Yahoo! News: Iraq

Britain appeals for release of kidnapped men in Iraq (AFP)
Photos show rape and sex abuse in Iraq jails: report (Reuters)
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,302 (AP)
U.S. undertakes Iraq-scale embassy project in Pakistan (McClatchy Newspapers)
Iraq leader vows to end corruption amid scandal (Reuters)
Iraq car bomb blast kills five, including US soldier (AFP)
Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Baghdad (AP)
Defense contractor pleads guilty in bribery case (AP)
Iraq PM vows to root out graft after trade minister quits (AFP)
Iraq car bomb blast kills five (AFP)
Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Baghdad (AFP)
Iraq seeks neighbours help on power and water (AFP)
Army chief: Troops could be in Iraq after 2012 (AP)
Belgian Foreign Minister on surprise visit to Iraq (AFP)

Britain appeals for release of kidnapped men in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 06:49 PM PDT

AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for the immediate and unconditional release of five British men held hostage in Iraq, ahead of the second anniversary of their capture.

Photos show rape and sex abuse in Iraq jails: report (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 05:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse which U.S. President Barack Obama does not want released include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse, Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,302 (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 04:29 PM PDT

AP - As of Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at least 4,302 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

U.S. undertakes Iraq-scale embassy project in Pakistan (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 May 2009 03:55 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD The U.S. is embarking on a $1 billion crash program to expand its diplomatic presence in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan, another sign that the Obama administration is making a costly, long-term commitment to war-torn South Asia, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Iraq leader vows to end corruption amid scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 12:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Iraq has launched a campaign to arrest almost 1,000 officials for corruption, the government said on Wednesday, after the trade minister resigned amid claims family members made millions in kickbacks from sugar purchases.

Iraq car bomb blast kills five, including US soldier (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 12:16 PM PDT

AFP - A roadside car bomb blast targeting a US patrol killed five people, including an American soldier, west of the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, an interior ministry official and the US military said.

Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 11:56 AM PDT

AP - A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier Wednesday in Baghdad, making May the deadliest month for the American military since September.

Defense contractor pleads guilty in bribery case (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 11:12 AM PDT

AP - A U.S. defense contractor has admitted paying a bribe and submitting sham bids to profit from a contract to provide Iraqi security forces with bulletproof vests.

Iraq PM vows to root out graft after trade minister quits (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 09:35 AM PDT

AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday vowed to root out graft in the Iraqi government, two days after his trade minister quit amid allegations of corruption.

Iraq car bomb blast kills five (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 07:36 AM PDT

Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Baghdad (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 06:14 AM PDT

AFP - An American soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb targeting his patrol in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, the US military said.

Iraq seeks neighbours help on power and water (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 05:57 AM PDT

AFP - Iraq is on Thursday to ask Iran and Turkey to help it fend off potentially deadly thirst and heat this summer by supplying the water and electricity it needs, an electricity ministry official said.

Army chief: Troops could be in Iraq after 2012 (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 03:13 AM PDT

AP - The United States could have fighting forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for a decade, the top Army officer said, even though a signed agreement requires all U.S. forces to be out of Iraq by 2012.