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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq court lifts ban on hundreds of candidates (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 11:45 AM PST

An Iraqi soldier stands guard as Muslim Shiite pilgrims head on foot from Baghdad to the holy city of Karbala to take part in the Aabaeen, 40 days of mourning after Ashura. A suicide attacker ploughed a bomb-laden vehicle into Shiite pilgrims in central Iraq, killing 23 of them, including women and children, the second deadly assault on devotees this week.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AP - An Iraqi appeals court Wednesday set aside a ban on hundreds of candidates for suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime, allowing them to run in next month's parliamentary election and offering a chance to ease political showdowns that had deeply worried the White House.


Bomb kills 20 in Iraq, election ban lifted (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 09:10 AM PST

Shiite Muslims attend the festival of Arbaeen, one of the holiest days in their religious calendar at the Imam Hussein shrine in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. A bomb planted on a parked motorcycle exploded on the outskirts of Karbala amid tight security for the huge religious procession. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Reuters - A bomb killed at least 20 Shi'ite pilgrims on Wednesday as they poured into Iraq's holy city of Kerbala, triggering criticism of security forces and politicians before a potentially bloody March election.


Iraq court delays ban on hundreds of candidates (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 08:57 AM PST

An Iraqi Army soldier stands guard as Shiite pilgrims flagellate themselves to mark Arbaeen, one of the holiest days in their religious calendar in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. A bomb planted on a parked motorcycle exploded on the outskirts of Karbala amid tight security for the huge religious procession. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - An Iraqi appeals court Wednesday suspended a ban imposed on hundreds of candidates for suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime, allowing them to run in next month's election, an official said.


Iraq allows blacklisted election candidates to run (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 08:53 AM PST

A woman reads a list of the 500 candidates barred from Iraq's March 7 general election for alleged links to executed dictator Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad on January 21. The blacklisted people have been told they can stand after all, paving the way towards a smooth vote.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Around 500 candidates barred from Iraq's March 7 general election for alleged links to executed dictator Saddam Hussein were told Wednesday they can stand after all, paving the way towards a smooth vote.


Suicide attack on Shiite pilgrims kills 23 in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 07:55 AM PST

An Iraqi soldier stands guard as Muslim Shiite pilgrims head on foot from Baghdad to the holy city of Karbala to take part in the Aabaeen, 40 days of mourning after Ashura. A suicide attacker ploughed a bomb-laden vehicle into Shiite pilgrims in central Iraq, killing 23 of them, including women and children, the second deadly assault on devotees this week.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - A suicide attacker on Wednesday ploughed a bomb-laden vehicle into Shiite pilgrims in central Iraq, killing 23 of them, including women and children, the second deadly assault on devotees this week.


Ex-POW in Iraq war recalls nightmares, depression (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 06:34 AM PST

Shoshana Johnson poses for a picture in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010.  Johnson, the nation's first female black prisoner of war, was shot and captured in Iraq along with Jessica Lynch. In her new memoir, 'I'm Still Standing', she describes not only her captivity, but her life before and the mental health problems that followed that captivity. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Shoshana Johnson survived gunshot wounds to both legs and 22 days as a prisoner of war in Iraq. Life wasn't so easy when she came home, either.


Barred Iraq candidates allowed to stand: official (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 06:08 AM PST

A woman reads a list of the 500 candidates barred from Iraq's March 7 general election for alleged links to executed dictator Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad on January 21. The blacklisted people have been told they can stand after all, paving the way towards a smooth vote.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Around 500 candidates barred from Iraq's March 7 general election for alleged links to executed dictator Saddam Hussein will be allowed to stand, an electoral official told AFP on Wednesday.


(AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 02:09 AM PST

AP - Iraqi officials: death toll rises to 20 in bomb blast on Shiite pilgrims in Karbala.

'At least 17 dead, 116 wounded' in Iraq attack (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:18 AM PST

An Iraqi soldier stands guard as Muslim Shiite pilgrims walk through Baghdad on their way to the holy city of Karbala on February 1. A suicide attacker driving a minibus has killed 20 Shiite pilgrims, including women and children, travelling on foot to a shrine city in central Iraq, health and security officials said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - At least 17 people were killed and 116 wounded in a bomb attack targeting Shiite pilgrims travelling on foot to a shrine city in central Iraq on Wednesday, a senior health official said.


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