Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• 35 Iraqis hurt in Baghdad church attack arrive in France (AFP)
• Bush's book 'Decision Points' defends his legacy (AFP)
• Car bombs in Iraqi Shiite cities kill 21 (AP)
• Iraq's divided leaders meet for the first time since March elections (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Car bombs kill 15, including Iranians, in Iraq (Reuters)
• Car bombs in Shiite south Iraq kill at least 28 (AFP)
• Egypt Copts hold vigil for Iraq church attack victims (AFP)
• Iran role wanes in Iraq: US officer (AFP)
• Basra car bomb kills 10, wounds 30: military (AFP)
• Pregnant Iraq Christian awaits medivac unaware she is widow (AFP)
• Iraq leaders fail to resolve political deadlock (AFP)
• Karbala car bomb kills 10 (AFP)
• Clinton: US hopes Iraq government deal is close (AP)
• U.S. urges Iraq to form inclusive government (Reuters)
• Al Qaeda Turns to the Church (The Daily Beast)

35 Iraqis hurt in Baghdad church attack arrive in France (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:15 PM PST AFP - Thirty-four Iraqi Christians and a Muslim guard wounded in a deadly Al-Qaeda attack on a Baghdad church just over a week ago flew into France late Monday for admission to hospitals for treatment.

Bush's book 'Decision Points' defends his legacy (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 02:30 PM PST AFP - George W. Bush, all but invisible since he left the White House nearly two years ago, reclaims the spotlight Tuesday with the release of his book "Decision Points," in which he defends his "war on terror" and his decision to invade Iraq.

Car bombs in Iraqi Shiite cities kill 21 (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 02:24 PM PST AP - Car bombs struck three Shiite cities in southern Iraq on Monday, killing more than 20 people in an apparent move to derail progress toward forming a new government as political leaders tried to break the eight-month deadlock.

Iraq's divided leaders meet for the first time since March elections (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:37 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq’s divided political leaders met Monday for the first time since March elections in a bid to break an eight-month deadlock that has left Iraqis with no new government and vulnerable to escalating violence.

Car bombs kill 15, including Iranians, in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:18 AM PST Reuters - Three car bombs killed at least 15 people in Iraq on Monday, including two attacks targeting Iranian pilgrims, as political leaders met to try to break an eight-month deadlock over a new government.

Car bombs in Shiite south Iraq kill at least 28 (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:04 AM PST AFP - Three car bombings in mainly Shiite southern Iraq, two of which targeted Iranian pilgrims visiting holy cities, killed at least 28 people on Monday, police and military sources said.

Egypt Copts hold vigil for Iraq church attack victims (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:01 AM PST AFP - Coptic Christians held a candlelight vigil in front of the Iraqi embassy in Cairo on Monday after a deadly hostage-taking in a Baghdad church and Al-Qaeda threats against Copts and other Christians.

Iran role wanes in Iraq: US officer (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:27 AM PST AFP - A top US military officer said Monday that Iran's influence has waned in neighboring Iraq, where prolonged negotiations have struggled to decide on a new government.

Basra car bomb kills 10, wounds 30: military (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:59 AM PST AFP - A car bomb in a crowded market in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday killed at least 10 people and wounded 30, a military officer said.

Pregnant Iraq Christian awaits medivac unaware she is widow (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:42 AM PST AFP - As she lay in a Baghdad hospital bed awaiting her evacuation to France for treatment Monday, Siba Nadhir still did not know her husband had been killed in the church bloodbath in which she was wounded.

Iraq leaders fail to resolve political deadlock (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:42 AM PST AFP - Iraq's political rivals met to discuss a proposed new power-sharing accord on Monday but ended a first day of talks without a deal as the Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish blocs stuck to their demands.

Karbala car bomb kills 10 (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:52 PM PST AFP - A suicide bomber targeting Iranian pilgrims killed at least 10 people in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Monday as eight months of wrangling over a new government came to a head.

Clinton: US hopes Iraq government deal is close (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:20 PM PST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the U.S. hopes Iraq is finally close to forming a new government — eight months after elections.

U.S. urges Iraq to form inclusive government (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:35 PM PST Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iraq on Monday to develop an inclusive power-sharing government as Iraqi political factions prepared to hold a meeting that could break an eight-month deadlock.

Al Qaeda Turns to the Church (The Daily Beast) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 08:12 PM PDT The Daily Beast - A bloodbath in a Christian sanctuary full of worshippers this week signaled a new shift in violence in Iraq. Eliza Griswold talks to an Iraqi who escaped persecution—but only after his father was killed.

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