2010年12月15日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

UN lifts key sanctions against Iraq (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 05:06 PM PST

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, greets Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, center, before a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. At left is Hamid al-Bayati, Iraq's U.N. ambassador. (AP Photo)AP - The U.N. Security Council gave a unanimous vote of confidence Wednesday to the significant strides Iraq has taken by lifting 19-year-old sanctions on weapons and civilian nuclear power.

Iraq gets U.N. green light for civil nuclear program (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 02:37 PM PST

Reuters - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday gave Iraq the green light to develop a civilian nuclear program, ending 19-year-old restrictions aimed at preventing the country from developing atomic weapons.

Security Council ends Saddam-era Iraq sanctions (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

US Vice President Joe Biden (R) embraces Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari during a High Level meeting in the United Nations Security Council. The UN Security Council on Wednesday ended key international sanctions imposed on Iraq in a major move to bring closure on the Saddam Hussein era.(AFP/Don Emmert)AFP - The UN Security Council on Wednesday ended key international sanctions imposed on Iraq in a major move toward bringing closure on the Saddam Hussein era.

Shiites pour into Iraq shrine city for Ashura (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 11:56 AM PST

Members of The Promised day brigade, the military wing of Sadr movement, march with knives during a parade marking the second festival of the Islamic resistance in Baghdad's impoverished district of Sadr City. Shiites in their hundreds of thousands descended on the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday ahead of the climax of Ashura ceremonies, surrounded by heavy security for fear of attack.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Shiites in their hundreds of thousands descended on the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday ahead of the climax of Ashura ceremonies, surrounded by heavy security for fear of attack.

Iran/Iraq refugees die in Australia boat tragedy (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 07:24 AM PST

A boat full of refugees is smashed by violent seas off Australia's Christmas Island, as shown in this Channel 7 TV framegrab of a photo released by The West Australian on December 15. At least 27 people have died after the wooden boat shattered before horrified witnesses, with fears as many as 50 could have perished.(AFP/The West Australian)AFP - At least 27 refugees, thought to be from Iran and Iraq, died Wednesday after their wooden boat shattered in violent seas off Australia before horrified witnesses, with fears as many as 50 could have perished.

Iraq business elite flourish in Jordan safe haven (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 06:36 AM PST

Reuters - In the luxury of his smart office in a Jordanian duty free zone, Iraqi entrepreneur Sahib Al-Haddad takes orders for his new milk powder factory from merchants in Baghdad.

Is free Iraq becoming a more Islamic state? (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 06:04 AM PST

Reuters - A group of men recently ordered Siham al-Zubaidi to close down her Baghdad hair salon for two months for Shi'ite religious festivities. She had no idea who they were but complied because she feared for her life.

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