2011年3月20日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Nine killed in Iraq violence, 6 from same family (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:31 PM PDT

Iraqi security forces patrol the streets of Baghdad in 2010. Attacks around Iraq left nine people dead on Sunday, including six members of a family killed by a suicide bomber north of Baghdad, security sources said.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Attacks around Iraq left nine people dead on Sunday, including six members of a family killed by a suicide bomber north of Baghdad, security sources said.


Anti-war protesters arrested near White House (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:26 PM PDT

Pat Loveless, right, of Takoma Park, Md., protests the 8th anniversary of the Iraq invasion, with other anti-war protesters during a rally near the White House in Washington, on Saturday, March 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - More than 100 anti-war protesters, including the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers, were arrested outside the White House in demonstrations marking the eighth anniversary of the U.S.-led war in Iraq.


New Ferris wheel attracts leisure-starved Iraqis (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:18 PM PDT

The second largest ferris wheel in the Middle East, standing 55 metres (180 feet) over the Iraqi capital, at the Zawraa Park in Baghdad.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - During their first outing since getting engaged in December, Haidar al-Saeedi and his fiancee dangled 55 metres (180 feet) over Baghdad, enjoying the view from a Ferris wheel that is the latest attraction in the leisure-starved capital.


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