Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Egypt's Mubarak: From war hero to convict
• Iraq oil income drops on lower prices
• Iraq crisis escalates with calls for PM to go
• US, Iran dig in for long cyber war
• Iraqi figures show slight growth in death toll
• U.S. will put more warships in Asia: Panetta
• Iran builds new space center to launch satellites
• Egypt's Mubarak: from war hero to prisoner
• Iraq deaths increase for second straight month
• Putin stands firm on Syria as civil war fears grow
• Cyber-attacks "bought us time" on Iran: U.S. sources
• 7 Secrets of Obama’s Drone War
• Panetta: Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific
• Cyber-attacks "bought us time" on Iran: U.S. sources
• Obama says could end Washington gridlock in second term
• US ordered to decide Iranian group's fate in 4 months
• A Massacre in Syria Brings Foreign Affairs Into the Race, Briefly
• Obama's take on gloomy jobs report: Congress hasn't done enough

Egypt's Mubarak: From war hero to convict Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:44 PM PDT War hero. Savior of the nation. An anchor of stability in a turbulent region. And in the twilight of his life, a criminal convicted for his role in the deaths of those fighting to oust him.

Iraq oil income drops on lower prices Posted: 02 Jun 2012 11:31 AM PDT Iraq's revenues from oil sales fell in May compared to the previous month as a result of declining global crude prices and increased domestic demand, the oil ministry said on Saturday.

Iraq crisis escalates with calls for PM to go Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:38 AM PDT A series of intertwined political crises that began with accusations that Iraq's prime minister was consolidating power have escalated into calls to unseat him, and paralysed the country's government.

US, Iran dig in for long cyber war Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:34 AM PDT The United States and Iran are locked in a long-running cyber war that appears to be escalating amid a stalemate over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.

Iraqi figures show slight growth in death toll Posted: 02 Jun 2012 07:00 AM PDT Official figures show a slight increase in the number of Iraqis killed in violence for the last two months.

U.S. will put more warships in Asia: Panetta Posted: 02 Jun 2012 06:59 AM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States will shift a majority of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday, giving the first details of a new U.S. military strategy. Fleshing out details of a strategic pivot to Asia announced in January, Panetta said the United States would reposition its Navy fleet so 60 percent of its battleships would be assigned there, up from about 50 percent now, while maintaining six aircraft carriers in the region. The U.S. ...

Iran builds new space center to launch satellites Posted: 02 Jun 2012 05:57 AM PDT Iran is finishing construction of a new space center that will allow it to soon launch more domestically made satellites into orbit, the country's defense minister said Saturday.

Egypt's Mubarak: from war hero to prisoner Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:16 AM PDT War hero. Savior of the nation. An anchor of stability in a turbulent region. And in the twilight of his life, a criminal convicted for his role in the deaths of those fighting to oust him.

Iraq deaths increase for second straight month Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:56 AM PDT The number of Iraqis killed in May increased for a second consecutive month, but remained near the lowest level since the 2003 US-led invasion, according to official figures released on Saturday.

Putin stands firm on Syria as civil war fears grow Posted: 01 Jun 2012 10:36 PM PDT Russia stood firm in the face of growing international pressure for tougher action over Syria, rejecting military intervention and questioning sanctions as fears of civil war grew.

Cyber-attacks "bought us time" on Iran: U.S. sources Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States under former President George W. Bush began building a complex cyber-weapon to try to prevent Tehran from completing suspected nuclear weapons work without resorting to risky military strikes against Iranian facilities, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the program said. Barack Obama accelerated the efforts after succeeding Bush in 2009, according to the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the classified nature of the effort. ...

7 Secrets of Obama’s Drone War Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:34 PM PDT Speed Read Newsweek and The Daily Beast reporter Daniel Klaidman's dissection of Obama's war on terror: seven key passages.

Panetta: Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:10 PM PDT The Pentagon will shift more Navy warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years, and by 2020, about 60 percent of the fleet will be assigned there as part of a new strategy to increase U.S. presence in Asia, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday.

Cyber-attacks "bought us time" on Iran: U.S. sources Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States under former President George W. Bush began building a complex cyber-weapon to try to prevent Tehran from completing suspected nuclear weapons work without resorting to risky military strikes against Iranian facilities, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the program said. Barack Obama accelerated the efforts after succeeding Bush in 2009, according to the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the classified nature of the effort. ...

Obama says could end Washington gridlock in second term Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:31 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told his supporters on Friday he could break Washington's gridlock in a second term, and pushed Congress to enact his "to-do list" prescriptions to heal the economy in spite of it being an election year. At a political fundraiser in Minneapolis, Obama said that if he won re-election in November, Republicans in Congress who now oppose his every move would be more inclined to work with him. "I believe if we are successful in this election - when we're successful in this election - that the fever may break," Obama told the campaign event. ...

US ordered to decide Iranian group's fate in 4 months Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:06 PM PDT A US appeals court on Friday ordered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to decide within four months whether to remove an Iranian dissident group from a terror blacklist.

A Massacre in Syria Brings Foreign Affairs Into the Race, Briefly Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:20 PM PDT Obama and Romney Find Something Else on Which to Disagree

Obama's take on gloomy jobs report: Congress hasn't done enough Posted: 01 Jun 2012 10:45 AM PDT President Obama didn't use the phrase "do-nothing Congress," but that was essentially where he placed the blame Friday as he addressed May's rise in unemployment.

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