2009年5月27日星期三

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

Posted: 27 May 2009 06:49 PM PDT

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.(AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)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

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attends a meeting at the headquarters of French employers' federation MEDEF in Paris May 4, 2009. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - 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

Iraqi and US troops are seen following a search operation southwest of the northern city of Kirkuk, 225 kms from Baghdad. 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.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)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

Iraqi and US troops are seen following a search operation southwest of the northern city of Kirkuk, 225 kms from Baghdad. 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.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)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

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, seen here on May 23, 2009 on Wednesday vowed to root out graft in the Iraqi government, two days after his trade minister quit amid allegations of corruption.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)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

Iraqi and US troops are seen following a search operation southwest of the northern city of Kirkuk, 225 kms from Baghdad. 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.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)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 (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 06:14 AM PDT

Iraqi and US troops are seen following a search operation southwest of the northern city of Kirkuk, 225 kms from Baghdad. 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.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)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

An Iraqi child fills a cooking pot with water from a stand pipe in Baghdad, 2005. Iraq is 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.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)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

FILE - In this May 12, 2009, file photo, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Army's budget. On May 26, 2009, during a invitation-only briefing to a dozen journalists and policy analysts from Washington based think-tanks, Casey said the Pentagon is prepared to leave fighting forces in Iraq for as long as a decade despite an agreement between the United States and Iraq that would bring all American troops home by 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)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.

Belgian Foreign Minister on surprise visit to Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 01:50 AM PDT

Belgium Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, seen here in 2008, arrived on a surprise two-day visit to Iraq on Wednesday, the first by a Belgian envoy since 1990.(AFP/Belga/File/Dirk Waem)AFP - Belgium Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht arrived on a surprise two-day visit to Iraq on Wednesday, the first by a Belgian envoy since 1990.

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