2011年1月27日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Bomb strikes funeral, killing 48 in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:56 PM PST

People inspect a destroyed car and a wheelchair at the scene of a car bomb attack Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. A car bomb ripped through a funeral tent in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad on Thursday, killing and wounding scores of people and prompting scuffles between police and Iraqis angry about security failures. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - A car bomb exploded outside a funeral tent Thursday in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad, killing at least 48 people — the latest in a wave of attacks that has triggered fury over the government's inability to stop the bloodshed.


Baghdad car bomb hits mourners, 53 dead in attacks (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:02 PM PST

Iraqis gather at the scene of a car bomb that detonated outside a mourning tent during a funeral ceremony in a Shiite Muslim Shuala neighborhood of the capital Baghdad. A massive car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony on Thursday, killing 48 people in Iraq's bloodiest day in more than two months.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A massive car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony in a Shiite district of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 48 people in Iraq's bloodiest day in more than two months.


Iraq's largest hydropower dam grinds to halt (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:08 AM PST

The Mosul hydropower dam on the Tigris River, pictured in 2007. Record low water levels at Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam have ground turbines there to a halt, amplifying a power shortage that led to riots last summer.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Record low water levels at Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam have ground turbines there to a halt, amplifying a power shortage that led to riots last summer, a top official said on Thursday.


Car bomb at Iraq funeral wake kills at least 35 (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:08 AM PST

Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad's Shula district January 27, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A car bomb exploded at a funeral wake in a Shi'ite area of Iraq's capital on Thursday, killing at least 35 people, wounding dozens and triggering clashes between angry residents and police, health and security sources said.


Iraqi refugees find limited aid in US (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST

Iraqi refugee Ayad Salman (centre), a former translator for US forces, with his wife, Rabiha (right), son Ahmed (left) and daughters Yara (front-right) and Noor (front-left) in their modest Chicago apartment in December. Around 40,000 Iraqi refugees have been admitted to the United States since the 2003 invasion, only to find that government aid is surprisingly limited.(AFP/File/Mira Oberman)AFP - Iraqi refugee Ayad Salman opens a folder and lays out the story of how he and his family came to Chicago.


Baghdad car bomb kills 37 mourners (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:05 AM PST

Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather at the Imam Abbas shrine in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on January 23. Iraqi officials have said at least 30 people were killed when a car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad.(AFP/File/Mohammed Sawaf)AFP - A car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony in Baghdad on Thursday, killing 37 people and wounding dozens, officials said, adding that police who rushed to the scene were attacked by an angry mob.


(AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:32 AM PST

AP - Egypt's top democracy advocate, Mohamed ElBaradei, returns to country amid protests.

Baghdad car bomb kills 30 mourners (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:16 AM PST

Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather at the Imam Abbas shrine in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on January 23. Iraqi officials have said at least 30 people were killed when a car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad.(AFP/File/Mohammed Sawaf)AFP - A car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 30 mourners and wounding 50, a defence official said, updating an earlier toll.


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