2010年11月4日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Baghdad Carnage: Could It End Iraq's Political Impasse? (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Seven months have passed since Iraq elected a new parliament but no new government has been formed. Will two horrific days scare the powerbrokers into action?

UN rights chief criticises Iraq over religious violence (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pictured in March 2010, criticised the Iraqi government on Thursday for failing to protect religious communities, following a recent wave of violence targeting Christian and Shiite populations.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - The UN's rights chief criticised the Iraqi government on Thursday for failing to protect religious communities, following a recent wave of violence targeting Christian and Shiite populations.


Iraq: Rocket blows up in police vehicle, kills 4 (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:03 PM PDT

Iraqi security forces stand guard outside a church in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Iraq's Christian churches are under heavy security following last Sunday's siege on Our Lady Of Salvation church that left scores dead and wounded. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - A rocket confiscated by authorities blew up in the back of a police pickup truck in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing four people. Two other people died in a roadside bomb explosion west of Baghdad.


WikiLeaks founder tells US to open up on Iraq war (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:39 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, pictured at the Geneva Press Club on November 4, called on the United States to open up AFP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called Thursday on the United States to open up "instead of covering up" after the website's release of secret US documents detailing abuses committed during the Iraq war.


After Baghdad bombings, Iraqis have harsh words for security forces (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:30 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Security in the Iraqi capital was heightened and city streets almost empty Wednesday as many Iraqis stayed home after a series of bombings sparked fears that security forces are overwhelmed by the violence.
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