2010年10月18日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


APNewsBreak: No indictment in 2006 Iraqi killing (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 05:38 PM PDT

AP - A former security contractor for Blackwater USA will not be indicted in the killing of an Iraqi guard in 2006, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Pentagon cautions news media on WikiLeaks documents (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:24 PM PDT

The homepage of the WikiLeaks website. The Pentagon on Monday urged media outlets not to publish any of the roughly 400,000 stolen military files which the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks says it would make public soon.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)Reuters - The Pentagon urged news organizations on Monday not to publish classified U.S. documents due to be released by WikiLeaks as U.S. officials brace for a mass disclosure of leaked Iraq war files by the whistle-blower website.


Iraq PM in Tehran on key political visit (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:42 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, front left, walks along with Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, right, during an official welcoming ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Al-Maliki is visiting Iran to cement ties with the Shiite powerhouse ally as he struggles to secure a second term in office. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran gave its clearest nod of support to Iraq's prime minister Monday as he seeks to line up backing from key neighbors in his bid to remain in office after a more than seven-month political limbo in Baghdad.


Iran's Khamenei calls for Iraqi government formation (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) speaks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during an official meeting in Tehran October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on political factions in Iraq to reach a consensus on forming a new government, state television reported on Monday.


US plays down importance of Maliki visit to Iran (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:57 PM PDT

A picture released by the official website of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) shows him meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Tehran. The United States on Monday played down the importance of Maliki's visit to Tehran, but urged Iran to be a better neighbor to Iraq.(AFP/HO)AFP - The United States on Monday played down the importance of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's visit to Tehran, but urged Iran to be a better neighbor to Iraq.


Iraqi soldier killed in suicide attack on US military convoy (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:42 AM PDT

Military helicopters fly over the Green Zone area in Baghdad. A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a US military convoy in northern Iraq on Monday, killing an Iraqi soldier and wounding six of his compatriots, a police official said.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a US military convoy in northern Iraq on Monday, killing an Iraqi soldier and wounding six of his compatriots, a police official said.


Maliki in Tehran visit urges Iran to help rebuild Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:36 AM PDT

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (R) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki review an honour guard in Tehran. Maliki on Monday urged Iran to help rebuild his war-torn country during a visit to Tehran that came as his rival accused the Islamic republic of meddling in Iraqi affairs.(AFP/Atta Kenare)AFP - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday urged Iran to help rebuild his war-torn country during a visit to Tehran that came as his rival accused the Islamic republic of meddling in Iraqi affairs.


Iran's supreme leader meets Maliki, heralds a post-US era in Iraq (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:19 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki received the clearest backing yet from Iran in his struggle to remain prime minister. The alliance would appear to pull Iraq closer into Iran's orbit.

Roadside bomb in Baghdad kills local politician (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:10 AM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the Department of Defense, Pfc. Dylan T. Reid is seen. The 24-year-old soldier from Springfield, Mo., who was assigned to a unit at Fort Carson, Colo., has died in Iraq. The Defense Department said Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 that Pfc. Dylan T. Reid died Saturday in a non-combat-related incident in Amarah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, part of Fort Carson's 4th Infantry Division. (AP Photo/Department of Defense)AP - A roadside bomb hit a convoy carrying a member of Baghdad's local government, killing him and wounding eight people on Monday, a spokesman for Baghdad's Provincial Council said.


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