2010年6月26日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


4 killed in jewelry shop robbery in west Iraq (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2010 12:44 PM PDT

An Iraqi rides a bicycle past a police officer in Fallujah in 2008. Iraqi gunmen killed three people and wounded two as they raided goldsmiths' shops west of Baghdad making off with thousands of dollars worth of precious metals, police said.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AP - Gunmen raided a jewelry shop Saturday morning in western Iraq, killing four people before fleeing with a large amount of gold, officials said.


Electricity-starved Iraqis' obsession: generators (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2010 08:08 AM PDT

In this Friday, June 25, 2010 photo, Abbas Ahmed navigates a network of generator wires during a power outage in Baghdad, Iraq. Love them or hate them, usually both, but Baghdad residents are obsessed with the thousands of generators around the city that they rely on for electricity because the national power grid is so notoriously unreliable. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - When the roar of the local generator fills the neighborhood, Muna Hussein's 3-year-old son breaks into dancing. He knows their home will soon have electricity so he can finally watch his cartoons.


Iraq seeks $20 bln for four new oil refineries (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2010 05:42 AM PDT

An Iraqi labourer works at an oil refinery in the southern town Nasiriyah in 2009. Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said that Iraq is seeking around 20 billion dollars to build four new refineries as it seeks to become a net exporter of petroleum products.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said on Saturday that Iraq is seeking around 20 billion dollars to build four new refineries as it seeks to become a net exporter of petroleum products.


Iraq gunmen kill three in raid on goldsmiths (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2010 05:21 AM PDT

An Iraqi rides a bicycle past a police officer in Fallujah in 2008. Iraqi gunmen killed three people and wounded two as they raided goldsmiths' shops west of Baghdad making off with thousands of dollars worth of precious metals, police said.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Iraqi gunmen killed three people and wounded two as they raided goldsmiths' shops west of Baghdad on Saturday making off with thousands of dollars worth of precious metals, police said.


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