2010年6月13日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


26 die as insurgents storm Iraq's central bank (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 04:28 PM PDT

Smoke rises over central Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 13, 2010. Iraqi security officials say a series of downtown marketplace bombs near the Central Bank of Iraq has killed several people and injured at least 20 others. A Baghdad police officer and a Ministry of Interior official said Sunday's explosions from at least three roadside bombs may have targeted bank employees as they were leaving work. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Insurgents wearing military uniforms stormed Iraq's central bank Sunday during an apparent robbery attempt, battling security forces in a three-hour standoff after bombs exploded nearby in a coordinated daylight attack that left as many as 26 people dead.


Fifteen killed in Baghdad central bank attack (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 10:37 AM PDT

Smoke billows from the scene of one of the explosions that rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Suicide bombers and gunmen wearing military uniforms killed 15 people and took hostages on Sunday in a daring raid on the Iraq Central Bank in Baghdad, triggering an ongoing siege with security forces.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - Suicide bombers and gunmen in military uniform killed 15 people on Sunday in an unprecedented attack on the Iraq Central Bank in Baghdad that sparked a firefight with security forces.


Iraq's new parliament to sit, government weeks away (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Reuters - Iraq's parliament sits on Monday for the first time since inconclusive March elections but it could be weeks before a government is formed that can tackle worsening insurgent violence.

Gunmen, bombs target Iraq central bank, killing 15 (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Reuters - Fifteen people were killed and dozens wounded Sunday when suicide bombers detonated at least one bomb at Iraq's central bank and gunmen battled troops in what officials said may have been a raid on the vaults.

(AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 01:43 PM PDT

AP - Israel proposes Gaza flotilla inquiry headed by judge with 2 observers from Canada, Ireland.

At least 12 killed in Baghdad attack (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 06:33 AM PDT

At least 12 people were killed and 40 wounded when gunmen attacked the Iraq Central Bank in Baghdad, triggering a series of explosions, a defence ministry official told AFP.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - At least 12 people were killed and 40 wounded when gunmen attacked the Iraq Central Bank in Baghdad on Sunday, triggering a series of explosions, a defence ministry official told AFP.


Iraq's thirst for fresh water grows (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 03:27 AM PDT

Qassim Dakheel squats in his yard and looks anxiously at his water hose, waiting for the water to flow in Baghdad's Sadr city June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - On a scorching summer day in Baghdad, Qassim Dakheel squats in his yard and looks anxiously at his water hose, waiting for the water to flow.


French tourists breathe new life into Iraq's past (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:37 PM PDT

A French tourist shoots a video at the desert in Tello (ancient Girsu), south of Baghdad, on June 9, 2010 as part of a tour to archaeological and religious sites in Iraq.(AFP/Mehdi Lebouachera)AFP - Staring out at the ancient Sumerian city of Girsu with the sun beating down in the midst of the Iraqi desert, Philippe Cousin breathlessly exclaims, "It's extraordinary."


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