2011年3月6日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq marks one year post-election as impasse lingers (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:09 PM PST

The Iraqi flag hangs across the shoulders of a man as he stands close to riot police during a protest in the capital Baghdad over corruption, unemployment and poor public services, on March 4. One year after landmark polls, a political impasse in Iraq remains, with several key cabinet posts unfilled and analysts warning bad habits are setting in to the country's nascent democracy.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - One year after landmark polls, a political impasse in Iraq remains, with several key cabinet posts unfilled and analysts warning bad habits are setting in to the country's nascent democracy.


Iraq blast kills 6 in oil-rich Basra (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 06:48 AM PST

An Iraqi policeman stands guard near a destroyed bus at the site of a bombing in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Local Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb has killed six people in the southern city of Basra. A police officer said the bomb targeted a bus Sunday around 9 a.m. Several people were wounded. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)AP - A roadside bomb killed six people and wounded 12 Sunday morning in the oil-rich city of Basra in southern Iraq, local officials said.


Six killed in south Iraq blast (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:49 AM PST

A roadside bomb killed six people and wounded 12 aboard a bus in Iraq's southern port city of Basra on Sunday, a provincial official said.(AFP/Graphics/pp)AFP - A roadside bomb killed six people and wounded 12 aboard a bus in Iraq's southern port city of Basra on Sunday, a provincial official said.


Blast kills six in Iraqi oil city Basra (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:31 AM PST

The Iraqi flag hangs across the shoulders of a man as he stands close to riot police during a protest in the capital Baghdad over corruption, unemployment and poor public services, on March 4. One year after landmark polls, a political impasse in Iraq remains, with several key cabinet posts unfilled and analysts warning bad habits are setting in to the country's nascent democracy.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)Reuters - A roadside bomb targeting a U.S. military convoy exploded near a civilian bus in the southern oil hub of Basra on Sunday, killing six people and wounding a dozen others, provincial officials said.


Kurd demo site set alight (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:43 AM PST

Iraqi Kurdish anti-government protesters march in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah on February 20. A protest site in the city has been attacked and the offices of an independent Kurdish radio station ransacked, demonstrators and a press watchdog said.(AFP/Shwan Mohammed)AFP - A protest site in Iraq's Kurdish region was attacked overnight and the offices of an independent Kurdish radio station were ransacked, demonstrators and a press watchdog said on Sunday.


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