2010年11月21日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iran sets February trial date for 3 Americans (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 12:56 PM PST

FILE - In this May 20, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran.  Iran has set a Feb. 6, 2011 trial date for three Americans arrested more than a year ago along the Iraqi border and charged with spying, their lawyer said Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP - The lawyer for three Americans facing espionage charges in Iran said Sunday that a new trial date of Feb. 6 has been set but that the judge has refused to allow him to meet with his clients to prepare a defense.


Egypt denies Mubarak swayed Bush on grounds to invade Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 12:13 PM PST

Former US President George W. Bush waves while signing copies of his new memoir AFP - Egypt denied on Sunday that President Hosni Mubarak had swayed his then US counterpart George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003 because its leader Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.


Iraq TV reporter gunned down in home: police (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 11:01 AM PST

Iraqi security forces parade in the northern city of Mosul in 2009. Gunmen killed a young television news reporter in his home in the restive northern city of Mosul on Sunday, in the latest in a series of deadly attacks on journalists in Iraq, police said.(AFP/File/Mujahed Mohammed)AFP - Gunmen killed a young television news reporter in his home in the restive northern city of Mosul on Sunday, in the latest in a series of deadly attacks on journalists in Iraq, police said.


US soldier shot dead in north Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 08:35 AM PST

US soldiers seen parked up close to the Baghdad Governorate building in September. An American soldier in Iraq died of his wounds on Sunday after being shot, the first US soldier since early September to die as a result of hostile action.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - An American soldier in Iraq died of his wounds on Sunday after being shot, the US army said in a statement.


Iraq MPs meet as govt formation talks gather steam (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:22 AM PST

Newly re-elected Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Iraqi politicians began horse-trading on Sunday over the formation of a cabinet, but hopes for a quick resolution were dampened on news Nuri al-Maliki would not be named premier-designate for several days.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - Iraqi politicians began horse-trading on Sunday over the formation of a cabinet, but hopes for a quick resolution were dampened on news Nuri al-Maliki would not be named premier-designate for several days.


New Iraqi parliament session focuses on procedure (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 03:20 AM PST

Iraqi security forces parade in the northern city of Mosul in 2009. Gunmen killed a young television news reporter in his home in the restive northern city of Mosul on Sunday, in the latest in a series of deadly attacks on journalists in Iraq, police said.(AFP/File/Mujahed Mohammed)AP - Iraq's lawmakers headed back to parliament Sunday for what was expected to be a lackluster session that won't address the key decisions on who will run the new government.


Biden calls for continued US engagement in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:12 PM PST

US Vice President Joseph Biden on Sunday called for continued US engagement in Iraq, arguing that the country still faced big challenges on the road to security and prosperity.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AFP - US Vice President Joseph Biden on Sunday called for continued US engagement in Iraq, arguing that the country still faced big challenges on the road to security and prosperity.


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