2009年11月24日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,365 (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:01 PM PST

AP - As of Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at least 4,365 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

British probe reveals lead-up to Iraq war (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:06 PM PST

A protestor wearing a Tony Blair mask covers his hands with fake blood as he demonstrates outside the venue for the public inquiry into the Iraq war. The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Blair led London to war.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Tony Blair led London to war.

US warns against Iraq election 'slippage' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 11:44 AM PST

US President Barack Obama (R) speaks alongside US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (C) during a Cabinet Meeting in the White House in Washington, DC, on November 23. The United States upped pressure on Iraqi politicians to reach a deal on holding elections as Washington sought to avoid delays on the pullout of thousands of troops from the country.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - The United States upped pressure on Iraqi politicians on Tuesday to reach a deal on holding elections as Washington sought to avoid delays on the pullout of thousands of troops from the country.

Google to digitise Iraq Museum archives: CEO (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 11:34 AM PST

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt (R) presents the Google logo to Qais Rashid, the chairman of the board of Antiquities and Heritage, following a press conference at the recently-restored National Museum in Baghdad. US Internet giant Google will soon begin digitising artefacts and documents at Iraq's National Museum, Schmidt said in Baghdad on Tuesday.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - US Internet giant Google will soon begin digitising artefacts and documents at Iraq's National Museum, its chief executive said in Baghdad on Tuesday.

British panel begins inquiry on Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:50 AM PST

Anti-war protesters from the 'Stop the War' group, wearing masks depicting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, former US president George W. Bush, center and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, pose for the photographers, outside the conference center where the Iraq war inquiry ia taking place, in central London, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. In the most sweeping inquiry by any nation involved in the Iraq war, a panel investigating Britain's role in the conflict begins questioning witnesses Tuesday in hearings that critics hope will humble former Prime Minister Tony Blair and expose alleged deception in the buildup to conflict. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - An inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war kicked off Tuesday with top government advisers testifying that some Bush administration officials were calling for Saddam Hussein's ouster as early as 2001 — long before sanctions were exhausted and two years before the U.S.-led invasion.

Google documents Iraqi museum treasures (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:46 AM PST

Google chief Eric Schmidt, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill attend a ceremony at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Internet search engine Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.

Saboteurs hit Iraq oil pipeline: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:23 AM PST

AFP - Exports of Iraqi oil to the Turkish port of Ceyhan were interrupted because of sabotage against a pipeline in northern Iraq, the oil ministry said on Tuesday.

Iraq elections face delay (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 09:37 AM PST

Sunni lawmaker Osama al-Nujeifi speaks to the press after an Iraqi Parliament session about the election law on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Iraq's parliament has amended an election law that was vetoed by a Sunni Arab vice president, but Sunnis say the changes do not address their concerns.The dispute highlights ethnic and sectarian divisions in Iraq, and could force a delay in national polling scheduled for January. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - A senior official said Tuesday that Iraq must delay a national vote scheduled for January because of a political dispute, and the vice president who triggered the crisis indicated he would veto a key election law for a second time.

Sunni imams killed in Iraq 'sticky bomb' attacks (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 08:50 AM PST

AFP - Two Sunni religious leaders were killed in and around the Iraqi capital on Tuesday by magnetic bombs attached to their cars, security officials said.

Iraq national vote unlikely in January (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 07:51 AM PST

Reuters - Iraq will be unable to hold a national election in January as planned, a poll official said on Tuesday, heaping more uncertainty on a vote meant to cement democracy and pave the way for a partial U.S. troop withdrawal.

UK to hold public inquiry into alleged Iraq abuse (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:37 AM PST

AP - Britain's defense ministry says it will formally order a public inquiry this week into the alleged abuse and killing of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers.

British Iraq war probe starts hearings (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:19 AM PST

British soldiers search Iraqis on the outskirts of Basra. A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war has opened in London, with the chairman vowing not to AFP - A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war held its first hearing Tuesday, six and a half years after Tony Blair controversially led the country in backing the US-led conflict.

Britain to announce details of Iraq deaths probe (AFP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 07:26 PM PST

An Iraqi prisoner looks through the bars of his prison cell in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. The government is to announce details this week of an inquiry into the alleged torture and murder of Iraqi detainees by British troops, a spokeswoman has said.(AFP/File/Hani al-Obeidi)AFP - Britain's defence minister will this week announce details of an inquiry into the alleged torture and murder of Iraqi detainees by British troops, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

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