2010年11月1日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraq church raid ends with 52 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:37 PM PDT

Ann Iraqi man hammers a cross and a national flag into the coffin of a relative in central Baghdad. Grieving Catholics in Baghdad marked All Saints Day Monday in mourning for 46 Christians killed during a hostage drama with Al-Qaeda gunmen that ended in an assault by Iraqi forces backed by US troops.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)Reuters - Fifty-two hostages and police were killed when an attempt by Iraqi security forces to free more than 100 Catholics held in a Baghdad church by al Qaeda-linked gunmen turned into a bloodbath, officials said on Monday.

Iraqi Christians mourn after church siege kills 58 (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:09 PM PDT

Iraqi security forces survey the scene outside the Sayidat al-Nejat Catholic Cathedral, or Syrian Catholic Church, in central Baghdad. Thirty-seven Christians and seven security force members were killed when US and Iraqi forces stormed a Baghdad cathedral to free dozens of hostages, an official said Monday, as an Al-Qaeda group claimed the attack.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AP - After the gunmen killed the priest and nearly everyone in the first row, an eerie quiet descended over the pews. The only occasional sounds were sporadic gunfire, the muffled cries of the hostages and the shouts of Islamic militants — sometimes over their cell phones.

US condemns Al-Qaeda 'senseless' Iraqi church massacre (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PDT

Ann Iraqi man hammers a cross and a national flag into the coffin of a relative in central Baghdad. Grieving Catholics in Baghdad marked All Saints Day Monday in mourning for 46 Christians killed during a hostage drama with Al-Qaeda gunmen that ended in an assault by Iraqi forces backed by US troops.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The United States on Monday condemned the Al-Qaeda hostage drama that ended in a bloodbath in a Baghdad church, calling it a "senseless" act of violence.

Priests among 46 Christians killed in Iraq hostage drama (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:50 PM PDT

Iraqi Christians stand at the damaged window of their house that was destroyed the night before near the Sayidat al-Nejat Catholic Cathedral, or Syrian Catholic Church, in central Baghdad. Grieving Catholics in Baghdad marked All Saints Day Monday in mourning for 46 Christians killed during a hostage drama with Al-Qaeda gunmen that ended in an assault by Iraqi forces backed by US troops.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Grieving Catholics in Baghdad marked All Saints Day in mourning on Monday for 46 Christians killed during a hostage drama with Al-Qaeda gunmen that ended in an assault by Iraqi forces backed by US troops.

Italian foreign minister in bid to stop Aziz execution (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, pictured in june 2010, will fly to Baghdad to try to stop the execution of former Saddam aide Tareq Aziz, who was sentenced to death by an Iraqi court last week, his office said Monday.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP - Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini will fly to Baghdad to try to stop the execution of former Saddam aide Tareq Aziz, who was sentenced to death by an Iraqi court last week, his office said Monday.

After Baghdad church attack, Christians shocked but say 'we still have a mission here' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 11:01 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq’s Christian community was in shock Monday after Islamist militants besieged a church during Sunday mass and a rescue attempt by Iraqi commandos left at least 58 people dead.

Iran postpones trial date for U.S. "hikers" (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Sarah Shourd, center, stands with Cindy Hickey, mother of Shane Bauer, left, and Laura Fattal, mother of Josh Fattal during a news conference Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 in New York. Shourd, who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of spying along with two others, was detained in July 2009 while hiking along the Iran-Iraq border. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)Reuters - Iranian authorities have delayed the trial of two Americans arrested near the Iraqi border in July 2009, a judiciary spokesman said on Monday, less than a week before they were due their first day in court.

(AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:36 AM PDT

AP - Iraqi premier: Church attack aims to re-ignite sectarian fighting, drive Christians from Iraq.

Egypt ignores Iraq Qaeda demands on women (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Egyptian Christians pray during a Coptic mass in Cairo. Egypt has refused to react to demands over two Coptic women rumoured to have converted to Islam made by an Al-Qaeda group in Iraq that claimed a deadly hostage-taking in Baghdad.(AFP/File/Victoria Hazou)AFP - Egypt refused on Monday to react to demands over two Coptic women rumoured to have converted to Islam made by an Al-Qaeda group in Iraq that claimed a deadly hostage-taking in Baghdad.

Iraq's monthly death toll lowest for 12 months (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:00 AM PDT

Iraqi men load a victim's coffin onto a car outside the Sayidat al-Nejat Catholic Cathedral in Baghdad. The monthly toll from violence in Iraq in October was the lowest since November 2009, with a total of 185 people killed, according to the latest government figures.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - The monthly toll from violence in Iraq in October was the lowest since November 2009, with a total of 185 people killed, despite the Baghdad church carnage, government figures showed on Monday.

US forces led assault to free Baghdad hostages: witnesses (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:29 AM PDT

Iraqi security forces take position outside the Sayidat al-Nejat Catholic Cathedral in central Baghdad. US SWAT teams led the deadly assault to free dozens of hostages held by Al-Qaeda gunmen at a Baghdad cathedral, witnesses said, but Iraqi officials insisted Monday only their own forces were involved.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - US SWAT teams led the deadly assault to free dozens of hostages held by Al-Qaeda gunmen at a Baghdad cathedral, witnesses said, but Iraqi officials insisted Monday only their own forces were involved.

Pope denounces Baghdad church attack, urges peace (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:24 AM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has denounced the "ferocious" attack on a Baghdad Catholic church and called for renewed international efforts to broker peace in the region.

(AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PDT

AP - German official says two Yemen mail bombs contained 300 grams and 400 grams of explosive PETN.

Iraqi MPs get handsome pay for little work (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 14, 2010 file photo a member of the Iraqi Parliament makes a phone call before a session of Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi lawmakers have collected their $90,000 stipend, they're raking in $22,500 a month in salaries and allowances, and they're spending free nights in Baghdad's finest hotel — and they've only worked about 20 minutes this year, without passing a single law. As the parliament prepares to hold what will be only its second session since the inconclusive election in March, lawmakers' lavish salaries and privileges are deepening resentment among Iraqis struggling to make ends meet and frustrated with the political deadlock. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)AP - Iraqi lawmakers have collected their $90,000 stipend, they're raking in $22,500 a month in salaries and allowances, and they're spending free nights in Baghdad's finest hotel — and they've only worked about 20 minutes this year, without passing a single law.

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