2011年1月21日星期五

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Biden : Iraq has 'even chance' of success (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:23 PM PST

US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a joint press conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad on January 12. Biden said Friday that Iraq and its political institutions had at least an AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that Iraq and its political institutions had at least an "even chance" of emerging from recent political turmoil in very good shape.


Unchanged and Unrepentant: Blair Defends the Decision to Invade Iraq (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:40 PM PST

Time.com - Facing Britain's Iraq inquiry for the second time, former Prime Minister Tony Blair sounded martial, not emollient

US condemns wave of Iraq attacks (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:55 PM PST

Iraqi mourners carry the coffin of a victim of a spate of blasts that hit across Iraq the previous days and killed at least 50 people, most of them in twin suicide car bombings in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Karbala during a funeral procession in the central shrine city of Najaf. The United States on Friday condemned a wave of attacks in Iraq.(AFP/Qassem Zein)AFP - The United States on Friday condemned a wave of attacks in Iraq, particularly three care bombings outside the Shiite Muslim shrine city of Karbala that killed 45 people.


Blair 'profoundly' regrets lives lost in Iraq war (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:06 PM PST

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives for the Iraq Inquiry at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in central London. Blair told the inquiry that he profoundly regretted the loss of life in the conflict, but sparked angry shouts of AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair told Britain's Iraq war inquiry Friday that he profoundly regretted the loss of life in the conflict, sparking angry shouts of "too late" from dead soldiers' families.


Iraq nabs Sunni militiamen over Karbala attack (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:08 AM PST

An Iraqi police officer watches as Shiite Muslim families walk among scores of worshipers from Baghdad to the Iraqi city of Karbala, 120 kms south of the capital on January 18. Iraqi police have arrested a Sunni anti-Qaeda militia leader and his aide over three car bombings outside the shrine city of Karbala that killed 45 people, a top general said on Friday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi police have arrested a Sunni anti-Qaeda militia leader and his aide over three car bombings outside the shrine city of Karbala that killed 45 people, a top general said on Friday.


Families reject Blair apology over Iraq dead (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:52 AM PST

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives at the Iraq Inquiry to give evidence for the second time in London Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. Blair has been recalled to the Iraq Inquiry to answer and clarify questions relating to the war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair offered an emotional apology for the deaths of soldiers and civilians in Iraq, as he testified Friday to Britain's inquiry into the war.


Iraqi poets praise, warn Tunisians (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:48 AM PST

The society of Iraqi poets hosted a raucous gathering on Friday in central Baghdad to express solidarity with Tunisians, and bitterness at the turn of events in their own country.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - The society of Iraqi poets hosted a raucous gathering on Friday in central Baghdad to express solidarity with Tunisians, and bitterness at the turn of events in their own country.


'Borat' star in Saddam Hussein-inspired comedy (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:58 AM PST

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, creator of the satire AFP - British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, creator of the satire "Borat," will turn heads again with his new project "The Dictator," inspired by a novel from late Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein, his studio said Friday.


Officials: Suspects held in Iraqi pilgrim bombing (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:00 AM PST

Shiite pilgrims march in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, on their way to Karbala for Arbaeen. The holiday marks the end of the forty-day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. Authorities announced the capture Friday of several suspects accused of coordinating deadly suicide bombings outside a holy Shiite city as a senior Iraqi religious leader lambasted security forces for failing to protect the dozens of pilgrims who died. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraqi authorities announced the arrest Friday of several suspects in the deadly suicide bombings outside a holy Shiite city that have provoked criticism of the security forces for not protecting the pilgrims flocking to the shrines.


Blair arrives for new grilling at Iraq inquiry (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:46 AM PST

Former British prime minister Tony Blair leaves his home in central London on January 21. Blair has arrived for his second appearance at Britain's inquiry into the 2003 Iraq war after being recalled to explain discrepancies in his earlier evidence.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair arrived Friday for his second appearance at Britain's inquiry into the 2003 Iraq war after being recalled to explain discrepancies in his earlier evidence.


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