Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Soldier could face death penalty over Iraq slaying (AP)
• Biden, Iraqi leaders discuss reconciliation (AFP)
• Iraq bans school groups from Saddam's grave (Reuters)
• Insecurity tempers lure of Iraq's oil fields (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Why Iraq sees success in oil auction (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraq's rebuff of US has element of posturing (AP)
• Chinese oil firms may bid for Iraqi oil fields (AFP)

Soldier could face death penalty over Iraq slaying (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 04:40 PM PDT AP - An Army sergeant accused of slaying his superior and another U.S. soldier in Iraq will face a court-martial and could be sentenced to death if convicted, the military said Tuesday.

Biden, Iraqi leaders discuss reconciliation (AFP) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 03:31 PM PDT AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday pressed Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and the president of its autonomous region of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, on the need for political reconciliation, his office said.

Iraq bans school groups from Saddam's grave (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 10:01 AM PDT Reuters - Iraq's government has ordered authorities in Saddam Hussein's home town to ban schoolchildren from visiting the grave of the former dictator after a video showed a group of school girls singing his praises.

Insecurity tempers lure of Iraq's oil fields (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - International oil companies trying to get their foot in the door on some of the richest undeveloped oil fields in the world are grappling with a wide array of factors including lingering security fears and concerns that Iraq's climate for foreign oil investment is still shifting.

Why Iraq sees success in oil auction (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq is declaring a historic auction to develop some of the world's richest oil fields a success – despite a bidding process from which most international oil companies walked away emptyhanded – and is proceeding with plans for a second round of bidding at the end of the year.

Iraq's rebuff of US has element of posturing (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:10 AM PDT AP - Iraq's public rebuff of a U.S. offer of help with national reconciliation efforts may in part be political posturing. It also points to the dilemma facing the prime minister — he needs U.S. help and must garner support from Iraqis fed up with the American presence.

Chinese oil firms may bid for Iraqi oil fields (AFP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 11:57 PM PDT AFP - China's three largest oil companies may take part in Iraq's second auction of oil and gas fields, as the Asian giant seeks to strengthen its foothold in the oil-rich nation, state media said.

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