2012年2月13日星期一

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Officials: Iraqi policeman killed by insurgents (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:30 AM PST

Staff Sgt. Keith Fidler kisses his wife Cynthia, as their son Kolin looks on, during a homecoming ceremony for the New York Army National Guard's 442nd Military Police Company's return from Iraq in New York in this April 8, 2011 file photographs. Kissing as a romantic sense of expression is believed to have begun in India, where an epic poem called the Mahabharata - believed to have been written about 1000 BCE - included history's first recognizable descriptions of romantic kissing.  REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files   (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY SOCIETY)AP - Iraqi officials say a police commander who for years hunted militants was ambushed and killed in a former insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad.


Baghdad's romance grows with Valentine's Day (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 11:17 PM PST

CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME -- In this Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 photo, an Iraqi man shops for Valentine's Day gifts in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's capital is embracing Valentine's Day this year with a huge public display of affection in what its residents say is the nation's most amorous celebration of the holiday ever. Street corners across Baghdad are blanketed with the synthetic red fur of teddy bears, while silken nighties and lip-shaped satin pillows hang in store fronts. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Iraq's capital is embracing Valentine's Day this year with a huge public display of affection in what its residents say is the nation's most amorous celebration of the holiday ever.


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