2010年2月23日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,379 (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:08 PM PST

AP - As of Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at least 4,379 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Five dead, including three Christians, in Iraq attacks (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:01 AM PST

An Iraqi schoolboy walks past a campaign banner for the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ahead of the upcoming Iraqi general election in the northern city of Mosul on February 17. Five people were killed, including three Christian men and a policeman, in the restive northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, less than two weeks ahead of a nationwide general election.(AFP/File/Mujahed Mohammed)AFP - Five people were killed, including three Christian men and a policeman, in the restive northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, less than two weeks ahead of a nationwide general election.

US military: Soldier dies in Iraq in accident (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:38 AM PST

An Iraqi schoolboy walks past a campaign banner for the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ahead of the upcoming Iraqi general election in the northern city of Mosul on February 17. Five people were killed, including three Christian men and a policeman, in the restive northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, less than two weeks ahead of a nationwide general election.(AFP/File/Mujahed Mohammed)AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in an accident in western Baghdad.

Bomb-detecting wands to be kept in service in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:32 AM PST

Gen. Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. general in Iraq, leaves the podium after a briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Iraq will not pull a scandal-ridden bomb detection device from service, saying an investigation has determined that most of the wand-like instruments work, a government spokesman said Tuesday.

Iraq says $4.4 billion in January oil revenues (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:00 AM PST

Oil tankers are anchored at Basra harbour, 550 kms (340 miles) south of Baghdad, on February 19. Iraq reaped more than four billion dollars in oil revenues in January from almost 60 million barrels of exports, the oil ministry announced on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - Iraq reaped more than four billion dollars in oil revenues in January from almost 60 million barrels of exports, the oil ministry announced on Tuesday.

Former Iraq PM Allawi defends tour of Arab states (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 09:50 AM PST

Iraq's former premier and head of the Iraqi National Bloc, Iyad Allawi, speaks during a press conference in Baghdad. Allawi on Tuesday defended his two-week tour of Arab states and denied it was linked to next month's general election in which he leads a secular coalition.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - Former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi on Tuesday defended his two-week tour of Arab states and denied it was linked to next month's general election in which he leads a secular coalition.

Iraqi politician raises eyebrows with Saudi trip (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 06:38 AM PST

Reuters - A visit to Saudi Arabia by one of Iraq's most prominent candidates in next month's parliamentary election has sparked controversy among Iraqis suspicious of foreign interference in their affairs.

Only two-third Iraqis due to vote in March 7 election (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 06:08 AM PST

This file photo shows an Iraqi woman with traditional tatoos on her hand dipping her finger in indelible ink as she casts her ballot. Fewer Iraqis will cast their ballots in the March 7 general elections, specifically about two thirds of those who voted in the last polls five years ago, according to a pro-government poll.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Fewer Iraqis will cast their ballots in the March 7 general elections, specifically about two thirds of those who voted in the last polls five years ago, according to a pro-government poll on Tuesday.

Iraq to 'sue UK firm behind faulty bomb detector' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:15 AM PST

An Iraqi soldier walk along side a car as he holds an ADE651 device used to detect bombs at a checkpoint in central Baghdad in January 2010. Iraq plans to sue the British company that sold it bomb detectors widely panned as ineffective after they failed to prevent a series of massive bombings in Baghdad, a spokesman said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iraq plans to sue the British company that sold it bomb detectors widely panned as ineffective after they failed to prevent a series of massive bombings in Baghdad, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Ex-IAEA chief Blix 'to head UAE nuclear panel' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:00 AM PST

Hans Blix, a former UN nuclear watchdog head and chief weapons inspector in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, attends the opening day of the Global Zero, a summit to put a halt to all nuclear weapons, in paris on February 2. Blix is to head an advisory board for the United Arab Emirates nuclear programme, newspapers reported on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)AFP - Hans Blix, a former UN nuclear watchdog head and chief weapons inspector in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, is to head an advisory board for the United Arab Emirates nuclear programme, newspapers reported on Tuesday.

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