2009年5月30日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,304 (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 04:42 PM PDT

AP - As of Saturday, May 30, 2009, at least 4,304 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Ex-Iraqi trade minister arrested in graft case (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 11:33 AM PDT

Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, seen here in March 2009, has rejected charges by the Iraqi government that Riyadh was allowing Saudis to join Iraq's Sunni insurgency.(AFP/File/Joseph Barrak)AP - Iraq's former trade minister was arrested Saturday in a burgeoning corruption scandal after his plane was ordered back to Baghdad while en route to the United Arab Emirates, officials said.


Ex-Iraq trade minister arrested in mid-flight drama (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 11:26 AM PDT

Iraq's former trade minister Abdel Falah al-Sudani, seen here in April 2009, was arrested on Saturday after his plane was dramatically ordered back to Bagdhad as he tried to flee the country in the wake of a graft scandal.(AFP/File/ALI AL-SAADI)AFP - Former Iraqi trade minister Abdel Falah al-Sudani was arrested on Saturday after his plane was dramatically ordered back to Bagdhad as he tried to flee the country in the wake of a graft scandal.


Retired U.S. general denies seen photos in Iraq flap (Reuters)

Posted: 30 May 2009 09:08 AM PDT

Reuters - A retired U.S. general has denied reports that he had seen the pictures of Iraqi prisoners being abused that President Barack Obama is seeking to keep secret, Salon reported on Friday.

Former Iraq trade minister arrested (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 06:48 AM PDT

Iraq's former trade minister Abdel Falah al-Sudani, seen here in April 2009, was arrested on Saturday after his plane was dramatically ordered back to Bagdhad as he tried to flee the country in the wake of a graft scandal.(AFP/File/ALI AL-SAADI)AFP - Iraq's former trade minister Abdel Falah al-Sudani was arrested on Saturday when trying to flee the country in the wake of a graft scandal after his plane was dramatically ordered back to Baghdad.


Iraq ex-trade minister arrested (Reuters)

Posted: 30 May 2009 05:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Police on Saturday detained Iraq's former trade minister in connection with graft allegations involving food rations, ordering a plane in which he was flying to Dubai to turn back, witnesses and officials said.

Saudis rebuff Iraq over insurgency (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 05:11 AM PDT

Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, seen here in March 2009, has rejected charges by the Iraqi government that Riyadh was allowing Saudis to join Iraq's Sunni insurgency.(AFP/File/Joseph Barrak)AFP - Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz has rejected charges by the Iraqi government that Riyadh was allowing Saudis to join Iraq's Sunni insurgency, a newspaper reported on Saturday.


Iraqi soldier killed in bomb attack (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 03:30 AM PDT

An Iraqi security officer mans a checkpoint in central Baghdad, January 2009. An Iraqi soldier was killed and three others wounded when a bomb exploded as they were on patrol in Diyala province, one of Iraq's most dangerous areas,(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - An Iraqi soldier was killed and three others wounded on Saturday when a bomb exploded as they were on patrol in Diyala province, one of Iraq's most dangerous areas, a military official said.


Saudi Arabia rejects Iraq claims of "negativity" (Reuters)

Posted: 30 May 2009 02:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz has rejected Iraqi claims that the kingdom was adopting "negative positions" on repairing diplomatic ties and urged Baghdad to improve border security.
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