| Iraqi police: Baghdad bombs kill 6, wound 41 (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 03:08 AM CST  AP - Iraqi police say a double-bombing in eastern Baghdad targeting traffic police has killed at least 6 and wounded 41 people.
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| Britain's Brown in Iraq ahead of troop withdrawal (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 02:47 AM CST  Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday, a day after the Iraqi cabinet drafted a law paving the way for British forces to withdraw more than six years after the U.S.-led invasion.
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| Britain to end Iraq mission in first-half 2009 (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 02:46 AM CST  AFP - British forces will complete their mission in Iraq in the first half of 2009, leaders of the two countries said on Wednesday during a surprise visit to Baghdad by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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| Britain to end Iraq mission first half 2009: statement (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 02:27 AM CST AFP - British forces will complete their mission in Iraq in the first half of 2009 and then leave the country, visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki said in a joint statement Wednesday. |
| Taking a swipe at Bush: Zaidi-inspired shoe game on Internet (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 02:04 AM CST  AFP - Following in the footsteps of the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush, anyone can take a virtual swipe at the US leader on the Internet thanks to a new game.
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| As Iraq calms, Mosul still a battle front (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - Attacks have dropped dramatically across Iraq, falling by 80 percent since March, when US and Iraqi forces were locked in deadly fights with Sunni insurgents and Shiite militiamen. Today conditions in many parts of the country appear ripe for US forces to begin pulling back and for Iraqis to take the lead. |
| Iraqi doctor faces life for failed London, Glasgow attacks (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 07:56 PM CST  AFP - An Iraqi doctor found guilty of trying to murder hundreds of people in failed car bombings in London and Glasgow faces a life behind bars as he awaits sentencing here on Wednesday.
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| US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,209 (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 07:43 PM CST AP - As of Tuesday, Dec. 16 , 2008, at least 4,209 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. |
| Shoe-throwing reporter a hero to some Iraqi colleagues (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 05:24 PM CST  McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD In the U.S., hurling an object at another country's visiting leader wouldn't earn a journalist much respect among his peers.
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| Doctor convicted in failed London, Glasgow attacks (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 03:03 PM CST  AP - A British-Iraqi doctor was convicted of conspiracy to murder Tuesday for failed car bomb attacks upon young nightclubbers and rescue workers in London and airport travelers in Scotland. Prosecutors said he plotted to kill hundreds in revenge for the deaths of loved ones in Iraq.
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| Response to shoe-thrower up to Iraq: White House (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:23 PM CST  AFP - The White House said on Tuesday it was for Iraqi leaders to decide whether to punish the journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a visit to Baghdad.
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| Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush admits it in court (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 01:40 PM CST  Reuters - An Iraqi journalist who has admitted hurling his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush appeared before a judge on Tuesday and confirmed his action, a judicial spokesman said.
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| Turkey bombs Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq: army (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 01:35 PM CST  AFP - Turkish warplanes on Tuesday bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq, the military said.
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| Iraqi doctor guilty of British car bomb plots (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 12:54 PM CST  Reuters - An Iraqi doctor was convicted on Tuesday of planning to bomb a nightclub in central London and a packed Scottish airport a day later last year in order to commit murder on an "indiscriminate and wholesale scale."
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| US worried about need for warrants in Iraq (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 12:15 PM CST AP - U.S. soldiers preparing for raids study maps, examine photos of wanted men and check their weapons. Starting next month, they'll have to go see a judge. |
| Turkish jets attack Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 11:59 AM CST AP - Turkey's military says its air force has attacked Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq. |
| US would condemn journalist's beating if true (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 11:54 AM CST AFP - The US State Department said Tuesday it would issue a condemnation if it were true that the Iraqi journalist who hurled shoes at US President George W. Bush was beaten up by security guards. |
| US transfers Saddam loyalists to Iraqi custody (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 11:51 AM CST  AFP - The US military said on Tuesday it has transferred to Iraqi custody a total of 39 high-profile members of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime who had been held in US-run prisons.
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| Iraq pomegranates bear grim testimony to Al-Qaeda torture (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 11:36 AM CST  AFP - Roses line the gravel road, palm fronds rustle in the breeze and wild flowers spread across the meadows where cattle graze -- the Iraqi scene would be charming without the stench of death.
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| White House: Punishment of shoe-thrower up to Iraq (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 11:05 AM CST AP - A White House spokeswoman said Tuesday that Iraqi leaders are the ones to decide whether punishment is appropriate for the Iraqi journalist who stunned observers by hurling two shoes at President George W. Bush from close range. |
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