2009年12月8日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Car bombs rock Iraqi capital, 112 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:29 PM PST

A U.S. soldier walks past a burned bus at the site of a bomb attack in northern Baghdad, December 8, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier al-SudaniReuters - Car bombs killed at least 112 people in the heart of the Iraqi capital Tuesday, striking government buildings despite a security crackdown after a series of high-profile attacks.

Wave of coordinated attacks in Iraq kills 127 (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:10 PM PST

Iraqi security forces and rescuers search for survivors at the site of a bomb attack near the new Finance Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. An official at Iraq's Interior Ministry says dozens have been killed in a series of coordinated blasts around Baghdad. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - A suicide car bomb flattened a court building and an explosives-rigged ambulance blew down walls like dominos near the Finance Ministry during a wave of coordinated attacks Tuesday that targeted high-profile symbols of Iraqi authority. At least 127 people were killed.

Biden calls Iraqi leaders after bombing (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 03:54 PM PST

US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on December 3, spoke to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Tuesday, offering condolences and condemnation after five bombs killed 127 people in Baghdad.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - Vice President Joe Biden spoke to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Tuesday as the United States offered condolences and condemnation after five bombs killed 127 people in Baghdad.

Dog survives Baghdad suicide bombing, owners die (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:38 PM PST

A dog that was chained to a railing in a house damaged by a bomb blast near the new Finance Ministry, which killed its owner, is seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. Iraqi police officials said it was unclear what would happen to the dog if it was not claimed. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - All that was left were the walls and a lucky dog.

Iraq sets parliamentary elections for March 7 (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:37 AM PST

Iraqi parliament speaker Ayad al-Samarraie speaks to the press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Iraq's electoral commission on Monday recommended a 45-day delay in parliamentary elections until Feb. 27, raising concerns that the postponed balloting could complicate the planned withdrawal of U.S. combat troops and bring a possible surge of violence. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Iraq's presidential council on Tuesday again postponed nationwide parliamentary elections, setting March 7 as the date for the vote in what has become a seven-week delay likely to feed concerns about an increase in violence.

127 killed in spate of Baghdad blasts (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:33 AM PST

A US soldier walks past Iraqis at the site of a bomb blast in northern Baghdad. Five massive vehicle-borne bombs have rocked Baghdad, killing 127 people, including women and students, and wounding hundreds in the third co-ordinated massacre to devastate the city since August.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Five massive vehicle-borne bombs rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 127 people, including women and students, and wounding hundreds in the third co-ordinated massacre to devastate the city since August.

UK believed Iraqi weapons had been dismantled (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:27 AM PST

AP - Britain believed Iraq had dismantled its chemical and biological weapons in the run-up to the 2003 invasion but thought it was possible they could be reassembled, the former head of the country's Joint Intelligence Committee said Tuesday.

Some of the deadliest attacks in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:11 AM PST

AP - Some of the deadliest militant attacks in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:

Iraq sets March 7 for poll after political wrangling (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:55 AM PST

Reuters - Iraq on Tuesday set a long awaited date for a general election next year, but later pushed it back by one day to March 7, amid political wrangling typical of the squabbles which have already delayed the vote.

Iraq general election to be held on March 7 (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:07 AM PST

A picture released by the Iraqi Presidency shows Chief of Presidency Office Nasir Al-Ani (L) and Head of The Independent High Electoral Commission Faraj Al-Haydari speaking during a a joint press conference in Baghdad. Iraq's second general election since Saddam Hussein was overthrown will be held on March 7, almost six weeks later than mid-January as originally planned, officials said.(AFP/HO)AFP - Iraq's second general election since Saddam Hussein was overthrown will be held on March 7, almost six weeks later than the originally planned date of mid-January, officials said on Tuesday.

127 dead in Baghdad car bombings (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 07:45 AM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — At least five car bombs ripped through neighborhoods across Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing 127 Iraqis and prompting urgent questions about Iraq's security forces just as the country gears up for national elections early next year.

White House condemns bombings in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:57 AM PST

Iraqi parliament speaker Ayad al-Samarraie speaks to the press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Iraq's electoral commission on Monday recommended a 45-day delay in parliamentary elections until Feb. 27, raising concerns that the postponed balloting could complicate the planned withdrawal of U.S. combat troops and bring a possible surge of violence. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - The White House on Tuesday condemned the coordinated bombing attacks in Baghdad that killed more than 100 people.

Trial set for man charged with working for Iraq (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 05:07 AM PST

AP - A judge has set an Aug. 2 trial for a Detroit-area man charged with conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of Iraq and illegally obtaining 2 million barrels of oil.

Iraq vote to be held March 6: electoral commission (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:43 AM PST

A picture released by the Iraqi Presidency shows Chief of Presidency Office Nasir Al-Ani (L) and Head of The Independent High Electoral Commission Faraj Al-Haydari speaking during a a joint press conference in Baghdad. Iraq's second general election since Saddam Hussein was overthrown will be held on March 7, almost six weeks later than mid-January as originally planned, officials said.(AFP/HO)AFP - Iraq's parliamentary elections will be held on March 6, a senior election commission official told AFP on Tuesday, after a meeting between election organisers and the country's presidency council.

(AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:05 AM PST

AP - Officials say Iraq's parliament elections set for March 6 after delay

22 killed and 60 wounded in Baghdad attacks: police (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:29 AM PST

Smoke billows following an explosion in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Five powerful car bombs have rocked Baghdad, killing at least 62 people, many of them students, wounding 105 and shattering a month of calm in the capital ahead of a general election.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - At least 22 people were killed and 60 wounded in three car bombings and a suicide attack in Baghdad on Tuesday, an interior ministry official told AFP.

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