2011年5月23日星期一

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraqi Madrid fan hands over $1,700 in goal dispute (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT

Fans hold the Real Madrid flag. An Iraqi Real Madrid supporter had to pay a fan of rival Barcelona $1,700 (1,215 euros) after a row over a disallowed Champions League goal was resolved by their tribes, a relative said Monday.(AFP/File/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)AFP - An Iraqi Real Madrid supporter had to pay a fan of rival Barcelona $1,700 (1,215 euros) after a row over a disallowed Champions League goal was resolved by their tribes, a relative said Monday.


Attacks kill five in Iraq's disputed Kirkuk (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:29 AM PDT

Iraqi police look at a damaged vehicle following a car bomb targeting a police commander on the outskirts of the restive oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Violence in Iraq's disputed northern oil province of Kirkuk killed five people on Monday, the latest in a string of attacks in the region, as part of nationwide unrest that left nine dead.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)AFP - Violence in Iraq's disputed northern oil province of Kirkuk killed five people on Monday, the latest in a string of attacks in the region, as part of nationwide unrest that left nine dead.


Attacks targeting Iraqi forces kill 2, injure 20 (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:07 AM PDT

An injured boy is treated at a hospital after a car bomb in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2011. Iraqi police say a car bomb has exploded in a northern city that is rife with ethnic tensions, killing and wounding several bystanders.(AP Photo/Emad Matti)AP - Two bomb blasts targeting security forces in different parts of Iraq Monday killed two people and wounded 20, underscoring Iraq's instability, though the nation's prime minister insisted that security forces have been mostly successful in curbing insurgent attacks.


Iraq seeks Iranian gas for power generation (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:01 AM PDT

AP - Iraq has signed a tentative deal with Iran to import natural gas to ease its electricity woes, an official said Monday, in a step that deepens economic ties with Tehran as U.S. troops prepare to leave at the end of the year.
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