Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Fatal crash grounds key part of firefighting fleet
• Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish hideouts in northern Iraq
• Former U.S. astronaut Poindexter dies in watercraft accident
• Syria opposition meets as UN slams new violations
• Iran missile test: glimpse of what's ahead if nuclear talks fail
• Family: Crew member dead in SD plane crash
• Bagram detainee case comes before UK's top court
• Exxon considers oil/gas exploration in Afghanistan
• Iraq attacks kill three: officials
• Iran says it wants 'win-win' in nuclear talks
• Iran drafts bill to block Hormuz for Gulf oil tankers
• Turkey scrambles jets as Syria aircraft near border
• Former Israeli prime minister Shamir laid to rest
• Afghanistan massacre defendant's wife says he didn't do it
• Iran resumes natural gas flow to Turkey: Mehr agency
• London play on Iraq aims to get behind the headlines
• Olympic Gymnast Thanks Military Organization for Helping her through Deployment
• Review: Changes needed in Guard, Reserve pay
• Bombing at Baghdad intersection kills 1, wounds 8
• Fort Bragg Shooter Dies From His Wounds
• Iraq's oil revenues drop by 17.6 percent in June
• 1st Iraq veteran opera puts inner turmoil on stage
• Making Sense of the Recent Principiis Obsta Textbook Patent in the Light of Evolution
• Brent dips towards $96 after weak China data

Fatal crash grounds key part of firefighting fleet Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:54 PM PDT The deadly crash of a military cargo plane fighting a South Dakota wildfire forced officials to ground seven other Air Force air tankers, removing critical firefighting aircraft from the skies during one of the busiest and most destructive wildfire seasons ever to hit the West.

Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish hideouts in northern Iraq Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT Turkish warplanes have struck several locations in northern Iraq believed to be Kurdish rebel hideouts, the army said Monday.

Former U.S. astronaut Poindexter dies in watercraft accident Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Alan Poindexter, a two-time space shuttle astronaut, has died after a personal watercraft accident in Pensacola, Florida, NASA said on Monday. Poindexter, 50, was riding WaveRunners with his two sons in Little Sabine Bay at Pensacola Beach on Sunday when the accident occurred, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. Poindexter and his 22-year-old son Samuel were riding on one WaveRunner and his older son, 26-year-old Zachary, was on another, spokesman Stan Kirkland said. ...

Syria opposition meets as UN slams new violations Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:22 PM PDT Exiled opposition groups tried to forge a common vision for a transition in Syria as they met Monday in Cairo as the UN rights chief accused both the regime and opposition of "serious" violations.

Iran missile test: glimpse of what's ahead if nuclear talks fail Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:12 PM PDT The United States and the European Union began imposing tough new sanctions on Iran's oil industry this month, with one goal in mind: inflict such economic pain that Iran's leaders get serious about an international deal to curtail the country's advancing nuclear program.

Family: Crew member dead in SD plane crash Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT A military cargo plane from North Carolina has crashed while fighting a wildfire in the Black Hills of South Dakota, killing at least one of the six crew members aboard and forcing officials to ground the fleet.

Bagram detainee case comes before UK's top court Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:18 AM PDT Britain's Supreme Court has taken up the case of a 29-year-old detainee held by American officials at an Afghan prison outside Bagram air base.

Exxon considers oil/gas exploration in Afghanistan Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:15 AM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp is contemplating participation in an oil and gas tender of six blocks in northern Afghanistan, a company spokesman said on Monday. Access to the world's oil reserves for companies like Exxon has gotten tougher in recent years as governments assert tighter control of their resources. Opportunity exists, however, in countries like Afghanistan or Iraq where foreign oil companies' budgets and expertise are needed. ...

Iraq attacks kill three: officials Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:02 AM PDT Shootings and bombings in Baghdad and north of the capital killed three people on Monday, including a policeman, security and medical officials said.

Iran says it wants 'win-win' in nuclear talks Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:42 AM PDT Iran wants a "win-win" outcome in its talks with world powers over Tehran's disputed nuclear program, the country's foreign minister said Monday, warning that the only other choice is confrontation.

Iran drafts bill to block Hormuz for Gulf oil tankers Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:41 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has drafted a bill calling for Iran to try to stop oil tankers from shipping crude through the Strait of Hormuz to countries that support sanctions against it, a committee member said on Monday. The Iranian parliament is vocal and sees itself as independent but does not hold much power. Bills are unlikely to get far unless sanctioned by the leadership. ...

Turkey scrambles jets as Syria aircraft near border Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:30 AM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey scrambled six F-16 fighter jets in three separate incidents responding to Syrian military helicopters approaching the border on Sunday, its armed forces command said on Monday. It was the second day in a row that Turkish jets were launched in response to Syrian helicopters approaching the border and came after a Turkish reconnaissance plane was shot down by Syria late last month. ...

Former Israeli prime minister Shamir laid to rest Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:23 AM PDT Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has been buried at Israel's national cemetery.

Afghanistan massacre defendant's wife says he didn't do it Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:16 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kari Bales, the wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant charged with killing 16 villagers in Afghanistan in March, said on Monday she continues to believe her husband is innocent and that "I don't think that anyone really knows what happened." But she also said she has not asked Robert Bales, her husband of seven years who is charged by the U.S. military with 16 counts of murder in the March 11 mass shooting, what happened on that day. "I just don't need to ask him. I know my husband and it's not a question I really need to ask. ...

Iran resumes natural gas flow to Turkey: Mehr agency Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:34 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran resumed the flow of natural gas to Turkey on Monday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, after an explosion last week damaged part of the pipeline connecting the two countries and cut off supply. "The export of Iran's natural gas to Turkey resumed a few minutes ago after a request by Turkey and after the damaged pipeline was repaired," Mehr reported. Iran is Turkey's second-largest gas supplier after Russia, supplying around 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year. ...

London play on Iraq aims to get behind the headlines Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:25 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A new play being staged at an experimental theatre in east London aims to get behind the headlines and tell the world what it has really been like living in Iraq before and since the 2003 invasion. Conceived by Dina Mousawi, the hour-long piece is based on her experiences as a girl being brought up in Baghdad who later moved to England at the age of eight. ...

Olympic Gymnast Thanks Military Organization for Helping her through Deployment Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:15 AM PDT Gabby Douglas Received Grant from 'Our Military Kids' when Father Deployed to Iraq

Review: Changes needed in Guard, Reserve pay Posted: 02 Jul 2012 07:13 AM PDT America's citizen soldiers, who train in their hometowns for a weekend a month and two weeks a year, receive more money for one day of training at home than their fellow National Guard and Reserve members earn for a day serving in the war zone.

Bombing at Baghdad intersection kills 1, wounds 8 Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:30 AM PDT Iraqi officials say a bombing has killed a traffic policeman and wounded eight other people in western Baghdad.

Fort Bragg Shooter Dies From His Wounds Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:48 AM PDT The Army soldier who killed his superior officer on Thursday and then shot himself, died from his wounds a day later. The solider in question was identified by officials at Fort Bragg as Specialist Ricky G. Elder, a 27-year-old infantryman from Kansas. Elder shot and killed his battalion commander, Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale (pictured above), during an outdoor meeting on the North Carolina base last week. A third soldier was wounded, but has been released from the hospital.

Iraq's oil revenues drop by 17.6 percent in June Posted: 02 Jul 2012 02:38 AM PDT Iraq's oil revenues dropped by 17.6 percent from May to June due to plummeting prices in the international market and the diversion of some production to meet domestic needs, the government said Monday.

1st Iraq veteran opera puts inner turmoil on stage Posted: 02 Jul 2012 02:11 AM PDT After returning from the battlefields of Iraq, Christian Ellis found the only way to soothe the war wounds in his soul was by losing himself singing opera's powerful, haunting songs.

Making Sense of the Recent Principiis Obsta Textbook Patent in the Light of Evolution Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:33 AM PDT Textbook piracy lends itself to the economics of appropriation. Other intangibles routinely appropriated include movie locations, genetic resources and the atmospheric sink. Appropriation by otherwise law-abiding citizens makes sense in the light of evolution.San Juan, Puerto Rico (PRWEB) July 02, 2012 The problem of unauthorized access goes well beyond the piracy of textbooks. ...

Brent dips towards $96 after weak China data Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:14 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude fell towards $96 a barrel on Monday, dragged down by weak factory data from top energy consumer China and as doubts remained over an EU deal which had helped prices post their fourth biggest daily gain on record in the previous session. A European Union oil embargo on Iranian oil shipments, which took effect on Sunday, should lend some support to prices, but analysts said the grim global macroeconomic picture was likely to cap possible gains. Brent crude fell $1.46 to $96.34 a barrel by 0542 GMT while U.S. crude shed $1.15 to trade at $83.81. ...

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