2011年1月31日星期一

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Ex-chief UN nuke inspector Egypt's democratic hope (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST

Egyptian Nobel Peace laureate and democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei addresses the crowd at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Sunday Jan.30, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - Thrust to the forefront as Egypt's democratic hope, Mohamed ElBaradei is no stranger to high-octane public roles. As the chief U.N. nuclear inspector, he stood up to Washington by disputing claims Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was trying to make atomic arms and grappled vainly to end Iran's and North Korea's nuclear defiance.


Baghdad attacks kill engineer, politician (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:15 AM PST

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a joint news conference with Iraqi parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi in Baghdad December 20, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenAP - A pair of attacks killed an Iraqi electricity employee and a Shiite politician in Baghdad on Monday, authorities said.


Maliki vows Iraqi bank and election body independence (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:49 AM PST

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a joint news conference with Iraqi parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi in Baghdad December 20, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pledged on Monday that a supreme court ruling to bring autonomous bodies such as the central bank under cabinet authority would not damage their independence.


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