2011年3月10日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Libya: live report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:33 PM PST

Libyan rebel fighters wait for news of wounded comrades at the morgue of Brega's hospital where bodies have been brought out from the battle of Ras Lanuf.(AFP/Marco Longari)AFP - AFP is concluding its Live Report of today's developments in Libya, as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi claim to have seized control of the western town of Zawiyah from rebels. Here is a recap of major developments of the past several hours.


Libya frees Brazilian reporter (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PST

Libyan rebel fighters try to spot approaching tanks of Kadhafi loyalist forces as they take position at a gate of the north-central key Libyan oil town of Ras Lanuf. Libyan security forces freed Thursday a Brazilian reporter detained since March 2 but held on to an award-winning Iraqi journalist working for a British newspaper, their employers said.(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - Libyan security forces freed Thursday a Brazilian reporter detained since March 2 but held on to an award-winning Iraqi journalist working for a British newspaper, their employers said.


Factbox: Security developments in Iraq, March 10 (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 11:42 AM PST

Reuters - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1900 GMT Thursday.

A young woman's quest for true love in Baghdad (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:44 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - For a long time, Fatima wouldn't talk about the state of her heart; about the marriage that had gone sour â€" about the challenges of finding true love in Baghdad.

Detained Iraqi protesters risk torture: Amnesty (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:42 AM PST

Iraqis protest against corruption as they march through baghdad in February 2011. Amnesty International has said it fears that anti-government protesters arrested in Iraq this week risk torture, just as demonstrators detained last month reported they had been abused.(AFP/Khalil al-Murshidi)AFP - Amnesty International said on Thursday it feared that anti-government protesters arrested in Iraq this week risk torture, just as demonstrators detained last month reported they had been abused.


Iraqi PM defends performance in face of protests (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:34 AM PST

Iraqi electricity workers chant slogans in front of Ministry of Electricity in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 10, 2011. Workers at the Ministry of Electricity gathered to demand better working conditions and higher salaries. The banners in Arabic reads, 'We demand accountability of the corrupt' and 'No, no to injustice.' (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Iraq's prime minister Thursday defended his government's performance in the face of protesters demanding more jobs, better services and less corruption — charging that lawmakers were just as much to blame for the crisis.


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