2010年3月9日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


'Months' before Iraq government, says US general (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:16 PM PST

The top US general in command of forces in Iraq, Ray Odierno (pictured), has predicted it would take AFP - The commander of US forces in Iraq has predicted it would take "a couple of months" for leaders to form a post-election government but downplayed fears of instability.


US Iraq commander likes 'Hurt Locker' (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:20 PM PST

(From L-R) Nominee for Actor in a Leading Role Jeremy Renner (AFP - The commander of US troops in Iraq on Tuesday praised Oscar-winning drama "The Hurt Locker," saying that unlike some media coverage it showed the complexities on the field.


US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:28 PM PST

The top US general in command of forces in Iraq, Ray Odierno (pictured), has predicted it would take AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.


US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382 (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:05 PM PST

AP - As of Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at least 4,382 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Britain begins inquiry into Iraq abuse claims (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:44 AM PST

A file photo of Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he listens to questions during his visit to Langside college in Glasgow, Scotland November 6, 2009. REUTERS/David Moir/FilesAP - Britain opened an inquiry Tuesday into claims that its soldiers murdered and abused civilians in southern Iraq in 2004, some of the most serious allegations made against British forces over the war and occupation of the country.


Initial results delayed, Iraq still counts ballots (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:05 AM PST

Electoral workers carry ballot boxes at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Iraqis are awaiting initial election results for Baghdad, a key location accounting for almost a fifth of the country's ballots and other provinces. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq's election commission says ballots are still being counted in the historic parliamentary elections and backed off from an expected announcement of partial results.


Baghdad holds key as Iraq awaits initial vote results (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:46 AM PST

Iraqi workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters in Baghdad count votes. Iraq awaited initial results from polls touted as a test of its young democracy, with Baghdad holding the key as the prime minister's list and its top secular rival jockeyed for pole position.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraq awaited initial results Tuesday from polls touted as a test of its young democracy, with Baghdad holding the key as the prime minister's list and its top secular rival jockeyed for pole position.


First Iraq election results to be released Wednesday (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:33 AM PST

Iraqi workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters in Baghdad count votes. Iraq awaited initial results from polls touted as a test of its young democracy, with Baghdad holding the key as the prime minister's list and its top secular rival jockeyed for pole position.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)Reuters - Preliminary results from Iraq's parliamentary election will be released on Wednesday, an electoral commission official said on Tuesday.


After Iraq election, fragile democracy faces the real test (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 03:08 PM PST

Electoral workers sit amongst piles of ballot boxes at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Iraqis are awaiting initial election results for Baghdad a key location accounting for almost a fifth of the country's ballots and other provinces. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)The Christian Science Monitor - The Iraq election has shored up the country’s fragile democracy, but the months ahead are fraught with potential dangers far more worrying than the bombs that echoed through Baghdad as voters went to the polls over the weekend.


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