2010年3月13日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraqi vote signals shift from religious leaders (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 03:32 PM PST

Counting and data input workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 12, 2010. Partial tallies have been released from seven of Iraq's 18 provinces, excluding Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election's all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the latest indication that Iraqis want a moderate government instead of Shiite religious hard-liners leading the postwar nation.


Iraq PM picks up steam in bid to retain post (AFP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:09 AM PST

An Iraqi man looks up at a poster picturing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad on March 12. Maliki's bid to retain his job gained steam on Saturday as early results put him ahead in the capital, while rival blocs began jostling over the formation of a government.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bid to retain his job gained steam on Saturday as early results put him ahead in the capital, while rival blocs began jostling over the formation of a government.


Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:01 AM PST

Iraqi journalists attend a press briefing at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters in Baghdad's Green Zone. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bid to retain his job gained steam on Saturday as early results put him ahead in the capital, while rival blocs began jostling over the formation of a government.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)Reuters - Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in a tight election race that Iraqis hope will bring stability after years of sectarian conflict.


Maliki leads key Baghdad vote count (AFP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 03:28 AM PST

An Iraqi man looks up at a poster picturing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad on March 12. Maliki's bid to retain his job gained steam on Saturday as early results put him ahead in the capital, while rival blocs began jostling over the formation of a government.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday comfortably emerged as the top vote getter in Baghdad, which has the most seats in parliament of any constituency, early results showed.


bnzv