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[Times photo: Jamie Francis] Azheen Qadir Aziz, 11, holds a photo of her aunt, Ismet Qadir, who disappeared April 7, 1988. She may have been sent to Egypt.

Sharon to draft new pullout plan; vote is called unlikely
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday that he will come up with an alternative withdrawal plan after his proposal to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank was resoundingly rejected by members of his Likud Party.

Ga. court overturns teen's conviction for sex with girl
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday threw out a black high school football star's conviction and 10-year prison sentence for having sex with an underage white girl - a case that led to allegations of racism and heavy-handed prosecution.

Turkey: NATO bomb plot disrupted
ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish court on Monday charged nine suspected members of a group linked to al-Qaida in a plot to set off a bomb at a NATO summit in Istanbul next month that President Bush is scheduled to attend.


Iraq
Iraq's lost women
At the height of Saddam Hussein's murderous campaign against the Kurds, were some women sent from Iraq to be prostitutes? Their families want to know.
Iraq prison scandal spreads to 7 soldiers
The Bush administration searches for a strong response to stem backlash over the abuse.
To U.S. hostage, convoy's roar sounded like freedom
BAGHDAD - American hostage Thomas Hamill was sitting in a mud shack with a bullet wound festering in his arm when he heard the rumble of Army Humvees and escaped his captors for the second time. He stumbled into the desert and waved his shirt to get the attention of passing soldiers.
Chief selected for Fallujah force
BAGHDAD - American military commanders said Monday that they had selected a new commander for the Iraqi security force in Fallujah, dropping a general who had been accused of involvement in widespread repression under Saddam Hussein.

Nation in brief
Report shows climb in abuse of Muslims
WASHINGTON - Muslims in the United States experienced more than 1,000 incidents of alleged harassment, violence and discriminatory treatment in 2003, a jump of 70 percent over the previous year, according to a report released Monday by a major Islamic advocacy group.

World in brief
U.S. can't protect oil workers, envoy says
YANBU, Saudi Arabia - The U.S. ambassador traveled to this Saudi oil-industry city Monday with a simple message for the gathered Americans: Go home. We cannot protect you.

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