Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• British ex-PM Blair faces Iraq inquiry next year (Reuters)
• Tony Blair to give public evidence on Iraq war (AP)
• Kurds willing to probe ethnic abuse claims (AFP)
• Iraq cable project to slash telecom costs: CEO (AFP)
• Iraq warns of more violence before elections (Reuters)

British ex-PM Blair faces Iraq inquiry next year (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:03 PM PST Reuters - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will face questioning next year about Britain's entry into the Iraq war from a committee which has heard the decision was illegal and based on deception, its chairman said on Friday.

Tony Blair to give public evidence on Iraq war (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:01 PM PST AP - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will be publicly questioned about the Iraq war during Britain's long-awaited inquiry into mistakes made before and during the conflict, the inquiry chairman said Friday.

Kurds willing to probe ethnic abuse claims (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:57 AM PST AFP - Iraq's Kurdish regional government said on Thursday it is willing to probe allegations that its forces had abused ethnic minorities, but rejected claims by Human Rights Watch of widespread abuse.

Iraq cable project to slash telecom costs: CEO (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:11 AM PST AFP - Iraq's Internet connections and international calls are poised for "serious price reductions" when a Doha-based firm establishes a fibre optic cable landing there in 2011, the company's chief executive said on Thursday.

Iraq warns of more violence before elections (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:21 AM PST Reuters - Insurgents may step up attacks in Iraq before a parliamentary election in January, the government said on Thursday, acknowledging the fears of many Iraqis who are only just starting to enjoy better security.

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