2010年11月8日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

35 Iraqis hurt in Baghdad church attack arrive in France (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:15 PM PST

One of wounded Iraqis gets off a plane upon their arrival in France for hospital treatment at Orly airport in Paris. Thirty-four Iraqi Christians and a Muslim guard wounded in a deadly Al-Qaeda attack on a Baghdad church just over a week ago flew into France late Monday for admission to hospitals for treatment.(AFP/Bertrand Guay)AFP - Thirty-four Iraqi Christians and a Muslim guard wounded in a deadly Al-Qaeda attack on a Baghdad church just over a week ago flew into France late Monday for admission to hospitals for treatment.

Bush's book 'Decision Points' defends his legacy (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 02:30 PM PST

George W. Bush, pictured in October 2010, all but invisible since he left the White House nearly two years ago, reclaims the spotlight Tuesday with the release of his book AFP - George W. Bush, all but invisible since he left the White House nearly two years ago, reclaims the spotlight Tuesday with the release of his book "Decision Points," in which he defends his "war on terror" and his decision to invade Iraq.

Car bombs in Iraqi Shiite cities kill 21 (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 02:24 PM PST

Iraqi security forces andbystanders inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Nov. 8, 2010. The car bomb went off not far from one of Shiite Islam's holiest sites in the city of Najaf, killing and wounding several people, police said. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)AP - Car bombs struck three Shiite cities in southern Iraq on Monday, killing more than 20 people in an apparent move to derail progress toward forming a new government as political leaders tried to break the eight-month deadlock.

Iraq's divided leaders meet for the first time since March elections (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:37 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq’s divided political leaders met Monday for the first time since March elections in a bid to break an eight-month deadlock that has left Iraqis with no new government and vulnerable to escalating violence.

Car bombs kill 15, including Iranians, in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:18 AM PST

Reuters - Three car bombs killed at least 15 people in Iraq on Monday, including two attacks targeting Iranian pilgrims, as political leaders met to try to break an eight-month deadlock over a new government.

Car bombs in Shiite south Iraq kill at least 28 (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:04 AM PST

Iraqi police inspect the charred remains of a car and a bus that was among three carrying Iranian pilgrims and targeted by a suicide bomber in an attack in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Three car bombings in mainly Shiite southern Iraq, two of which targeted Iranian pilgrims visiting holy cities, killed at least 28 people on Monday, police and military sources said.(AFP/Qassem Zein)AFP - Three car bombings in mainly Shiite southern Iraq, two of which targeted Iranian pilgrims visiting holy cities, killed at least 28 people on Monday, police and military sources said.

Egypt Copts hold vigil for Iraq church attack victims (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:01 AM PST

An Egyptian policeman (bottom L) patrols in front of a Coptic church in Cairo on November 2. Coptic Christians held a candlelight vigil in front of the Iraqi embassy in Cairo on Monday after a deadly hostage-taking in a Baghdad church and Al-Qaeda threats against Copts and other Christians.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Coptic Christians held a candlelight vigil in front of the Iraqi embassy in Cairo on Monday after a deadly hostage-taking in a Baghdad church and Al-Qaeda threats against Copts and other Christians.

Iran role wanes in Iraq: US officer (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:27 AM PST

A top US military officer said that Iran's influence has waned in neighboring Iraq. AFP - A top US military officer said Monday that Iran's influence has waned in neighboring Iraq, where prolonged negotiations have struggled to decide on a new government.

Basra car bomb kills 10, wounds 30: military (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:59 AM PST

Iraqi police inspect the charred remains of a car and a bus that was among three carrying Iranian pilgrims and targeted by a suicide bomber in an attack in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Three car bombings in mainly Shiite southern Iraq, two of which targeted Iranian pilgrims visiting holy cities, killed at least 28 people on Monday, police and military sources said.(AFP/Qassem Zein)AFP - A car bomb in a crowded market in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday killed at least 10 people and wounded 30, a military officer said.

Pregnant Iraq Christian awaits medivac unaware she is widow (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:42 AM PST

One of wounded Iraqis gets off a plane upon their arrival in France for hospital treatment at Orly airport in Paris. Thirty-four Iraqi Christians and a Muslim guard wounded in a deadly Al-Qaeda attack on a Baghdad church just over a week ago flew into France late Monday for admission to hospitals for treatment.(AFP/Bertrand Guay)AFP - As she lay in a Baghdad hospital bed awaiting her evacuation to France for treatment Monday, Siba Nadhir still did not know her husband had been killed in the church bloodbath in which she was wounded.

Iraq leaders fail to resolve political deadlock (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:42 AM PST

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (left) listens to President Jalal Talabani as they attend a meeting in Arbil. Iraq's political rivals are meeting in Arbil following a power-sharing deal in which Maliki remains premier but which sees the main Sunni-backed bloc being squeezed into foregoing its demands for the presidency.(AFP/Safin Hamed)AFP - Iraq's political rivals met to discuss a proposed new power-sharing accord on Monday but ended a first day of talks without a deal as the Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish blocs stuck to their demands.

Karbala car bomb kills 10 (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:52 PM PST

File photo shows an Iraqi SWAT team in the southern city of Karbala. A car bomb exploded in the holy city of Karbala in central Iraq on Monday killing at least 10 people and wounding 38, a number of them Iranian pilgrims, police and hospital officials said.(AFP/File/Mohammed Sawaf)AFP - A suicide bomber targeting Iranian pilgrims killed at least 10 people in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Monday as eight months of wrangling over a new government came to a head.

Clinton: US hopes Iraq government deal is close (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:20 PM PST

U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles during a press conference after the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) at Government House in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the U.S. hopes Iraq is finally close to forming a new government — eight months after elections.

U.S. urges Iraq to form inclusive government (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:35 PM PST

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iraq on Monday to develop an inclusive power-sharing government as Iraqi political factions prepared to hold a meeting that could break an eight-month deadlock.

Al Qaeda Turns to the Church (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 08:12 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - A bloodbath in a Christian sanctuary full of worshippers this week signaled a new shift in violence in Iraq. Eliza Griswold talks to an Iraqi who escaped persecution—but only after his father was killed.

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