2009年10月14日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

85,000 Iraqis killed in almost 5 years of war (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this July. 15, 2009 file photo, family and comrades grieve as they escort the coffin of slain Iraqi traffic policeman in Baghdad, Iraq. It was reported Wednesday Oct. 14 2009 that at least 85,000 Iraqis lost their lives from 2004-2008 in violence, which the government said in its first comprehensive tally released since the war began, the toll counted Iraqi civilians, military and police. It did not cover U.S. military deaths, insurgents, or foreigners, including contractors or U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)AP - Iraq's government said at least 85,000 people were killed from 2004 to 2008, officially answering one of the biggest questions of the conflict — how many perished in the sectarian violence that nearly led to a civil war.

From Baghdad to Boston, Biden re-redefining VP job (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 03:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 8, 2009, file photo Vice President Joe Biden talks to President Barack Obama during a Cabinet meeting at White House in Washington to discuss the implementation of the economic Recovery Act. Biden wound up with oversight of the government's mammoth $787 billion stimulus plan after he wrote Obama a memo about how it should be run, and he's clearly relishing his role as the program's top cop. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, FILE)AP - Early in the 2008 campaign, when high hopes hadn't given way to harsh realities, presidential candidate Joe Biden told his wife, Jill, "I can picture myself sitting in the Oval Office. I can picture who I'd pick up the phone and call."

11 killed in Iraq violence (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:38 PM PDT

Iraqis inspect the damages following a bomb explosion in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Baghdad. Eleven people were killed and 60 others wounded in attacks in Baghdad, the northern city of Mosul and the Shiite shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday, police and ministry officials said.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)AFP - Eleven people were killed and 60 others wounded in attacks in Baghdad, the northern city of Mosul and the Shiite shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday, police and ministry officials said.

More than 85,000 Iraqis killed from 2004-2008: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:36 PM PDT

Iraqis inspect the site of a bomb explosion in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Baghdad. More than 85,000 Iraqis died violently from 2004 to 2008, according to figures released by the government on Wednesday, the first such official data since the 2003 US-led invasion.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)AFP - More than 85,000 Iraqis died violently from 2004 to 2008, according to figures released by the government on Wednesday, the first such official data since the 2003 US-led invasion.

Judge shuts public access to Blackwater hearings (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:33 PM PDT

Iraqis inspect the site of a bomb explosion in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Baghdad. More than 85,000 Iraqis died violently from 2004 to 2008, according to figures released by the government on Wednesday, the first such official data since the 2003 US-led invasion.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)AP - A federal judge on Wednesday shut down public access to pretrial hearings in the prosecution of five Blackwater security guards for allegedly killing Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.

Conviction overturned in Iraqi soldier's death (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:55 PM PDT

AP - A Marine reservist's conviction in the death of an Iraqi soldier was overturned by a military appeals court, which ruled the judge who presided over the trial erred in his jury instructions.

Blasts kill at least 3 in Iraq's Kerbala (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Three explosions killed at least three people and wounded 40 in Iraq's Kerbala on Wednesday, security and health officials said, in a rare attack in one of the holiest cities for Shi'ite Muslims.

Iraqi spokesman calls series of attacks 'only a robbery' (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:24 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD -- Eight people were killed and 14 were injured Wednesday in attacks on Baghdad's Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Shula, police said.

Iraqi shoe thrower says he would do it again (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:14 PM PDT

Muntadhar al-Zeidi, center, an Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush, speaks during a press conference at the offices of his employer Baghdadiyah TV after his release from a Baghdad prison Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was deeply embarrassed by his act of protest. Al-Maliki was standing beside Bush at a Dec. 14 news conference when the reporter suddenly shot up from his chair had hurled his shoes toward the podium. Bush was unhurt but had to duck twice to avoid being hit. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush said Wednesday he has no regrets and would carry out his brazen protest again, even if it cost him his life.

Iraq suspends university for politics (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT

AP - Iraq's prime minister suspended classes and banned political activities at one of Baghdad's leading universities following student protests on campus, a government spokesman said Wednesday.

Breakdown of Iraqis killed in war from 2004-2008 (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:15 AM PDT

AP - Here is a breakdown of Iraqis killed and wounded in violence from 2004-2008, according to the Human Rights Ministry.

Iraq parliament delays key vote on electoral law (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:04 AM PDT

Iraqi parliamentarians attend the first session of the opening of the parliament following a summer recess in Baghdad secure 'Green Zone' on September 9. The Iraqi parliament said on Wednesday that a key vote among MPs on a new electoral law intended to establish a more transparent system for polls due in January has been delayed until next week.(AFP/File/Salam Faraj)AFP - The Iraqi parliament said on Wednesday that a key vote among MPs on a new electoral law intended to establish a more transparent system for polls due in January has been delayed until next week.

'First refugees' sent from UK to Baghdad since war (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 06:58 AM PDT

A security guard pictured in a room in the long-term wing at an immigration removal centre near London's Heathrow Airport in 2004. A group of Iraqi asylum seekers in Britain will this week be sent back to Baghdad for the first time since the start of the Iraq war in 2003, refugee groups here said Wednesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - A group of Iraqi asylum seekers in Britain will this week be sent back to Baghdad for the first time since the start of the Iraq war in 2003, refugee groups here said Wednesday.

UN 'to probe Baghdad truck bombings' (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:55 AM PDT

The damaged Mohammad al-Qassem bridge near the Iraqi finance ministry in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Waziriyah, following a massive explosion on August 19. The United Nations has agreed to investigate the devastating truck bombings which rocked Baghdad two months ago and any role foreign states may have played, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The United Nations has agreed to investigate the devastating truck bombings which rocked Baghdad two months ago and any role foreign states may have played, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Wednesday.

Attacks in Baghdad kill 8, wound 14 (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:41 AM PDT

Iraqis inspect the site of a bomb explosion in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Baghdad. More than 85,000 Iraqis died violently from 2004 to 2008, according to figures released by the government on Wednesday, the first such official data since the 2003 US-led invasion.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)Reuters - At least eight people were killed and 14 were wounded in attacks on a market in a Shi'ite neighborhood of northwestern Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.

Eight killed in Baghdad market attacks (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:19 AM PDT

Iraqis inspect the damages following a bomb explosion in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Baghdad. Eleven people were killed and 60 others wounded in attacks in Baghdad, the northern city of Mosul and the Shiite shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday, police and ministry officials said.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)AFP - Simultaneous mortar attacks and shootings during jewellery heists killed eight people and wounded 14 at a popular market in northwestern Baghdad on Wednesday, an interior ministry official said.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,349 (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:38 PM PDT

AP - As of Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, at least 4,349 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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