Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• APNewsBreak: No indictment in 2006 Iraqi killing (AP)
• Pentagon cautions news media on WikiLeaks documents (Reuters)
• Iraq PM in Tehran on key political visit (AP)
• Iran's Khamenei calls for Iraqi government formation (Reuters)
• US plays down importance of Maliki visit to Iran (AFP)
• Iraqi soldier killed in suicide attack on US military convoy (AFP)
• Maliki in Tehran visit urges Iran to help rebuild Iraq (AFP)
• Iran's supreme leader meets Maliki, heralds a post-US era in Iraq (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Roadside bomb in Baghdad kills local politician (AP)

APNewsBreak: No indictment in 2006 Iraqi killing (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 05:38 PM PDT AP - A former security contractor for Blackwater USA will not be indicted in the killing of an Iraqi guard in 2006, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Pentagon cautions news media on WikiLeaks documents (Reuters) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - The Pentagon urged news organizations on Monday not to publish classified U.S. documents due to be released by WikiLeaks as U.S. officials brace for a mass disclosure of leaked Iraq war files by the whistle-blower website.

Iraq PM in Tehran on key political visit (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:42 PM PDT AP - Iran gave its clearest nod of support to Iraq's prime minister Monday as he seeks to line up backing from key neighbors in his bid to remain in office after a more than seven-month political limbo in Baghdad.

Iran's Khamenei calls for Iraqi government formation (Reuters) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 01:43 PM PDT Reuters - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on political factions in Iraq to reach a consensus on forming a new government, state television reported on Monday.

US plays down importance of Maliki visit to Iran (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:57 PM PDT AFP - The United States on Monday played down the importance of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's visit to Tehran, but urged Iran to be a better neighbor to Iraq.

Iraqi soldier killed in suicide attack on US military convoy (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:42 AM PDT AFP - A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a US military convoy in northern Iraq on Monday, killing an Iraqi soldier and wounding six of his compatriots, a police official said.

Maliki in Tehran visit urges Iran to help rebuild Iraq (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:36 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday urged Iran to help rebuild his war-torn country during a visit to Tehran that came as his rival accused the Islamic republic of meddling in Iraqi affairs.

Iran's supreme leader meets Maliki, heralds a post-US era in Iraq (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:19 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki received the clearest backing yet from Iran in his struggle to remain prime minister. The alliance would appear to pull Iraq closer into Iran's orbit.

Roadside bomb in Baghdad kills local politician (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:10 AM PDT AP - A roadside bomb hit a convoy carrying a member of Baghdad's local government, killing him and wounding eight people on Monday, a spokesman for Baghdad's Provincial Council said.

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