The hole in the atrial septum is less than an inch wide and common in birth defects.
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Iran president calls Europe created Jewish camp
Tehran AP Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Europe aimed to complete genocide by establishing a Jewish state in Muslim lands. He claims European nations sought to expel Jews from Europe and create Israel as a Jewish camp to rid the continent of Jews.
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Australian wildfires force evacuations near Sydney
Walls of flames as high as 100 feet swept through eucalyptus forests in southeastern Australia. Fires raged out of control injuring one man and destroying several homes and seven fire vehicles. Dozens fled their homes north of Sydney as hundreds of firefighters battled flames edging toward the city.
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Bush Defends Domestic Spying Program During Texas Stop
President Bush defended the warrantless spying program as legal and vital to thwart terrorist attacks. He said the leak caused great harm to the nation and noted the surveillance targeted calls related to al Qaida. lawmakers plan hearings to examine authority and scope.
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Al-Qaida suspect faked own death to stay hidden
Turkish police say Loa’i Mohammad Haj Bakr al-Saqa used fake IDs aliases and even faked his death in Fallujah to hide from authorities. He evaded intelligence services until a 2004 ruse collapsed after an accidental blast in Antalya. He faces terrorism charges in Turkey after being cornered in the southeast.
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Teen returns safely from Iraq adventure
Miami AP report on 16 year old Farris Hassan who left the U S to visit Kuwait Lebanon and Baghdad in December to cover life there as a personal journalism project. He arrived home after a three week Middle East odyssey greeted by a crowd of reporters and his relieved parents.
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Militants Explode Cars In Baghdad Amid Election Turmoil
Militants blasted 13 cars over three hours in Baghdad injuring more than 20 people. In other violence 13 Iraqis were killed as Sunni Arabs begin talks with the Iraqi Accordance Front, which traveled to Irbil for a meeting with the Kurdish regional president.
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