2010年8月16日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

U.S. plans diplomatic offices in four more Iraqi cities (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 04:07 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States is establishing consulates or branch embassies in four sensitive cities key to Iraq's future as it ends its combat role and boosts diplomatic activity, U.S. officials said on Monday.

Iraqi rivals break off power-sharing talks (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 01:43 PM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, April 30, 2009, an Iraqi coast guard boat patrols in the Gulf near Basra, 550 kilometers (341 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq. Gunmen robbed four commercial ships anchored near the southern oil hub of Basra in a rare attack off the Iraqi coast, the U.S. Navy said Sunday. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - A Sunni-backed coalition that won the most seats in Iraq's parliamentary election said Monday it would cease power-sharing talks with the nation's incumbent Shiite prime minister, accusing him of turning political bickering into a sectarian issue.

Iraq's main parties break off coalition talks (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 12:44 PM PDT

A picture combo shows former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi (left) during an interview with AFP in his office in Baghdad and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attending a conference on the development of urban centres at a hotel in Baghdad. Iraq's two main political blocs led by Maliki and Allawi broke off coalition talks over remarks made by Maliki on television, Allawi's group said.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - The two men vying to lead Iraq broke off talks on Monday aimed at forming a government after an unseemly quarrel over their blocs' sectarian roots, five months after general elections.

Rivals stop coalition talks in Iraq in sectarian row (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Reuters - The Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance of former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi on Monday formally broke off coalition talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, likely delaying even further the formation of a government.

Car bomb aimed at Iranian pilgrims kills 5 in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:17 AM PDT

Reuters - A car bomb exploded Monday in a town northeast of the Iraqi capital while a bus full of Iranian Shi'ite pilgrims was passing, killing five people and wounding nine, security officials said.

Wounds of Iraq war: US struggles with surge of returning veterans (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:04 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In the spring of 2005, Marine Lt. Col. Mike Zacchea returned from the Iraq war to his Long Island, N.Y., home both a hero and a shattered man.

US in Iraq: What's been left behind (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:04 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In a palm grove village near Fallujah, a crude shell of a building stands empty. It is a school unfinished. Poorly mixed concrete has chipped away from the ceiling and crumbled along some support beams. The American military paid for the project but stopped it because of substandard work by an Iraqi contractor. Now the United States is looking for a new builder.

Iraq parties break off coalition talks: spokeswoman (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 07:33 AM PDT

A picture combo shows former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi (left) during an interview with AFP in his office in Baghdad and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attending a conference on the development of urban centres at a hotel in Baghdad. Iraq's two main political blocs led by Maliki and Allawi broke off coalition talks over remarks made by Maliki on television, Allawi's group said.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - Iraq's two main political blocs led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and ex-premier Iyad Allawi broke off coalition talks on Monday over remarks made by Maliki on television, Allawi's group said.

In Iraq, combat troops head home to US with guitars, hope (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 07:09 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The last US combat brigade of the Iraq war is leaving â€" a milestone in the seven-year war that has left soldiers and commanders heartened by progress here but unsure whether the gains they’ve fought so hard for will hold.

Four Iran pilgrims among five killed in Iraq bomb (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 06:28 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier patrols a street in the northeastern town of Baquba. A car bomb has killed four Iranian Shiite pilgrims and an Iraqi citizen travelling on a bus northeast of Baghdad with women among nine others wounded, a police commander said.(AFP/File)AFP - A car bomb killed four Iranian Shiite pilgrims and an Iraqi citizen travelling on a bus northeast of Baghdad on Monday with women among nine others wounded, a police commander said.

Iraqis file case to break political deadlock (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 02:07 AM PDT

Iraqi lawmakers take the oath collectively during a parliamentary session in Baghdad in June, 2010. A dozen civic groups launched an audacious court action in a bid to break Iraq's deadlock over the formation of a new government, five months after a general election.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - A dozen civic groups launched an audacious court action on Monday in a bid to break Iraq's deadlock over the formation of a new government, five months after a general election.

Bosnian lab helps Iraq unearth war secrets (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 09:01 PM PDT

AP - One of the cleaning ladies in the building won't enter the room where the vials are stored because she can feel the restless souls inside them.

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