Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Foreign fighters worry - and boost - Syrian rebels
• Number of murdered Somali reporters grows to 16
• Automatic spending cuts are issue in some races
• Winter Conditions Threaten Lives of Syrian Refugees in Iraq
• Protective Services Career Expert Amy Skyles Says Military Veterans are Finding Retirement Options in Executive Security
• Iraq: Attacks kill 12, including schoolboy
• Iraq: Attacks kill 8 people in Iraq
• The Safe Haven trailer: How many times can Nicholas Sparks rewrite the same story?
• Europe seeks to stem flow of Balkan asylum seekers
• Popular Culture and the 'Language' of Shoes Come Together in 'Mockups' New Art Toy Designed to Stimulate, Educate and Inspire
• Jordan's king steers nation through turbulence
• National student online poll has called four elections correctly
• Burning rubber, Baghdad bikers race to escape
• Obama Just Might Have a Shot of Winning Romney's Vote, Jon Stewart Says
• ANALYSIS: The Softening Of The GOP Super PACs
• The Softening Of The GOP Super PACs
• Why Lebanon isn't headed for civil war
• Shrinking military-led aid sparks concern among Afghans
• Iraq: Attacks kill 4 in security forces, 1 child
• Syrian Warily Discussing a Holiday Cease Fire
• Arabs grudgingly favor Obama in U.S. election
• Why the world wants Obama to win
• The Living and the Dead: War, Friendship, and the Battles that Never End
• Precious Metals Analyst Launches New Website
• Iran looks to Silk Road ties in time of sanctions

Foreign fighters worry - and boost - Syrian rebels Posted: 24 Oct 2012 03:26 PM PDT The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria's regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida's influence into the country's civil war.

Number of murdered Somali reporters grows to 16 Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT The list of murdered Somali journalists keeps growing longer, and no one seems able to stop it.

Automatic spending cuts are issue in some races Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:04 PM PDT In many ways, it's an odd topic to make a central campaign issue: sequestration.

Winter Conditions Threaten Lives of Syrian Refugees in Iraq Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:58 PM PDT International disaster relief organization, ShelterBox, is delivering emergency shelter and supplies to Syrian families who are living in the Domiz refugee camp in northern Iraq as a result of Syria's growing violence, political conflict and economic hardship.Sarasota (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 International disaster relief organization, ShelterBox, is delivering emergency shelter and supplies to Syrian families who are living in the Domiz refugee camp in northern Iraq as a result of Syria's growing violence, political conflict and economic hardship. ...

Protective Services Career Expert Amy Skyles Says Military Veterans are Finding Retirement Options in Executive Security Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:46 AM PDT Discusses on New Podcast on Protective Services Leadership Insights How the Protective Services Stereotype Has Rapidly ChangedUpper Marlboro, MD (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 On a new podcast found on the Protective Services Leadership Insights section of the Protective Services Training Academy (PSTA) web site, protective services and executive security career expert Amy Skyles said that the stereotype of the protective services professional- think "mall cop" – is no longer valid."Not just anybody can come in and be a PSO. ...

Iraq: Attacks kill 12, including schoolboy Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:56 AM PDT A 9-year-old schoolboy was among at least 12 people that insurgents killed across Iraq on Wednesday, rattling nerves ahead of a holiday weekend.

Iraq: Attacks kill 8 people in Iraq Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT Iraqi insurgents launched a new wave of attacks targeting security forces and others across the country on Wednesday, killing eight people including a 7-year-old child, police and health officials said.

The Safe Haven trailer: How many times can Nicholas Sparks rewrite the same story? Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:15 AM PDT Over the past 13 years, eight of the bestselling author's novels have been adapted into suspiciously similar Hollywood films

Europe seeks to stem flow of Balkan asylum seekers Posted: 24 Oct 2012 08:24 AM PDT PRESEVO, Serbia/BERLIN (Reuters) - From a dusty car park in the Serbian border town of Presevo, ethnic Albanians leave every Saturday in packed buses for western Europe, using their precious freedom to enter the EU without visas. For many of the passengers, visa-free travel to most European Union countries offers the hope of leaving a life of unemployment and poverty behind. A powerful group of EU member states, however, wants to take this freedom away. Last year, Arsim Memishi made a similarly mind-numbing bus journey from Presevo to Germany, and on to Sweden. ...

Popular Culture and the 'Language' of Shoes Come Together in 'Mockups' New Art Toy Designed to Stimulate, Educate and Inspire Posted: 24 Oct 2012 08:14 AM PDT Shoe-Inspired Art Toy Lets Kids 'Design' Themselves and Share Their Unique Style Via GetMockups.com Launching on October 24Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 Shoes have the power to define a generation. In the 1980s, many teens scribbled designs on their canvas tennis shoes to express their individual style. Run DMC did it with their signature Adidas shell tops. Nirvana's hand-scrawled Converse are unforgettable. What about Dorothy's red shoes or Cinderella's glass slipper? Even the shoe thrown at President George W. ...

Jordan's king steers nation through turbulence Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:22 AM PDT The foiling of a planned al-Qaida terror plot in Jordan underscores a new subplot in the story of the Arab Spring: Things are heating up for King Abdullah II, a Western-oriented monarch who has run a business-friendly, pragmatic monarchy with some trappings of democracy.

National student online poll has called four elections correctly Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:15 AM PDT An online poll taken by millions of American students has forecast four presidential elections correctly. But will it get another election correct next Monday, when the public finds out the results from the OneVote 2012 project?

Burning rubber, Baghdad bikers race to escape Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:01 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Filling the night air with roaring engines and screeching tires, youths in bandannas tear down a highway in souped-up motorcyles, pulling wheelies and dodging cars in a cat-and-mouse with police. Drag-racing in California, you say? No, this is Baghdad, where youthful rebellion and American biker style clash with conservative mores in Iraq, a country where just a few years ago militias imposed their own radical Islamic views at gunpoint. ...

Obama Just Might Have a Shot of Winning Romney's Vote, Jon Stewart Says Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:17 AM PDT Jon Stewart looked at Monday's foreign policy presidential debate last night on The Daily Show and reached a conclusion: Mitt Romney is leaning toward voting for Barack Obama.

ANALYSIS: The Softening Of The GOP Super PACs Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:14 AM PDT After months of relentless attacks on President Obama, the Republican super PACs and independent groups are now going soft. Well, on TV ads at least.ABC News Political Director Amy Walter notes that Crossroads GPS, the group associated with Karl Rove, released a powerful new ad yesterday featuring the parents of young cancer victim, whom Romney had befriended during his time in the hospital. ...

The Softening Of The GOP Super PACs Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:01 AM PDT By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: ABC NEWS POLL: ROMNEY EKES OUT AN EDGE: ABC News pollster Gary Langer reports on our latest presidential tracking poll: Mitt Romney eked out bragging rights in the latest ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll, claiming 49...

Why Lebanon isn't headed for civil war Posted: 24 Oct 2012 05:56 AM PDT Five days after a devastating bomb attack killed a top Lebanese security chief sparking minor clashes and road blockages by his supporters, a semblance of calm has returned to a country that has little interest in starting a new civil war.

Shrinking military-led aid sparks concern among Afghans Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:41 AM PDT GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Military-led teams set up to deliver aid projects in Afghanistan are winding down their operations, sparking concern among some local officials that the government is not ready to take over their development role. Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) were a key part of U.S.-led forces' strategy "to win hearts and minds" in both Iraq and Afghanistan, building schools, hospitals and roads. ...

Iraq: Attacks kill 4 in security forces, 1 child Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:25 AM PDT Iraqi insurgents launched a new wave of attacks across the country targeting security forces and a local politician on Wednesday morning, killing four members of the security forces and one child, police and health officials said.

Syrian Warily Discussing a Holiday Cease Fire Posted: 24 Oct 2012 03:51 AM PDT The United Nations envoy to Syria says Bashar al-Assad has agreed to cease fire during the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday, but will he honor it? The U.N. and many Muslim leaders had been pushing for a truce ahead of the four day observance, but both sides in the ongoing civil war have shown no willingness to lay down their arms. Lakhdar Brahimi, the new U.N. negotiator is meeting with Arab League leaders today, this week in the hope that a temporary cease fire can lead to a longer peace, but given the current level of violence in Syria,

Arabs grudgingly favor Obama in U.S. election Posted: 24 Oct 2012 03:34 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Many in the Middle East believe Barack Obama failed to deliver on promises of a new U.S. approach in the region but still prefer him to presidential rival Mitt Romney, who they see as too close to Israel and too keen to project U.S. military might. Whoever wins the November 6 election faces a knot of regional issues that will not be easy to unravel. World powers are split over the Syria conflict, a row about Iran's nuclear ambitions rumbles on and Palestinian-Israeli peacemaking is going nowhere. ...

Why the world wants Obama to win Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:45 AM PDT People surveyed in 21 countries overwhelmingly favor President Obama over Mitt Romney. What's behind that landslide?

The Living and the Dead: War, Friendship, and the Battles that Never End Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:17 AM PDT A new Byliner Original by acclaimed journalist and Iraq War veteran Brian MockenhauptSan Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 "The worst feeling," Sergeant Tom Whorl scribbles in a small spiral notebook, surrounded by nameless enemies in a strange and hostile landscape, "is not knowing when your last step will be. That's what takes a toll on your brain." With those simple words, a courageous man fighting a war that many would just as soon forget about captures the gut-wrenching day-to-day, life-and-death struggles and triumphs of the men of Patrol Base Dakota. ...

Precious Metals Analyst Launches New Website Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:16 AM PDT With the release of the new SunshineProfits.com website, gold and silver investors gained numerous tools that can greatly improve their rates of return.(PRWEB) October 24, 2012 Unique investment tools, proprietary indicators, and interactive software are only some of the features of the newly launched Sunshine Profits' gold and silver investment website (http://www.SunshineProfits.com). Sunshine Profits is a comprehensive, analytic resource for investors in the precious metals markets. ...

Iran looks to Silk Road ties in time of sanctions Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:11 AM PDT In back-to-back Asian summits this month, Iran's president made sure to carve out special time to look east.

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