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Iraq political row threatens British troop vote (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:45 AM CST Reuters - Political squabbling in Iraq's parliament threatened again on Tuesday to hold up a measure needed by December 31 to permit troops from Britain, Australia and a handful of other countries to remain in Iraq next year.

Five Iraqi police killed in bombing (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 01:25 AM CST AFP - Five Iraqi policemen were killed when their convoy was hit by roadside bomb in the town of Tarmiyah north of Baghdad on Tuesday, local police chief colonel Towfiq Ahmad al-Janabi said.

US has assurances from Iraq on Iranian rebels: official (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 09:44 PM CST AFP - The White House said it received assurances from Baghdad that an Iranian rebel group based in Iraq will not be expelled to a country where they may be persecuted, apparently excluding their return to Iran.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,212 (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 08:08 PM CST AP - As of Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at least 4,212 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

UN extends protection for Iraqi assets (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 06:32 PM CST AP - In a move sought by Iraq at a critical transition, the Security Council voted unanimously Monday to maintain U.N. protection for billions of dollars of Iraqi assets against seizure by governments, companies or individuals until the end of 2009.

Iraqi pleads guilty to spying for Saddam Hussein (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 05:20 PM CST AP - An Iraqi living in Maryland has pleaded guilty to spying for former dictator Saddam Hussein's government.

UN recognizes end of mandate of multinational force in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:03 PM CST AFP - The UN Security Council on Monday formally recognized the end of the mandate of the US-led multinational forces (MNF) in Iraq at the end of this month as requested by the Baghdad government.

Iraqis hope to sue U.S. troops under new accord (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 03:06 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — The families of three men who were killed last week during a search of a grain warehouse want to press charges against American soldiers under the terms of a new security agreement between the U.S. and Iraq.

Fiat fined $7M for Oil-for-Food kickbacks (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:37 PM CST AP - Italian auto company Fiat Group agreed Monday to pay $7 million in fines to settle U.S. Justice Department corruption charges that its subsidiaries bribed Iraqi officials in exchange for contracts funded by the United Nations.

Iraqi PM: Shoe-thrower blames throat-slitter (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:28 PM CST AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki moved Monday to undermine the popularity of the Iraqi who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush, saying the journalist confessed that the mastermind of the attack was a militant known for slitting his victims' throats.

Mashhadani: Iraq's firebrand parliament speaker (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 12:16 PM CST AFP - Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani, whose feud with MPs has jeopardised the future of British and other non-US troops in the country, is a staunch Islamist famed for his fiery rhetoric.

Shoe-thower's fate up to Iraq: White House (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 12:09 PM CST AFP - A White House spokesman reiterated Monday it was up to Iraq to handle the journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush, after his brother alleged he had been tortured in custody.

Dec. 31 trial date for shoe-hurling Iraqi reporter (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 08:49 AM CST Reuters - The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush and called him a "dog" will stand trial on December 31, a court official said Monday.

Iraq MPs delay vote on foreign troops (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 07:35 AM CST AFP - The Iraqi parliament on Monday delayed a vote on a resolution authorising the government to reach a deal on the presence of British and other non-US foreign troops after December 31, a senior MP said.

Iraqi Parliament delays vote on foreign troops (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 06:31 AM CST AP - Iraq's parliament speaker has delayed a session to approve a resolution allowing British and other non-American troops to remain in Iraq until July 2009.

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