Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,265 (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 05:20 PM PDT AP - As of Saturday, April 4, 2009, at least 4,265 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq plans to open Saddam museum (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 01:32 PM PDT AFP - Iraq plans to open a museum filled with toppled dictator Saddam Hussein's weapons, statues, paintings, furniture and artefacts, officials told AFP on Saturday.

Jazz takes the 'A' train from New York to Baghdad (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 12:31 PM PDT AFP - It was an unlikely journey but Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' train" rang out in Baghdad's "Green Zone" on Saturday, almost 50 years after the jazz legend himself played in the Iraqi capital.

Asian firms on Iraq shortlist for oil deals (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 11:34 AM PDT AFP - Asian companies are among nine firms shortlisted by the Iraqi oil ministry for contracts in 11 oil and gas fields, according to a document obtained by AFP on Saturday.

Iraqi police: 2 gay men killed in Baghdad slum (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 09:58 AM PDT AP - The bodies of two gay men have been found in Baghdad's Shiite slum of Sadr City after a leading cleric repeatedly condemned homosexuality, an Iraqi police official said Saturday.

Retired goalie to head Iraqi Olympic committee (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 09:40 AM PDT AFP - Retired goalkeeper Raad Hamudi, who led Iraq to its only World Cup appearance, was on Saturday elected to head its National Olympic Committee, ending a crisis chapter in the country's sport.

Iraqi forces arrest more U.S.-allied Sunni guards (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 06:11 AM PDT Reuters - Iraqi forces have arrested two Sunni Arab neighborhood guards, a security spokesman said on Saturday, after a string of other arrests in Baghdad that raised tensions.

Gays killed in Baghdad as clerics urge clampdown (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 05:28 AM PDT Reuters - Two gay men were killed in Baghdad's Sadr City slum, a local official said on Saturday, and police said they had found the bodies of four more after clerics urged a crackdown on a perceived spread of homosexuality.

US Marine dies in non-combat incident in Iraq (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 01:44 AM PDT AP - The U.S. military says an American Marine has died as a result of a non-combat related incident in Iraq.

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