2010年5月27日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

In the wait for new government, ordinary Iraqis suffer (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:19 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD, Iraq — Athab Jabbar, 70, runs a house of worship, so it tugs at his conscience that his gun-toting guards aren't licensed by the Iraqi government and that he isn't properly registered with the central Shiite Muslim religious authorities.

Baghdad's trade in wildlife anything but tame (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 10:41 AM PDT

In this photo taken April 23, 2010, a boy looks at a monkey that sells for $700 at a pet shop in Baghdad, Iraq. The sale of wildlife and trafficking of endangered species has been largely ignored by Iraq's government as it has struggled to make the country safer and even though the security situation has improved, it is still not a priority. Conservation groups warn at the same time, however, that the wildlife trade is on the increase as people have fewer concerns about going out shopping and more money to spend.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - A dozen fluffy white kittens with piercing blue eyes frolic in a wire cage, perched perilously atop a pen containing two African lion cubs. Neighborhood schoolchildren stop to feed sunflower seeds to a chained monkey, while three red foxes cower in their curbside enclosure from the street noise.

Iraq vote results face another possible delay (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:44 AM PDT

Workers from Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) recount parliamentary election ballots in Baghdad May 14, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Iraq's Supreme Court asked election officials on Thursday to clear up legal issues surrounding an appeal against a candidate, a move that could further delay the certification of March 7 election results.

Special Report: Between Iraq and a rich place (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:52 AM PDT

An employee works at the internet service and Phone Company of Itisaluna headquarters in Baghdad May 16, 2010. Backed by Middle Eastern investors, Itisaluna has spent $150 million to build its network and is close to breakeven point three years into the 15-year contract it purchased from the Iraqi government to provide data and voice services. Picture taken May 16, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - The first hint that Christopher "Kiffer" Andress is not just your average CEO is the 9mm automatic pistol at his right hip.

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