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• Iraqi Kurdistan halts oil exports over pay dispute
• Emerging Asia struggles to cut soaring fuel subsidies
• Biden Attacks Romney, GOP as 'Out of Touch'
• Drones coming to a sky near you as interest surges
• Iraq says death toll for March lowest since 2003 invasion
• Peace activists in failed bid to swarm NATO HQ
• Iraq hopes to plug electricity gap in 2013: deputy PM
• Iraq seeks end to FIFA home ban
• Kurds halt oil exports in payment row
• Iraq slams Qatar, Saudi on arms for Syria rebels
• Iraq working on Strait of Hormuz tension: deputy PM
• House Republican says misspoke on Pentagon budget
• Drones coming to a sky near you as prices fall, interest surges
• Qatar: Iraq's fugitive VP arrives for visit
• Fugitive Iraq VP leaves Kurdish zone for Qatar
• Iraq March oil exports highest since 1989
• Iraq warns against arming Syrian rebels
• In Afghanistan, Learning to Use Facebook to Protest
• Qatar says Iraq's fugitive Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi arrives for 'official visit'
• INSIGHT: In Sinai, militant Islam flourishes - quietly
• Insight: In Sinai, militant Islam flourishes - quietly
• 10 things you need to know today: April 1, 2012
• Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour
• Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour

Iraqi Kurdistan halts oil exports over pay dispute Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region halted its oil exports on Sunday, accusing the central government in Baghdad of failing to make payments to companies working there in the latest clash in their long-running dispute over oil rights. The disagreement heightens tensions in a broader dispute between Iraqi Arabs and ethnic Kurds over contested land, political autonomy and oil that has become a potential flashpoint for Iraq since the last U.S. troops left in December. ...

Emerging Asia struggles to cut soaring fuel subsidies Posted: Weeks of protests across Indonesia have thwarted a government plan for an immediate fuel price hike, the latest failure of an Asian administration to wean its country off costly subsidies.

Biden Attacks Romney, GOP as 'Out of Touch' Posted: Vice President Joe Biden "can't remember" a candidate as out of touch with the American middle class as Mitt Romney, he said in an interview that aired today. The claim is not new to the Obama campaign, but in a CBS interview broadcast this morning...

Drones coming to a sky near you as interest surges Posted: Sharp-eyed dog walkers along the San Francisco Bay waterfront may have spotted a strange-looking plane zipping overhead recently that that looked strikingly like the U.S. stealth drone captured by Iran in December.

Iraq says death toll for March lowest since 2003 invasion Posted: The number of Iraqis killed in violence in March, when Baghdad hosted a landmark Arab summit, was the lowest monthly figure since the 2003 US-led invasion, official figures showed on Sunday.

Peace activists in failed bid to swarm NATO HQ Posted: Hundreds of peace activists on Sunday tried in vain to break into the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in Brussels, with 483 of them arrested by police.

Iraq hopes to plug electricity gap in 2013: deputy PM Posted: Iraq hopes to plug its electricity shortage by the end of next year and will supply private generator operators with fuel this summer to address the shortfall, its top energy official said on Sunday.

Iraq seeks end to FIFA home ban Posted: Iraq wants an end to a FIFA ban on hosting official matches that was imposed last year, and wants to be able to host friendlies in the interim, an Iraqi football official said on Sunday.

Kurds halt oil exports in payment row Posted: Iraq's Kurdish region halted oil exports on Sunday after Baghdad's top energy official warned it to reconsider before following through on the threat over the government's non-payment of funds.

Iraq slams Qatar, Saudi on arms for Syria rebels Posted: Iraq's Shiite prime minister on Sunday slammed Sunni-ruled Qatar and Saudi Arabia's stance on arming Syrian rebels, as Doha hosted Baghdad's fugitive vice president who is accused of running a death squad.

Iraq working on Strait of Hormuz tension: deputy PM Posted: Iraq is "working very hard" with Washington and Tehran to reduce tensions over Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil chokepoint, Baghdad's top energy official said on Sunday.

House Republican says misspoke on Pentagon budget Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The senior U.S. House Republican on budget matters said on Sunday he "misspoke" when he caused a stir last week by saying the Pentagon budget for next year was dishonest and the generals were not giving Congress their true advice. "I really misspoke, to be candid with you ...," congressman Paul Ryan, chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, told CNN's "State of the Union" program. "I didn't mean to make that kind of impression," Ryan said, adding that he had apologized to General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ...

Drones coming to a sky near you as prices fall, interest surges Posted: BERKELEY, Calif. - Drones are the signature weapon of U.S. wars in the 21st century.

Qatar: Iraq's fugitive VP arrives for visit Posted: Fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi traveled to Qatar on Sunday on what the Gulf nation's state news agency called an "official visit." The trip could intensify tensions between Baghdad's Shiite-led government and the Sunni monarchies of the Gulf.

Fugitive Iraq VP leaves Kurdish zone for Qatar Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, at the centre of a political row that has jeopardized Iraq's sectarian balance, left the autonomous northern Kurdish region for Qatar on Sunday, a statement from his office said. Hashemi, one of the top politicians from the Sunni minority, is accused by Baghdad's Shi'ite-led government of running death squads, a charge he denies. He has been holed up in the Kurdish zone since Baghdad issued an arrest warrant for him in December. ...

Iraq March oil exports highest since 1989 Posted: Iraq's crude exports in March were the highest monthly figure in more than two decades and should continue to rise, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said on Sunday.

Iraq warns against arming Syrian rebels Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Sunday warned Arab countries against supplying weapons and financial support to rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying such moves risked escalating the conflict. "We want to extinguish the fire by draining the sources of force, we want to find a peaceful solution to the crisis," Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told reporters at a press conference. "We reject any arming of the opposition, we reject attempts to bring down the regime by force, because it will leave a wider crisis in the region," he added. ...

In Afghanistan, Learning to Use Facebook to Protest Posted: The image is striking and heartbreaking. It captures a young teenage boy at the height of his grief. A tear streaks his cheek, his mouth drawn into a grimace and his eyes are swollen from crying. "Thank you USA And World For Killing My Complete Fmily and Helping My Tears to Shed [sic]," is the message written across the image in bright yellow letters. The internet meme of Afghan youth mourning the loss of family and neighbors after 17 Afghan civilians were murdered in Panjwai district on March 11 -- allegedly by U.S. ...

Qatar says Iraq's fugitive Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi arrives for 'official visit' Posted: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Qatar's state news agency says Iraq's fugitive Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi has arrived in the Gulf nation on an "official visit."

INSIGHT: In Sinai, militant Islam flourishes - quietly Posted: NORTH SINAI, Egypt (Reuters) - The group of 50 young men who had blocked off access to a small international military base in the Sinai desert would say nothing of who they were but their appearance held a few clues. Dressed in army fatigues and armed with AK-47s, they wore the long beards of the hardline Islamists who are increasingly a law unto themselves in this part of Egypt. ...

Insight: In Sinai, militant Islam flourishes - quietly Posted: NORTH SINAI, Egypt (Reuters) - The group of 50 young men who had blocked off access to a small international military base in the Sinai desert would say nothing of who they were but their appearance held a few clues. Dressed in army fatigues and armed with AK-47s, they wore the long beards of the hardline Islamists who are increasingly a law unto themselves in this part of Egypt. ...

10 things you need to know today: April 1, 2012 Posted: The Syrian crisis rages on, Kentucky and Kansas head to the NCAA championship, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour Posted: New York's Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness on Saturday for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.

Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour Posted: New York's Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.

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