2010年4月27日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,393 (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:02 PM PDT

AP - As of Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at least 4,393 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq-Iran border post: From 'Checkpoint Charlie' to tourist gate? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:46 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - This windswept U.S. garrison on Iraq's border with Iran has no running water and sporadic mail service, and it's so easily overlooked that the military accidentally canceled its contract for portable toilets last month, forcing the 60 soldiers who live here to resort to disposable waste bags for a while.

Clinton urges Iraq to form new government quickly (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:29 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington, DC. Clinton on Tuesday urged Iraqi leaders to resolve rows over the March elections and form a new government quickly, as more winning candidates risked being disqualified.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged Iraqi leaders to resolve rows over the March elections and form a new government quickly, as more winning candidates risked being disqualified.


Burned Iraqi boy returns home after surgery in US (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Mohammed, left, says goodbye to National Guard Maj. David Howell, the man who brought him from Iraq to Michigan to treat his childhood injuries, at Baghdad International Airport, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Mohammed, whose middle and last names are not being publicized, was brought to the U.S. and treated at the Michigan State University hospital thanks to the efforts of a National Guard major who met him in November 2008 in Ramadi, once an insurgent hotbed west of Baghdad. 'Be brave,' Howell instructed Mohammed before boarding a return flight.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - After a year in the U.S. where he underwent five surgeries to treat severe burns, the Iraqi boy seemed a bit uncertain as he waited for his bags Tuesday at the Baghdad airport.


Clinton urges Iraq's candidates to 'set aside differences' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 10:51 AM PDT

An Iraqi man pointing to the full winner's list from general elections, in Baghdad in March 2010. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged the candidates in Iraq's March 7 elections to AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged the candidates in Iraq's March 7 elections to "set aside their differences" and respect the vote, in the interest of "a strong, independent and democratic" country.


The loneliness of Iraq's medal-winning runner (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 09:08 AM PDT

Iraqi steeplechase runner Mahmud Kamel Ahmed leaves the building where he lives in Baghdad for a training session at the Sports Education faculty on April 17. Ahmed, 27, has endured war, family tragedy and moral disdain on the road to becoming an international athlete but, undeterred by such obstacles, he is finally reaching his physical peak.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Mahmud Kamel Ahmed has endured war, family tragedy and moral disdain on the road to becoming an international athlete but, undeterred by such obstacles, he is finally reaching his physical peak.


Lufthansa resumes flights to Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:29 AM PDT

A Lufthansa plane lands in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil. The German carrier flew from Arbil to Frankfurt for the first time in 20 years and said it is also planning flights to Baghdad.(AFP/Safin Hamed)AFP - German carrier Lufthansa flew from the northern Iraqi city of Arbil to Frankfurt on Tuesday for the first time in 20 years and said flights to Baghdad are also in the pipeline.


Iraq delays ruling on election candidate ban (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 07:02 AM PDT

Iraqi election officials count votes at a polling station in Karbala. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged Iraqi leaders to resolve rows over the March elections and form a new government quickly, as more winning candidates risked being disqualified.(AFP/File/Mohammed Sawaf)Reuters - A potentially divisive ruling by an Iraqi review panel on whether to wipe out the votes of nine winning candidates from last month's election has been delayed, possibly until next week, officials said on Tuesday.


US expresses first concerns over Iraq election results (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 01:10 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi election authorities on Monday announced the disqualification of two winning parliamentary candidates because of alleged Baathist ties while the US said publicly for the first time it was concerned about delays in forming a new Iraqi government.

0 条评论:

发表评论

订阅 博文评论 [Atom]

<< 主页

bnzv