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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Jury convicts Iraqi immigrant in 'honor killing' (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:48 PM PST

AP - A Phoenix jury convicted an Iraqi immigrant of second-degree murder Tuesday for running over and killing his daughter in a case termed an "honor killing" by prosecutors who said the father carried out the attack because he believed his daughter had become too Westernized.

Iraqi convicted over Arizona honor killing (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:12 PM PST

This booking photo obtained in 2009 from the Peoria, Arizona Police Department shows Faleh Hassan Almaleki. The Iraqi immigrant was convicted of murder in Arizona on Tuesday for running over his daughter, in what the prosecution said was an honor killing.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - An Iraqi immigrant was convicted of murder in Arizona on Tuesday for running over his daughter, in what the prosecution called an honor killing.


Iraqi guilty of murder in daughter's "honor killing" (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:47 PM PST

Reuters - An Arizona jury on Tuesday found an Iraqi immigrant guilty of second-degree murder for running down his daughter with a Jeep because she had become too Westernized.

Protests show Arab-Kurd issues need solving: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:41 PM PST

Reuters - Protests in Iraq and across the Arab world show the need to resolve long-standing disputes between Arabs and Kurds in northern Iraq before they trigger conflict, the United Nations' envoy in Iraq said on Tuesday.

Protests turn Iraqi Kurd city into military zone (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:49 AM PST

Reuters - Long regarded as a cultural and economic hub in Iraq, Sulaimaniya has turned into a militarized city in recent days as thousands of people take part in anti-government protests under a heavy security presence.

Thousands stage Iraq Kurd anti-govt demo (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:38 AM PST

Artists and intellectuals form a 'wall of peace' between protesters and security men to prevent violence in Sulaimaniyah's Tahrir Square, on February 22. Around 4,000 demonstrators crowded the square in the latest protest against the dominance of two major parties in the region.(AFP/Shwan Mohammed)AFP - Around 4,000 demonstrators crowded a square in the centre of the Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah on Tuesday, the latest protest against the dominance of two major parties in the Kurdish region.


Thousands demonstrate in Iraq's Kurdish north (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:22 AM PST

An Iraqi man waves a national flag during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. A number of Iraqis gathered in central Baghdad to demonstrate against corruption and the lack of government services. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Thousands marched in a northern Iraqi city Tuesday, demanding political reforms and an investigation of the fatal shootings of two protesters last week.


Libya live report (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:56 PM PST

Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libyan Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations speaks outside the UN Security Council meeting room at the United Nations in New York City.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Hondros)AFP - 2342 GMT: The unrest rocking Libya has left 300 people dead ? 189 civilians and 111 soldiers, an interior ministry spokesman says. The largest number of victims was in the eastern city of Benghazi, where 104 civilians and 10 soldiers have died.


Iraq abuse worsening for women and minorities: HRW (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:35 AM PST

Human rights abuses remain common across Iraq with the status of women and minority groups on the decline, eight years after the overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein, according to a rights watchdog.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Human rights abuses remain common across Iraq with the status of women and minority groups on the decline, eight years after the overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein, according to a rights watchdog.


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