Yahoo! News: Iraq

The Vanishing Booksellers of Baghdad (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:25 PM PST

Time.com - A famous street in the capital of Iraq is revived after a terrifying bombing in 2007 but other produce are filling many of the abandoned bookstores

US officer charged with stealing Iraq relief funds (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:07 PM PST

AFP - A US military officer was charged Thursday with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash intended for relief and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Justice said.

Bomb kills 13 at livestock market south of Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 11:54 AM PST

AP - A car bomb tore through a crowded livestock market south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in a mainly Shiite area that the U.S. military has described as one of the safest in Iraq.

Iraqi MPs cut billions off 2009 budget (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 10:52 AM PST

AFP - Iraq's parliament on Thursday adopted a 58.9 billion-dollar 2009 government budget after slashing billions off spending plans to counter a sharp fall in oil prices.

Baker, Hamilton endorse Iraq plan (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 10:49 AM PST

AP - Foreign policy gurus Lee Hamilton and James A. Baker III said Thursday they support President Barack Obama's 19-month timetable in Iraq and, if asked, would advise Obama to limit the nation's goals in Afghanistan.

Truck bomb kills 10 at Iraq livestock market (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 09:01 AM PST

AFP - A pickup truck bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 50 on Thursday at a crowded livestock market near the Iraqi city of Hilla, police and medical officials said.

Car bomb in south Iraq livestock market kills 12 (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 07:04 AM PST

Reuters - A car bomb exploded in a livestock market in Iraq's southern Babil province on Thursday, killing 12 people, wounding 40 and shattering a peace that had held in the area for some time, police said.

Iraq passes sharply reduced budget for 2009 (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:02 AM PST

AP - Iraq's parliament passed a $58.6 billion budget Thursday after agreeing to sharp cuts amid falling oil prices.