Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US hopes for stronger military ties with Iraq: general
• US, Israel view Iran threat with different 'clocks': general
• Holed-up Assange tells Obama to end WikiLeaks 'witch-hunt'
• Timeline: Ecuador grants WikiLeaks founder political asylum
• Iraqi Sunni cleric's convoy struck by bomb
• Conn. town honors Marine convicted in Iraq deaths
• Bomb wounds Iraq cleric who urged end to insurgency
• Four-Fingered Robot Can Replace Flashlight Batteries [Video]
• AP Interview: Envoy seeks unified voice on Syria
• Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid
• Don't expect parties to get bold in platforms
• Turkey probes Kurdish MPs for meeting PKK rebels
• Iraq: Convoy carrying senior Sunni cleric hit by bomb in Baghdad at start of holiday; 1 killed
• 10 things you need to know today: August 19, 2012
• Australia defends 'tough' asylum-seeker policy
• Ecuador allies warn Britain of 'grave consequences'
• Iraq 'helping' Iran skirt sanctions
• Report: Iraqis helping Iran skirt sanctions
• Iraqis helping Iran skirt sanctions: NY Times

US hopes for stronger military ties with Iraq: general Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:08 PM PDT Eight months since American troops withdrew from Iraq, Baghdad has signalled a readiness to bolster military ties with the US, America's top general said ahead of a visit to the country.

US, Israel view Iran threat with different 'clocks': general Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:58 PM PDT The United States and Israel have different interpretations of the same intelligence reports on Iran's nuclear programme, the US military's top general said.

Holed-up Assange tells Obama to end WikiLeaks 'witch-hunt' Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:25 PM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Sunday called on President Barack Obama to end the US "witch-hunt" against his whistleblowing website in a speech from the balcony of his refuge in Ecuador's London embassy.

Timeline: Ecuador grants WikiLeaks founder political asylum Posted: 19 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT (Reuters) - Ecuador on Thursday granted political asylum to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange. Here is a timeline of the most important events surrounding the case and WikiLeaks. June 7, 2010 - The U.S. military says Army Specialist Bradley Manning, who was deployed to Baghdad, has been arrested in connection with the release of a classified video showing a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in the Iraqi capital. ...

Iraqi Sunni cleric's convoy struck by bomb Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:58 AM PDT A bomb struck the convoy of a senior Sunni cleric in western Baghdad on Sunday, killing four and critically wounding the anti-extremist Muslim leader, police said.

Conn. town honors Marine convicted in Iraq deaths Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT A Marine who was convicted in the 2005 killings of unarmed Iraqis returned home this weekend to Connecticut for a golf tournament organized by local veterans for his benefit.

Bomb wounds Iraq cleric who urged end to insurgency Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:59 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A prominent Iraqi Sunni cleric who urged Islamist armed groups to end their insurgency was critically wounded, and four of his bodyguards killed, when a car bomb hit his convoy in Baghdad on Sunday. Mehdi al-Sumaidai, who once fought U.S. troops in Iraq and was part of a Sunni body issuing religious edicts, had been negotiating with insurgent groups who vowed to fight on after the withdrawal of American troops in December. ...

Four-Fingered Robot Can Replace Flashlight Batteries [Video] Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT Four-Fingered Robot Can Replace Flashlight Batteries [Video]

AP Interview: Envoy seeks unified voice on Syria Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:50 AM PDT The new U.N. special envoy to Syria admitted on Sunday that he faces a difficult job trying to broker peace in Syria and said his first task is overcoming divisions within the Security Council that stymied the efforts of his predecessor.

Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:08 AM PDT A Sunni religious leader who called on Iraqis to fight US troops but has more recently advocated national reconciliation was wounded by a car bomb as the Eid al-Fitr festival began in Baghdad on Sunday.

Don't expect parties to get bold in platforms Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:43 AM PDT Don't look for many bold pronouncements when Republicans and Democrats adopt party platforms at their national conventions.

Turkey probes Kurdish MPs for meeting PKK rebels Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:51 AM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Turkey are investigating an impromptu roadside meeting at which pro-Kurdish MPs smiled and embraced separatist militants in the southeast of the country, an act which drew strong criticism from senior political leaders on Sunday. The incident happened on Friday when Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels set up a roadblock and stopped a Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) convoy. Newspaper photos showed the MPs embracing five militants, who had rifles slung over their shoulders. ...

Iraq: Convoy carrying senior Sunni cleric hit by bomb in Baghdad at start of holiday; 1 killed Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:16 AM PDT BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials say a bomb has struck the convoy of a senior Sunni cleric in western Baghdad, killing at least one person and critically injuring the religious leader.

10 things you need to know today: August 19, 2012 Posted: 19 Aug 2012 01:30 AM PDT Syria's Assad makes a rare public appearance, Obama attacks Ryan on taxes, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Australia defends 'tough' asylum-seeker policy Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:05 PM PDT Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard defended her decision to send asylum-seekers arriving by boat to Pacific islands, saying it was a "tough" policy but could save lives.

Ecuador allies warn Britain of 'grave consequences' Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:32 PM PDT Ecuador has received powerful backing from regional allies as they warned Britain of "grave consequences" if it breaches diplomatic security at Ecuador's embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up.

Iraq 'helping' Iran skirt sanctions Posted: 18 Aug 2012 06:46 PM PDT Iraq is helping its neighbor Iran skirt international sanctions by smuggling oil and letting Tehran secretly move large amounts of cash through bank auctions, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Report: Iraqis helping Iran skirt sanctions Posted: 18 Aug 2012 05:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq has been helping Iran skirt economic sanctions imposed because of its nuclear program, using a network of financial institutions and oil-smuggling operations that are providing Tehran with a crucial flow of dollars, the New York Times said on Saturday. In some case, Iraqi government officials are turning a blind eye to trade with Iran, while other officials in Baghdad are directly profiting from the activities -- with several of them having close ties to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, the Times said. U.S. ...

Iraqis helping Iran skirt sanctions: NY Times Posted: 18 Aug 2012 05:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq has been helping Iran skirt economic sanctions imposed because of its nuclear program, using a network of financial institutions and oil-smuggling operations that are providing Tehran with a crucial flow of dollars, the New York Times said on Saturday. In some case, Iraqi government officials are turning a blind eye to trade with Iran, while other officials in Baghdad are directly profiting from the activities -- with several of them having close ties to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, the Times said. U.S. ...

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