2009年10月22日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Police: 14 al-Qaida suspects arrested in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:51 AM PDT

An Iraqi police officer inspects a destroyed vehicle at the site of a bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. A bomb attached to a mini bus went off in the southeastern Zafaraniya neighborhood of Baghdad, injuring four people. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Iraqi security forces arrested 14 suspected al-Qaida members in western and northern Iraq, including three who were formerly detained by U.S. troops in the country, local police officials said Thursday.

Report: US needs rebate for Baghdad embassy work (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 09:35 AM PDT

AP - The State Department's internal watchdog called Thursday for officials to demand a rebate of more than $132 million from a company that built the massive new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad to make up for shoddy work.

IG: Pricey new U.S. Embassy in Iraq has 'multiple' flaws (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 07:26 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- The $736 million new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which American diplomats have occupied for 18 months, contains "multiple significant construction deficiencies," and the U.S. government should try to recover more than $130 million from the contractor who built it, according to a report released Thursday.

Germany to host Iraq investment conference: embassy (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 06:27 AM PDT

Students and staff walk on campus at Baghdad's Mustansiriya University on the first day of classes October 21. Germany will host a two-day investment conference for Iraq in Berlin next month, the country's embassy in Baghdad told AFP on Thursday(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Germany will host a two-day investment conference for Iraq in Berlin next month, the country's embassy in Baghdad told AFP on Thursday.

Slovak PM criticizes US over Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:46 AM PDT

AP - The host of a meeting of NATO defense ministers is harshly criticizing the U.S. over its 2003 invasion of Iraq.

In exile, Iraqis taste a life impossible at home (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:28 AM PDT

Iraqi refugee Rana Sabah, 37, right and her mother Soso Sabah play cards with friends at the al-Barjis restaurant in the old city of Damascus, Syria Tuesday Aug. 27, 2009. After fleeing their bloodied homeland, where violence and increasing conservatism confine their compatriots' lives, some Iraqis in exile are taking the opportunity to enjoy living outside the box. (AP Photos/Omar Sinan)AP - After fleeing their bloodied homeland, where violence and increasing conservatism confine their compatriots' lives, some Iraqis in exile are taking the opportunity to enjoy living outside the box.

Once-tame Baghdad zoo now a roaring success (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:10 PM PDT

A zoo keeper carries one of the two 3-month-old Siberian tiger cubs at Baghdad's Al-Zawraa zoo. The Iraqi capital's zoo is enjoying a boom, and not just in attendance -- its Siberian tigers gave birth to twins this summer, part of a string of new arrivals fuelling the park's expansion.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Baghdad's Al-Zawraa zoo is enjoying a boom, and not just in attendance -- its Siberian tigers gave birth to twins this summer, part of a rush of new arrivals swelling the park's population.

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