Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Few November clues to be found in Wisconsin recall
• Religious edict seen as aiding embattled Iraq PM
• Russia and EU tackle differences on Syria, Iran
• Japan beat Oman in football World Cup qualifying
• Iraq Shiite cleric appears to back PM over crisis
• Access to Pacific harbors key to U.S. strategy: Panetta
• Iraq's oil exports drop by 2.2 percent in May
• US tries not to make waves with 'Pacific Pivot'
• Kagawa's Japan eye next World Cup

Few November clues to be found in Wisconsin recall Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:26 AM PDT Five months before Election Day, you'd think there would be no better harbinger about who will win the White House than a contentious statewide vote in a critical battleground state that never moved on from the 2010 campaign.

Religious edict seen as aiding embattled Iraq PM Posted: 03 Jun 2012 09:58 AM PDT An Iranian-based Shiite Muslim cleric on Sunday published a religious edict that could undermine efforts to unseat the Iraqi prime minister and also signaled Iran's growing influence over Iraq's politics.

Russia and EU tackle differences on Syria, Iran Posted: 03 Jun 2012 09:45 AM PDT President Vladimir Putin faced a coordinated Western push Sunday to shift Russia's stance on Syria as he hosted EU chiefs for a private dinner ahead of a summit also clouded by rifts on Iran.

Japan beat Oman in football World Cup qualifying Posted: 03 Jun 2012 06:18 AM PDT Asian Cup holders Japan beat Oman 3-0 on Sunday in the first match of the final Asian qualifying round for the 2014 World Cup.

Iraq Shiite cleric appears to back PM over crisis Posted: 03 Jun 2012 04:47 AM PDT A top Iraqi Shiite cleric has issued a ruling forbidding voting with secular individuals, an apparent statement of support for Iraq's embattled premier who is facing threats of a no-confidence vote.

Access to Pacific harbors key to U.S. strategy: Panetta Posted: 03 Jun 2012 04:34 AM PDT CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta visited a deep-water Vietnamese port near the contested South China Sea on Sunday, calling access to such harbors critical as the U.S. shifts 60 percent of its warships to the Asia-Pacific by 2020. Panetta flew to Cam Ranh Bay, one of Asia's finest deep-water harbors located about 450 miles south of China, just a day after he spelled out details of a new U.S. military strategy that calls for a shift in focus to the Pacific after a decade of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq. While U.S. ...

Iraq's oil exports drop by 2.2 percent in May Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:47 AM PDT Iraq's Oil Ministry says the country's crude oil exports dropped by 2.2 percent from April to May due to increased domestic demand.

US tries not to make waves with 'Pacific Pivot' Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:16 PM PDT As the United States moves to bolster its military position in Asia, it faces severe budget cuts from Congress, an increasingly powerful rival in China and a hornet's nest of regional political sensitivities.

Kagawa's Japan eye next World Cup Posted: 02 Jun 2012 08:14 PM PDT Manchester United target Shinji Kagawa can seize another chance to impress Alex Ferguson by helping Asian champions Japan take a big step towards the next World Cup, starting this weekend.

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