2008年10月23日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraq takes over 12th province from US (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 04:15 AM CDT

An Iraqi soldier secures the area of a suicide bombing in Baghdad. Iraq took control of the central Shiite province of Babil from US forces, in what local officials said was further sign of security gains across the war-torn nation.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP - Iraq took control of the central Shiite province of Babil from US forces on Thursday, in what local officials said was further sign of security gains across the war-torn nation.

Iraqi officials: Bomb kills 13 people in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 04:02 AM CDT

An Iraqi man reacts as he carries the coffin of a relative, in a mosque, in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq,on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008.Iraqi officials Wednesday reported finding mass graves with remains of 34 people, most believed to have been Iraqi army recruits waylaid three years ago by al-Qaida gunmen as they traveled to a training base near the Syrian border. (AP Photo/ Ahmed Alhussainey)AP - A suicide car bomber targeted an Iraqi minister during rush hour Thursday morning in Baghdad, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 20, officials said.

US soldier missing 2 years after Iraq capture (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:48 AM CDT

AP - An Army translator kidnapped two years ago Thursday is still unaccounted for, the only U.S. servicemember who remains missing in the current Iraq war.

U.S. hands "triangle of death" to Iraqi troops (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:43 AM CDT

Residents walk past U.S. soldiers patrolling a street in Baghdad October 22, 2008. Picture taken October 22, 2008. (Mohammed Ameen/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. forces declared an area once known as the "triangle of death" safe enough for Iraqi troops to take charge on Thursday, handing over responsibility for security in Babil province to Iraqi forces.

Suicide car bomber hits Iraq convoy, 11 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:39 AM CDT

A policeman secures the scene of a suicide bomb attack near the wreckage of a vehicle that was part of a convoy of Iraq's minister of labour in Baghdad October 23, 2008. (Saad Shalash/Reuters)Reuters - A suicide car bomber struck the convoy of Iraq's minister of labor on Thursday, killing 11 people and wounding 22, police said.

Eleven killed as bomber targets Iraq minister's convoy (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:13 AM CDT

US soldiers standing patrol Tahreer Square in Baghdad. A suicide bomber slammed his explosives-filled car into the convoy of Iraq's labour minister in Baghdad, killing at least 11 people.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - A suicide bomber slammed his explosives-filled car into the convoy of Iraq's labour minister in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, security officials told AFP.

Iraq takes control of Babil from US forces (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:53 AM CDT

File photo shows US soldiers standing near an Iraqi flag on a wall in the Iraqi province of Babil. Iraqi forces on Thursday took control of the central Shiite province of Babil, the 12th of Iraq's 18 provinces to be handed over by American troops to Baghdad, an AFP correspondent reported.(AFP/File/Mohammed Sawaf)AFP - Iraqi forces on Thursday took control of the central Shiite province of Babil, the 12th of Iraq's 18 provinces to be handed over by American troops to Baghdad.

Chanel handbag show opens to Central Park (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 11:26 PM CDT

A general view of Chanel Contemporary Art Container by Zaha Hadid at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park in New York, on October 21. The exhibition, which will open on Friday, includes works from 15 artists that were inspired by the elegant Chanel purse, created in 1955.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Andrew H. Walker)AFP - The iconic quilted leather Chanel handbag with its golden chain gets honored in a new exhibition in New York's Central Park, housed in a snow-white spaceship-like mobile art gallery designed by Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid.

Washington warns Iraq to accept security deal (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:58 PM CDT

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino announces that world leaders will gather Nov. 15 in Washington for a summit to discuss the global economic crisis., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, during her daily briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - The Bush administration on Wednesday warned of "real consequences" for Iraq if it rejects a newly negotiated security pact. Without a deal, the United States could be forced to end its military operations.

Iraq says will not be bullied into signing US pact (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:36 PM CDT

A US soldier of the 320th Military Police Company (L) looks on as an Iraqi policeman mans a checkpoint in the western districts of the city of Tikrit, some 180 kms north of Baghdad, in September 2008. Iraq warned on Wednesday it would not be bullied into signing a security pact with the United States despite US leaders warning of potentially dire consequences if it failed to approve the deal.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Iraq has warned it would not be bullied into signing a security pact with the United States despite US leaders warning of potentially dire consequences if it failed to approve the deal.

Rice says Iraqis can't yet defend Iraq alone (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:08 PM CDT

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice takes part in a conversation on leadership, legacy and life at the Women's Conference 2008 in Long Beach, California October 22, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Iraqi forces cannot yet defend Iraq by themselves, so Baghdad should accept a pact that would allow U.S. troops to remain, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday.

Ratchet the Iraqi pup arrives in Minn., takes nap (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:33 PM CDT

Ratchet, a dog rescued in Iraq by Minnesota soldier Spc. Gwen Beberg, peers out from his crate after arriving at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Ratchet began his journey to the Twin Cities after being transported from Iraq to Kuwait with the help of the SPCA's Operation Baghdad Pup. On Monday, October 20, Ratchet flew from Kuwait to Amsterdam and then on to Washington, D.C. where he was given his initial veterinary exam. With a clean bill of health and his first set of vaccinations, Ratchet arrived with Terri Crisp, program manager of Operation Baghdad Pups, a rescue program run by Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter)AP - After a long, exhausting trip, Ratchet the 6-month-old Iraqi puppy arrived in Minnesota — and promptly took a nap near the baggage claim at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,186 (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:06 PM CDT

U.S. soldiers search a house for weapons in a village near Baquba in Diyala province, some 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad October 23, 2008. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (IRAQ)AP - As of Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at least 4,186 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iran wants to undermine US-Iraq troops deal: Pentagon (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 06:07 PM CDT

US and Iraqi soldiers patrol during a ceremony for the reopening of a part of Al-Rashid Street from Al-Bab Al-Muadham street to Al-Rasafi square in Baghdad on October 19, 2008. A deal governing the long-term presence of US troops in Iraq beyond the end of 2008 is more or less done, and any changes would be merely fine-tuning, the White House said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iran is seeking to "undermine" and "derail" an almost completed US-Iraqi agreement governing the long-term presence of US troops in Iraq beyond 2008, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Wednesday.

Senate Democrats Would Put U.S.-Iraq Agreement to a Vote (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:41 PM CDT

CQPolitics.com - Influential Senate Democrats will push next year for congressional ratification of a U.S.-Iraq security agreement that would govern the future presence of U.S. troops in that country.

Gates Says Iraq Faces `Dramatic' Problem Without Deal (Bloomberg)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 02:16 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said there will be ``pretty dramatic'' consequences unless Iraqi politicians get behind a draft agreement allowing U.S. forces to operate there after Dec. 31.

Soldier's remarks in Iraq slayings case revealed (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 01:40 PM CDT

AP - A former Army soldier accused of raping and killing an Iraqi teen and slaying her family was a "chatterbox" after his arrest, voluntarily making nearly two dozen statements while in custody, prosecutors said in court documents filed Wednesday.

US-Iraq troops deal mostly done: White House (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 01:23 PM CDT

US and Iraqi soldiers patrol during a ceremony for the reopening of a part of Al-Rashid Street from Al-Bab Al-Muadham street to Al-Rasafi square in Baghdad on October 19, 2008. A deal governing the long-term presence of US troops in Iraq beyond the end of 2008 is more or less done, and any changes would be merely fine-tuning, the White House said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A deal governing the long-term presence of US troops in Iraq beyond 2008 is more or less done, and any changes would be merely fine-tuning, the White House said Wednesday.

Iraq seeks changes to wording, not backbone of pact (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 12:49 PM CDT

A U.S soldier takes position on top of a building during patrol in Baquba, in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, October 22, 2008. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)Reuters - Baghdad will demand changes to the wording of a pact allowing U.S. troops to stay in Iraq, but will not seek to renegotiate the "backbone" of the agreement, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said Wednesday.

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