2009年3月24日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Senator Graham won't block Iraq envoy pick (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 04:32 PM PDT

Reuters - The outlook for U.S. diplomat Chris Hill to be confirmed as the next ambassador to Iraq improved slightly on Tuesday as one of the earliest critics of the nomination, Senator Lindsey Graham, said he would not block a vote.

Obama needs to clarify exit from Iraq: US report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:13 PM PDT

Seen through splintered bullet-proof glass, US soldiers examine their damaged Humvee after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated on the vehicle, following a patrol in Baghdad in 2007. President Barack Obama needs to clarify what he means by promising a AFP - President Barack Obama needs to clarify what he means by promising a "responsible" withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, an independent US auditor's report said Tuesday.

Key US Senator says won't block Hill from Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 11:19 AM PDT

Prospects for veteran US diplomat Christopher Hill's Senate confirmation as US ambassador to Iraq brightened Tuesday as one of his vocal critics pledged not to block the nomination.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Prospects for veteran US diplomat Christopher Hill's Senate confirmation as US ambassador to Iraq brightened Tuesday as one of his vocal critics pledged not to block the nomination.

Iraq to say it with flowers at Baghdad festival (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 08:04 AM PDT

Iraqi agriculture workers prepare flower gardens ahead of an international flower exhibition at Baghdad's popular Zawra public park. Iraq has unveiled ambitious plans for an international flower exhibition, the first in the country's history, to be held in Baghdad's biggest park next month.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP - Iraq unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans for an international flower exhibition, the first in the country's history, to be held in Baghdad's biggest park next month.

Arab-Kurd Tensions Could Threaten Iraq's Peace (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 08:00 AM PDT

Time.com - Territorial disputes between the Kurds and the rest of the country -- both Sunni and Shi'ite -- may bring political and military turmoil back to Iraq

Death toll from Iraq funeral bombing reaches 27 (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 04:55 AM PDT

An wounded Iraqi Kurdish man rests in a hospital in the northern Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah on March 23. At least 27 people were killed wounded in a suicide attack against Kurdish mourners in central Iraq, according to a new official toll.(AFP/File/Shwan Mohammed)AFP - At least 27 people were killed in a suicide attack against Kurdish mourners in central Iraq, according to a new official toll issued on Tuesday.

Water on agenda for Iraq-Turkey talks (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:26 AM PDT

Riot police clash with protestors during a demonstration on the sidelines of the World Water Forum in Istanbul, March 16. Turkish President Abdullah Gul was expected to hold talks on Iraq's need for more water to fight severe drought as he wraps up a landmark visit to his eastern neighbour.(AFP/File/Bulent Kilic)AFP - Turkish President Abdullah Gul was expected to hold talks on Tuesday on Iraq's need for more water to fight severe drought as he wraps up a landmark visit to his eastern neighbour.

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