Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Former Israeli Prime Minister Shamir dies at 96
• Yitzhak Shamir, hawkish Israeli premier, dies
• Former Israeli PM Shamir dies at 96
• Ecuador still deciding on Assange asylum: Correa
• World powers agree Syria deal, US eyes post-Assad regime
• Surge in violence spurs new fears in Iraq
• Iraq attacks kill 11 people
• Syria troops regain key Damascus suburb
• Tables turn as Egypt's Islamist president sworn in
• Israeli media says former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has died at 96
• Fort Bragg shooting victim identified as decorated war veteran
• Iran calls for extraordinary OPEC meeting
• Some Dems still skittish on health care; GOP riled
• Syrian troops recover rebellious Damascus suburb
• Iran urges emergency OPEC meet as price drops
• EU's Ashton hopeful of deal at U.N. Syria talks
• Hoax prompts Taco Bell to serve up 10,000 tacos to Alaska town
• Russia, US key to last-ditch Syria talks in Geneva
• Hague unsure of Syria deal over Russia-China dissent
• WikiLeaks founder Assange faced tough choice: lawyer

Former Israeli Prime Minister Shamir dies at 96 Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:52 PM PDT Yitzhak Shamir was a fighter for the Jews long before Israel's creation, an underground leader who led militias against the Arabs and British.

Yitzhak Shamir, hawkish Israeli premier, dies Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:43 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Yitzhak Shamir, the hawkish Israeli leader who two decades ago first balked at U.S. calls to trade occupied land for Middle East peace, died on Saturday after a long illness. He was 96. The second longest-serving prime minister after Israel's founder, David Ben-Gurion, Shamir clung to the status quo. Admirers saw strength and resolve in his position, while critics called him an intransigent naysayer who allowed Arabs to cast Israel as obstructing reconciliation. ...

Former Israeli PM Shamir dies at 96 Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:09 PM PDT Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who clung throughout his life to the belief that Israel should hang on to territory and never trust an Arab regime, has died. He was 96.

Ecuador still deciding on Assange asylum: Correa Posted: 30 Jun 2012 02:18 PM PDT Ecuador is still considering whether to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations, President Rafael Correa said Saturday.

World powers agree Syria deal, US eyes post-Assad regime Posted: 30 Jun 2012 01:23 PM PDT World powers on Saturday agreed a plan for a transition in Syria that could include current regime members, but the West did not see any role for President Bashar al-Assad in a new unity government.

Surge in violence spurs new fears in Iraq Posted: 30 Jun 2012 01:07 PM PDT A half year after the U.S. military left Iraq, dire predictions seem to be coming true: The country is mired in violence and the government is on the verge of collapsing. With no relief in sight, there's growing talk of Iraq as a failed state as al-Qaida's local wing staged near daily attacks that killed at least 234 people in June.

Iraq attacks kill 11 people Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:47 PM PDT Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed four police, two soldiers and five civilians on Saturday, security and medical officials said.

Syria troops regain key Damascus suburb Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:05 PM PDT Syrian troops flushed out rebels from a key Damascus suburb Saturday, regaining control of a key area just outside the capital after a 10-day assault that left dozens dead, hundreds wounded and caused a major humanitarian crisis.

Tables turn as Egypt's Islamist president sworn in Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - In a day full of memorable images, none on Saturday was more powerful than that of Egypt's first Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, flanked by generals at a military parade where he was formally handed authority to govern the nation. For six decades, Mursi's seat had been filled by presidents drawn from the ranks of the military. And for half that time, it was occupied by one man, Hosni Mubarak, a former air force chief who hounded and jailed members of Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood. ...

Israeli media says former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has died at 96 Posted: 30 Jun 2012 11:31 AM PDT JERUSALEM - Israeli media are reporting that former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has died. He was 96.

Fort Bragg shooting victim identified as decorated war veteran Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:48 AM PDT (Reuters) - A soldier at the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Army base fatally shot by another member of his unit was identified on Saturday as Lieutenant Colonel Roy Tisdale, a highly decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Tisdale, 42, commander of the 525th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, was killed on Thursday by another member of his unit, who then turned the gun on himself. The shooter, who has not been identified, was in critical condition. A third soldier, Specialist Michael Latham, 22, suffered a non-life threatening wound. ...

Iran calls for extraordinary OPEC meeting Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT Sanctions-hit Iran on Saturday called for OPEC to hold an extraordinary meeting to rein in output going over its agreed total quota because oil prices have dipped to a "critical level" under $100 a barrel.

Some Dems still skittish on health care; GOP riled Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:01 AM PDT Victory at the Supreme Court for President Barack Obama and Democrats on health care is reopening political divisions within the party over the unpopular law.

Syrian troops recover rebellious Damascus suburb Posted: 30 Jun 2012 08:43 AM PDT Syrian troops have regained control of a rebellious Damascus suburb after a 10-day assault that left dozens dead, hundreds wounded and caused a major humanitarian crisis, activists said Saturday.

Iran urges emergency OPEC meet as price drops Posted: 30 Jun 2012 07:35 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi urged OPEC's secretary general to call for an extraordinary meeting amid falling oil prices, Iranian Oil Ministry's website SHANA said on Saturday. "In 161st meeting of OPEC it was agreed if oil prices fall below $100 per barrel it means that prices are in crisis, so we have urged secretary general of OPEC...to make preparations for holding an emergency meeting," Qasemi told SHANA. International crude benchmarks Brent and U.S. ...

EU's Ashton hopeful of deal at U.N. Syria talks Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:25 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is hopeful that crisis talks on Syria will reach a good solution, she told reporters as the meeting broke for lunch after a first two hour-session on Saturday. When asked if he was optimistic, another participant, Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari, said: "Yes". (Reporting by Emma Farge)

Hoax prompts Taco Bell to serve up 10,000 tacos to Alaska town Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:30 AM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Residents of Bethel, Alaska, know from cable TV ads what the major fast-food chains offer: chicken at KFC, burgers at McDonald's and tacos at Taco Bell.

Russia, US key to last-ditch Syria talks in Geneva Posted: 30 Jun 2012 02:22 AM PDT Russia's determination to preserve its last remaining ally in the Middle East collided head-on with U.S. and other Western powers' desire to replace Syrian President Bashar Assad with a democracy at a pivotal U.N.-brokered conference on Saturday.

Hague unsure of Syria deal over Russia-China dissent Posted: 30 Jun 2012 02:17 AM PDT Foreign Secretary William Hague said Saturday he was uncertain that world powers could reach a power transition deal to halt the bloodshed in Syria, as Russia and China remain opposed.

WikiLeaks founder Assange faced tough choice: lawyer Posted: 29 Jun 2012 07:09 PM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faced a "difficult choice" in defying a British police order for extradition to Sweden, one of his lawyers said Friday.

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