2009年6月10日星期三

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,311 (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:38 PM PDT

AP - As of Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at least 4,311 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US probe warns of waste in Iraq, Afghanistan war deals (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:02 PM PDT

US armored vehicles and soldiers are seen during a patrol south of Baghdad in 2005. A bipartisan commission on wartime contracting warned Wednesday that the sheer scale of US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan AFP - A bipartisan commission on wartime contracting warned Wednesday that the sheer scale of US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan "create plentiful opportunities for waste, fraud and abuse."

Car bomb in Iraq kills about 30 people (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:53 PM PDT

In this image released by the US Army, Provincial Director of Police for Dhi Qar province Maj. Gen. Sabah Al-Fatlawi, looks at the damage caused by a car bomb in the town of Bathaa, which is near Nasiriyah, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. A car bomb ripped through a market in southern Iraq's Shiite heartland Wednesday as shoppers were buying meat and vegetables, killing and wounding dozens, officials said. (AP Photo/US Army)AP - A car bomb blew up Wednesday in a packed outdoor food market in one of the most peaceful areas of Iraq's Shiite south, killing about 30 people and wounding dozens more. The blast raised fears that militants may be planning more strikes in remote, poorly secured areas, seeking to stretch Iraq's security services as they take on a bigger role in Baghdad and other flashpoint cities.

Iraq gives $2.5 million for Fulbrights (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:32 PM PDT

AP - The Iraqi government has pledged $2.5 million to expand the opportunities for Iraqi students to participate in the Fulbright program.

Iraq market bombing kills 19 (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:30 PM PDT

Iraqis gather at the site of a car bomb blast in the southern city of Nasiriyah. A car bomb exploded in a market in a southern Iraqi town on Wednesday, killing 19 people including women and children in the bloodiest attack to hit the country in weeks.(AFP/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - A car bomb exploded in a market in a southern Iraqi town on Wednesday, killing 19 people including women and children in the bloodiest attack to hit the country in weeks.

Number of Fulbright scholarships from Iraq doubled (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 11:40 AM PDT

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh during an interview with AFP at his office in Baghdad in 2008. Baghdad pledged on Wednesday to double the number of prestigious Fulbright Student Scholarships available to Iraqi students who want to study in the United States.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - Baghdad pledged on Wednesday to double the number of prestigious Fulbright Student Scholarships available to Iraqi students who want to study in the United States.

Iraq: 5 US contractors to be released in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 11:07 AM PDT

This undated photo released by the family via the Houston Chronicle shows Jim Kitterman, 60, of Houston. Kitterman ,a construction company owner from Houston, was found blindfolded, bound and stabbed on May 22, 2009 in his car in in Baghdad's Green Zone. (AP Photo/Family photo via the Houston Chronicle)AP - Five U.S. contractors detained during an investigation into the slaying of another American will be freed after a week in Iraqi custody due to insufficient evidence against them, the Iraqi government said Wednesday.

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Posted: 10 Jun 2009 10:13 AM PDT

AP - Iraq says 5 US contractors in Iraqi custody to be released due to insufficient evidence.

Iraq to announce foreign oil contract winners June (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:30 AM PDT

A worker pictured at an oil refinery near the village of Taq Taq in the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan. Iraq will announce at the end of this month which energy companies have been awarded contracts to work in the country, Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)AFP - Iraq said Wednesday it would announce late June which energy companies have been awarded contracts to work in the country, and assured foreign oil giants their investment plans would not be scuppered.

Car bomb kills 25 in southern Iraqi town (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:03 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — At least 25 civilians were killed and more than 75 were wounded when a bomb in a parked car detonated early Wednesday inside a marketplace in a small southern Iraqi town, medical officials said.

Car bomb rips through south Iraq market, 33 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 07:26 AM PDT

Reuters - A car bomb ripped through a crowded market in southern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 33 people and prompting angry protests by residents about the failure to protect them, officials and witnesses said.

Turkey, Iraq sign military cooperation deal (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:35 AM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seen here in April 2009. Turkey and Iraq have signed a preliminary accord on military cooperation, the Turkish army said.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Turkey and Iraq have signed a preliminary accord on military cooperation, the Turkish army said Wednesday.

Iraq market bombing kills 19: hospital (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:59 AM PDT

A car bomb has exploded in a market in a southern Iraqi town, killing 19 people including women and children in the bloodiest attack to hit the country in weeks.(AFP Graphics)AFP - Nineteen people were killed and 56 injured when a car bomb exploded in a market in southern Iraq on Wednesday, the main hospital in the region said.

Horse racing in Iraq romps past the hard times (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:49 AM PDT

Jockeys race their horses at the Equestrian club in Baghdad, Iraq's only horse racing track has been open almost continuously for more than 80 years(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Seven thoroughbred horses thundered down the backstretch engulfed in a cloud of desert dust before Rose of Ali surged across the finish line first, spurred by the zealous whip of a jockey in white silks.

Roadside Bombs: An Iraqi Tactic on the Upsurge in Afghanistan (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 09:05 PM PDT

A U.S. soldier stand guard on the top of an armored vehicle near the site of an explosion in Kapisa province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 26, 2009. A suicide bomber killed three American troops and an Afghan civilian after ramming an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)Time.com - Outmatched by technology, the Taliban is taking its war to the road in a campaign that not only damages infrastructure but is also taking a toll in lives

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