Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Bombings target government in Baghdad, 147 killed (AP)
• AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT (AP)
• Massive Baghdad bombing casts doubt on Iraqi security, elections (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Some of the deadliest attacks in Iraq (AP)
• Obama condemns 'outrageous' Baghdad bombings (AFP)
• Twin suicide vehicle bombings kill 99 in Baghdad (AFP)
• Prospects for Iraq election law grim after senior meeting (AFP)
• Iraqi Kurdish PM criticises celebrations for PKK rebels (AFP)
• Obama: Iraq attacks an attempt to derail progress (AP)
• Baghdad bombs kill 132, government slams neighbors (Reuters)
• Obama says Iraq bombings "outrageous" (Reuters)
• Iraqi searches for brothers in ancient cemetery (AP)
• Kidnap victim freed 'because of Baghdad bombs' (AFP)
• Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1 (AP)
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• Twin suicide car bombs kill 70 in Baghdad (AFP)
• 'At least 38' killed in twin Baghdad car bombs (AFP)
• Iraq risks more instability if polls delayed: general (AFP)

Bombings target government in Baghdad, 147 killed (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 04:22 PM PDT AP - A pair of suicide car bombings Sunday devastated the heart of Iraq's capital, killing at least 147 people in the country's deadliest attack in more than two years. The bombs targeted two government buildings and called into question Iraq's ability to protect its people as U.S. forces withdraw.

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 03:29 PM PDT AP - 147 killed in Baghdad as devastating suicide attacks raise questions about Iraq's security

Massive Baghdad bombing casts doubt on Iraqi security, elections (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 01:31 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD -- Suicide bombers in cars packed with explosives killed at least 132 people and wounded 600 more outside Iraqi government buildings Sunday morning in nearly simultaneous blasts that were powerful even by Baghdad's grim standards.

Some of the deadliest attacks in Iraq (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 01:10 PM PDT AP - Some of the deadliest militant attacks in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:

Obama condemns 'outrageous' Baghdad bombings (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 12:50 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama led US condemnation of twin suicide bombings that rocked Baghdad Sunday, the deadliest in more than two years, saying they showed the attackers' "hateful and destructive" agenda.

Twin suicide vehicle bombings kill 99 in Baghdad (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 12:47 PM PDT AFP - Twin suicide vehicle bombs blamed on Al-Qaeda killed 99 people, blasting the justice ministry and a provincial office in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraq's bloodiest day in more than two years.

Prospects for Iraq election law grim after senior meeting (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 12:46 PM PDT AFP - Prospects for agreement over a stalled election law appeared grim on Sunday, amid increased international pressure to end a deadlock and growing concern that January polls will have to be delayed.

Iraqi Kurdish PM criticises celebrations for PKK rebels (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:41 AM PDT AFP - The prime minister of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Sunday criticised Kurds in Turkey after freed separatist rebels were given a hero's welcome as they returned to their homes.

Obama: Iraq attacks an attempt to derail progress (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:39 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday's "outrageous attacks" outside government offices in the Iraqi capital "reveal the hateful and destructive agenda of those who would deny the Iraqi people the future that they deserve."

Baghdad bombs kill 132, government slams neighbors (Reuters) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:26 AM PDT Reuters - Two suicide bombs tore through Baghdad on Sunday, killing 132 people, wounding more than 500 and leaving mangled bodies and cars on the streets in one of Iraq's deadliest days this year.

Obama says Iraq bombings "outrageous" (Reuters) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:09 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that suicide bombings in Baghdad that left 132 people dead were "outrageous" and an attempt to thwart Iraq's progress.

Iraqi searches for brothers in ancient cemetery (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 08:51 AM PDT AP - The graves stretch some 10 miles into the desert, in what may be the largest cemetery in the world.

Kidnap victim freed 'because of Baghdad bombs' (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 07:37 AM PDT AFP - An Iraqi man who had been kidnapped escaped his abductors on Sunday because of the twin bombings that rocked central Baghdad, killing around 100 people, police told AFP.

Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1 (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 06:37 AM PDT AP - Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1, when a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact took effect:

(AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 06:36 AM PDT AP - Iraqi officials: Death toll in Baghdad bombings climbs to 136 in worst attack of year. .

Twin suicide car bombs kill 70 in Baghdad (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 03:03 AM PDT AFP - Twin suicide car bombs blasted the justice ministry and city governorate in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 70 people, wounding 600 and sparking turmoil in the embattled Iraqi capital.

'At least 38' killed in twin Baghdad car bombs (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 02:07 AM PDT AFP - At least 38 people were killed and 75 wounded in twin suicide car bombs in central Baghdad on Sunday, an interior ministry official said.

Iraq risks more instability if polls delayed: general (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 07:34 PM PDT AFP - Iraq risks increased instability if elections slated for January are delayed, a top Iraqi general warned in an interview with AFP, as legislation key to the polls remained stalled.

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