Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,245 (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 07:22 PM CST AP - As of Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, at least 4,245 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraqi boy deafened in bomb attack hears again (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 06:39 PM CST AP - A U.S. missile strike in Iraq took Mustafa Ghazwan's hearing nearly two years ago. On Tuesday, far from home, the 3-year-old's wall of silence finally cracked.

U.S. to decide in weeks, "not months" on Iraq troop cuts (Reuters) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 05:41 PM CST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will make a decision in weeks, not "days or months," on cutting U.S. troop levels in Iraq, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

Volatile Anbar province a test of Iraq's future (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 04:07 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - RAMADI, Iraq — The walls of Ahmed Abu Risha's office mirror the recent history of Iraq's volatile Anbar province.

Old Europe reaches out to new Iraq (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 02:39 PM CST AP - Old Europe is reaching out to the new Iraq.

German official's visit highlights Iraq's interest in reaching abroad (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 02:05 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — On the heels of a strong showing for his political party in recent provincial elections, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki is reaching out to industrialized nations in an effort to help turn around his war-torn nation.

Judge refuses to toss charges in Blackwater case (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 01:44 PM CST AP - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the manslaughter case against five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of spraying innocent Iraqis with machine-gun fire can continue.

German FM in Iraq as Europe joins rebuilding effort (AFP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 01:27 PM CST AFP - Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's foreign minister, met Iraqi leaders and boosted economic links during a surprise visit on Tuesday, as a key opponent of the US-led invasion joined rebuilding efforts.

Iraqi president agrees to share power in his Kurd party (AFP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 01:04 PM CST AFP - President Jalal Talabani agreed on Tuesday to share power within his Kurdish party to avoid a split which would have weakened the group ahead of polls in northern Iraq.

US must resolve Kurdish issues before pullout: Barzani (AFP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 11:52 AM CST AFP - The United States must resolve policy snags between Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq before any troop pullout, a senior Kurdish official said on Tuesday.

Iraq election results out on Thursday (AFP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 11:43 AM CST AFP - Final results of Iraq's provincial council polls will be issued on Thursday, more than two weeks after the vote, following probes into 1,400 complaints, the electoral commission said on Tuesday.

Iraqi president to visit South Korea (AFP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 10:06 AM CST AFP - President Jalal Talabani is to visit South Korea from February 23 for talks on Seoul's participation in the rebuilding of war-battered Iraq, state television reported on Tuesday.

US Army Sergeant will testify in Iraq slay trial (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 08:04 AM CST AP - A U.S. Army sergeant will testify against a fellow patrol member accused in the killing of four Iraqi prisoners who were bound, blindfolded, shot in the head and dumped in a Baghdad canal, a military judge ruled Tuesday.

Iraq grills ex-Guantanamo detainees (AFP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 07:36 AM CST AFP - Four Iraqis who were sent back last month from the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba are being interrogated in their home country, Baghdad's interim justice minister said on Tuesday.

Iraqi shoe-thrower goes on trial Thursday (AFP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 05:44 AM CST AFP - The Iraqi journalist who won global attention when he hurled his shoes at former US president George W. Bush goes on trial on Thursday charged with assaulting a foreign leader.

Iraqi women get posts, but want power and respect (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 02:04 AM CST AP - Women candidates are expected to fill many of the seats on provincial governing councils when results of last month's nationwide elections are certified later this week. But winning public acceptance in this male-dominated society is another matter.

A peace sign: Iraq's Sunnis joining Shiite pilgrims (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Feb 2009 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - Sheikh Mohammad al-Ethawi, resplendent in his gold-trimmed robe and white headdress, hands out oranges to Shiite pilgrims walking by a striped tent on the main route to the holy city of Karbala.

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