2012年8月11日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Rebels carve out large enclave in north Syria

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 02:44 PM PDT

In this photo from Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, Fatoum Obeid, 50, stands in a pile of trash left by Syrian soldiers who occupied her home in Atarib, Syria. In recent months rebels have seized a huge swath of territory in northern Syria, giving them a freedom to move and organize unprecedented in the 17-month conflict. (AP Photo/Ben Hubbard)Residents of this north Syrian border town like to snap photos of their children atop the tank parked downtown, one of more than a dozen captured or destroyed by rebels in the battles last month that "liberated" the area from President Bashar Assad's army.


Republican VP pick Ryan: from young gun to top gun

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 02:23 PM PDT

U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) waves with his daughter Liza as his wife Janna Little (2nd L) follows with their son Charlie (L) during a campaign event at the battleship USS Wisconsin in NorfolkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In tapping Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan to be his vice presidential running-mate, Mitt Romney has chosen an ambitious, self-described "young gun" who has staked his entire career on a single issue -- slashing the federal budget. Ryan, 42, has spent most of his adult life in Congress, with little business or executive experience to speak of. He steadily built his credibility as a Washington insider, starting as an intern on Capitol Hill and then becoming an aide to a Republican senator from Wisconsin. ...


Iraq: Gunmen kill 7 Shiites in targeted attack

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Gunmen singled out seven Shiite Muslims and shot them in Iraq's north while they were out swimming in a targeted sectarian attack, officials said Saturday.

Blasts, gunfire hit Damascus in blow to Assad

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 10:22 AM PDT

This citizen journalism image released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Saturday , Aug. 11, 2012 purports to show protesters in the village of Sarmin in Idlib province, Syria, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. Arabic on sign, right, reads "God has given us patience, so God will give us victory." (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOGunmen detonated back-to-back roadside bombs and clashed with police in central Damascus Saturday in attacks that caused no damage but highlighted the ability of rebels to breach the intense security near President Bashar Assad's power bases.


Six men killed while swimming in north Iraq

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier guards the entrance to the Mayor's office in the town of Tuz KhurmatuGunmen killed six young Arab men while they were swimming in a predominantly Turkmen town in north Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said.


US, Turkey plan for worst-case scenarios in Syria

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 09:05 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, meets with Syrian activists, in Istanbul, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Turkey's foreign minister said Saturday that their countries are creating a formal structure to plan for worst-case scenarios in Syria, including a possible chemical weapons attack on regime opponents.


Turkish forces end anti-PKK operation in Semdinli

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 08:52 AM PDT

HAKKARI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish armed forces have ended an almost three-week operation against Kurdish militants in the southeast region of Semdinli, bordering Iran and Iraq, and have killed "a large number" of fighters, the local governor said in a statement on Saturday. Turkish jets have bombarded Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) positions around the mountainous region in one of most intense bouts of fighting in recent years in a decades-long conflict which has killed 40,000 people. "The aerial-supported operations launched by our security forces on July 23, 2012 ... ...

Iraq urges Turkey to deal with Baghdad, not Kurds

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 08:32 AM PDT

Iraq's prime minister is urging Turkey to deal with his country through the central government in Baghdad, criticizing Ankara's direct outreach to Iraq's self-ruling Kurdish region.

Bomb blasts, gunfire in central Damascus

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 06:59 AM PDT

This citizen journalism image released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Saturday , Aug. 11, 2012 purports to show protesters in the village of Sarmin in Idlib province, Syria, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. Arabic on sign, right, reads "God has given us patience, so God will give us victory." (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOGunmen simultaneously detonated two roadside bombs and clashed with police in central Damascus Saturday, causing panic but no injuries or damage in attacks that highlighted the deep reach of rebels in the seat of President Bashar Assad's power.


Turkey treating Iraqi Kurdistan 'as independent'

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT

Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu (right) and Kirkuk governor Najm al-Din Omar Karim held a joint press conference on August 2Turkey has been dealing with Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region as though it were an independent state, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in a statement released on Saturday.


Ryan on foreign policy: America ‘must lead’

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT

While House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, who was tapped Saturday by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to be his running mate, is most widely known for his stands on economic issues, he has also staked out a foreign policy vision during his congressional career, one centered around the importance of American engagement in the world.

Clinton visits Turkey for talks on Syria

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 03:05 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at far right, meets with Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, at far left, in Istanbul, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened talks in Turkey on Saturday with Turkish officials as well as Syrian opposition figures on how to undermine the Syrian regime and lay the groundwork for a democratic transition.


Expected Annan replacement urges powers to unite on

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 01:39 AM PDT

Diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi speaks with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (not pictured) during a joint news conference in KhartoumUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The man tipped to replace Kofi Annan as the U.N.-Arab League mediator on Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi of Algeria, urged world leaders on Friday to overcome their differences on the 17-month-old conflict that is slipping deeper into full-scale civil war. "The U.N. Security Council and regional states must unite to ensure that a political transition can take place as soon as possible," Brahimi said in a statement published on the website of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders committed to peace and human rights. ...


Fore! 3rd Annual America's VetDogs Golf Classic to Honor Disabled Veterans

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 12:14 AM PDT

Disabled veterans find new lives thanks to service dogs. The VetDogs annual golf classic supports programs to train these life-saving dogs for veterans.Smithtown, NY (PRWEB) August 11, 2012 Help disabled veterans return to a life of dignity and independence … thanks to a service dog from America's VetDogs®. America's VetDogs will hold its third annual golf outing on August 27, 2012, at the Huntington Country Club, Huntington, NY, to support disabled veterans on their journey back to the lives they once led. ...

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to Deliver Keynote Address at 7th Annual Conference for African-American Financial Professionals

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 12:13 AM PDT

Colin L. Powell, the 65th U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star general, will be speaking at The American College's 7th Annual Conference for African-American Financial Professionals in Washington, D.C. on August 14, 2012. Powell will discuss leadership with more than 400 event attendees.Bryn Mawr, PA (PRWEB) August 11, 2012 Colin L. Powell, the 65th U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star general, will be speaking at The American College's 7th Annual Conference for African-American Financial Professionals in Washington, D.C. on August 14, 2012. ...

Beyonce celebrates humanitarian aid workers at UN

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:30 PM PDT

In the video, Beyonce sang one of her hits, "I Was Here", before images of floods and rescuers digging through rubbleUS R&B singer Beyonce has recorded a video clip in the hall of the UN General Assembly that will be used to celebrate World Humanitarian Day August 19.


Iran diplomacy for Syria 'exacerbates divisions': West

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 05:40 PM PDT

A Syrian rebel holds a rocket propelled grenade during clashes with pro-regime forces in AleppoAs Syria's conflict grinds bloodily on, Iran threw its diplomatic muscle this week into trying to save its Damascus ally -- but Western observers said the effort was likely to worsen the crisis.


Nearly 150,000 Syrian refugees seek UN help

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:30 AM PDT

A Syrian refugee boy sits beside bags as he arrived at the border crossing by the Iraqi town of Qaim, 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)A rising tide of civilians fleeing Syria's violence is hitting four neighboring countries where almost 150,000 are being helped in camps run by the U.N. refugee agency and its partners, officials said Friday.


Oil falls below $92 after weak China trade data

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 05:26 AM PDT

Oil prices fell below $92 a barrel Friday as weak Chinese figures suggested growth continues to slow in the world's second-largest economy and the International Energy Agency lowered its forecast for global crude demand.

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