Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Jury convicts Iraqi immigrant in 'honor killing' (AP)
• Iraqi convicted over Arizona honor killing (AFP)
• Iraqi guilty of murder in daughter's "honor killing" (Reuters)
• Protests show Arab-Kurd issues need solving: U.N. (Reuters)
• Protests turn Iraqi Kurd city into military zone (Reuters)
• Thousands stage Iraq Kurd anti-govt demo (AFP)
• Thousands demonstrate in Iraq's Kurdish north (AP)
• Libya live report (AFP)
• Iraq abuse worsening for women and minorities: HRW (AFP)

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 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 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 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 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 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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