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Turkey pledges safer homes after earthquake OKCULAR, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s leaders pledged Tuesday to build quake-proof homes after a magnitude 6 temblor shattered mud-brick homes, killing 51 people. Still, similar promises after devastating earthquakes in the west in 1999 have had limited impact.
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The quake near the village of Basyurt in Elazig province hit before dawn Monday, sparing some and crushing others in rubble. A 17-day-old baby survived because she was cushioned between her mother and grandmother while they slept. The two women perished.
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) looks on as U.S Vice President Joe Biden signs the guest book at the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday.
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Vice President Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan JERUSALEM (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday, casting a cloud over a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks. Israel’s Interior Ministry said late Tuesday that it had approved con-
struction of 1,600 new apartments, an embarrassing setback for Biden after a day of warm meetings with top Israeli officials. Although ministry officials said the announcement was procedural and unconnected to the visit, a top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was blindsided and tried to contain the damage at a late-night dinner with Biden.
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Afghan suicide attack kills 2 NATO troops KHOST, Afghanistan – A suicide attack Tuesday at a joint NATO-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan killed two international service members and wounded several others, the military alliance said. The attack in remote Khost province near the Pakistan border was on a compound used by both international forces and the Afghan Border Police, NATO said.
Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigeria JOS, Nigeria – Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left more than 200 people dead. Nerves remained on edge, despite a long-standing dusk-til-dawn curfew in Jos, the capital of Plateau state. When sustained gunfire rang out for about three minutes, apparently from several automatic rifles, people ran screaming through the streets.
Nonetheless, Biden issued a harshly worded statement after the dinner, saying its timing was especially troubling by coming on the eve of a new round of U.S.-mediated peace talks. “The substance and timing of the announcement, particularly with the launching of proximity talks, is precisely the kind of step that undermines the trust we need right now,� Biden said.
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Commission: Iraq ballots still being collected BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq’s election commission says ballots are still being counted in the historic parliamentary elections and backed off from an expected announcement of partial results. The poll’s complicated ballot – some 6,200 candidates competed for 325 parliamentary seats – means the count could take a long time. Election officials earlier said initial results were to be released by Tuesday evening, after about 30 percent of the ballots had been tallied.
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Pope Benedict XVI (right) walks with his brother Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, Germany, Sept. 13, 2006.
Pope’s brother: I ignored abuse reports BERLIN – The pope’s brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys’ choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it. The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, 86, said he was unaware of allegations of sexual abuse at the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir, part of a string of charges of sex abuse by church employees across Europe.
Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees LONDON – United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country’s domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday. Eliza Manningham-Buller said the U.S. deliberately suppressed details of its harsh handling of some detainees, including accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. ENTERPRISE NEWS SERVICE REPORTS
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