2008年10月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraq's FM: 'Bold' decisions needed on bases deal (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:34 AM CDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (L) in Baghdad October 5, 2008. (Iraqi Government/Handout/Reuters)AP - Iraq's foreign minister says the U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal to keep U.S. troops in this country next year but it will take "bold political decisions" to overcome the final hurdles.

Bomb explode near Baghdad Green Zone as US official visits (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:10 AM CDT

Black smoke rises following the explosion of two powerful bombs outside the heavily-fortified Green Zone in Baghdad where US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte was due to address reporters inside, an AFP correspondent has said.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP - Two powerful bombs exploded just outside Baghdad's tightly-guarded Green Zone on Tuesday as US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte was due to address reporters inside, an AFP correspondent said.

Blasts near Iraq ministry as U.S. official visits (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 03:52 AM CDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (L) in Baghdad October 5, 2008. (Iraqi Government/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Two blasts struck outside Iraq's Foreign Ministry Tuesday as visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte prepared to hold a press conference in the Green Zone compound nearby, Reuters reporters at the scene said.

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebels in Iraq, Turkey (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 03:41 AM CDT

Military officers pray during a funeral ceremony in Istanbul for two Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish separatist PKK rebels in southeast Turkey last week. Turkish warplanes have bombed more than 20 Kurdish rebel targets both inside the country and across the border in northern Iraq, the Turkish army has said.(AFP/File/Bulent Kilic)AFP - Turkish warplanes on Tuesday bombed more than 20 Kurdish rebel targets both inside the country and across the border in northern Iraq, the Turkish army said.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,178 (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (L) in Baghdad October 5, 2008. (Iraqi Government/Handout/Reuters)AP - As of Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at least 4,178 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The only place unaffected by financial turmoil: Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 06:25 PM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Fear and uncertainty were hot commodities in global markets Monday.

Rice honors Petraeus, Crocker with State Dept's highest award (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 06:13 PM CDT

US Army General David Petraeus (L), Commander of American forces in Iraq, and US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker (R) speak to the media during a news conference in Washington, DC, in April 2008. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday awarded the State Department's highest honor to Crocker and Petraeus, as she highlighted the AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday awarded the State Department's highest honor to US ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker and US military general David Petraeus, as she highlighted the "long road" in Iraq.

Iran insists Iraq parliament speaker still welcome (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 01:46 PM CDT

Iran insisted that Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani was still welcome to visit after his plane was refused permission to land in Tehran on Monday.(AFP/File/Awad Awad)AFP - Iran insisted that Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani was still welcome to visit after his plane was refused permission to land in Tehran on Monday.

Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebels in Iraq, government mulls steps (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 01:36 PM CDT

Military officers pray on October 5, during a funeral ceremony for two Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish separatist PKK rebels in southeast Turkey on October 3, in Istanbul. The Turkish army on Monday stepped up operations against Kurdish rebels, bombing their hideouts both in neighbouring Iraq and inside Turkey after 17 soldiers were killed in a rebel attack last week.(AFP/File/Bulent Kilic)AFP - The Turkish army on Monday stepped up operations against Kurdish rebels, bombing their hideouts both in neighbouring Iraq and inside Turkey after 17 soldiers were killed in a rebel attack last week.

Iraq Christians demand reserved council seats (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 12:59 PM CDT

Chaldean auxiliary bishop of Baghdad Shlemon Warduni (C) arrives to attend a gathering of religious dignitaries in the Baghdad central neighborhood of Karrada to demand the reinsertion of an article aimed to protect minorities rights that was scrapped from the Iraqi provincial electoral law.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iraqi Christians called on the Shiite-led government on Monday to reinstate a legal provision reserving provincial council seats for representatives of minority communities.

Iraqi women fear going public as candidates (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 12:56 PM CDT

Inaam Hamid, 43-year-old former political prisoner and mother of five, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Baghdad, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Hamid said she'll run for re-election for the Baghdad provincial council. Violence has declined dramatically in Iraq over the past year, but lingering fear bred by rampant crime and a small but die-hard insurgency has left many Iraqi women afraid to run in the elections, to be held by Jan. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years — until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, not just her party.

Charges remain for NY soldier accused of killing 2 (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 11:34 AM CDT

AP - A military judge has refused to dismiss charges against a soldier from New York who is accused of killing two Army officers by detonating a bomb in Iraq.

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish hideouts in Iraq, Turkey (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 11:33 AM CDT

Military officers pray on October 5, during a funeral ceremony for two Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish separatist PKK rebels in southeast Turkey on October 3, in Istanbul. The Turkish army on Monday stepped up operations against Kurdish rebels, bombing their hideouts both in neighbouring Iraq and inside Turkey after 17 soldiers were killed in a rebel attack last week.(AFP/File/Bulent Kilic)AP - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey on Monday in retaliation for the killing of 17 soldiers three days ago, the military said.

Turkish planes bomb Kurdish hideout in north Iraq (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 08:00 AM CDT

AP - Turkish warplanes bombed a Kurdish rebel hideout in northern Iraq on Monday — the third air strike in retaliation for an attack that killed 15 soldiers three days ago.

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