2012年9月15日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

As new vets go online, VA and others follow

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 02:34 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, June 5, 2012 photo Brenda Smull public affairs officer for VFW Post 1 and post commander Izzy Abbass pose for their photo on the steps of the facility in Denver. The VFW's oldest chapter, Post 1, in Denver, is reorganizing itself around the needs of the new veterans. Its new building is currently being remodeled and won't have a full-time bar. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Busy, tech-savvy and often miles from their peers, thousands of new veterans are going online to find camaraderie or get their questions answered — forcing big changes in long-established veterans groups and inspiring entrepreneurs to launch new ones.

Obama faces major challenges in dealing with Libya attack

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 02:04 PM PDT

President Obama faces two major challenges in the wake of the killing of a US ambassador and worldwide anti-US protests over an offensive anti-Islam video: Explaining how the violent and apparently coordinated attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya – possibly linked to Al Qaeda – was allowed to occur; and responding diplomatically and militarily in ways that prevent further attacks.

Four Turkish soldiers killed in suspected PKK attack

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Suspected Kurdish separatists killed four Turkish soldiers and wounded five more in an attack on a military convoy near the border with Iran and Iraq, a Turkish regional authority said on Saturday. The past few months have seen some of the heaviest fighting since the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the EU - took up arms in 1984 with the aim of carving out a Kurdish state. ...

Pope urges Lebanon to set an example for co-existence

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:23 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI and Gregorios III, Patriarch of the Church of Antioch, attend a ceremony at the St. Paul Basilica in Harissa near BeirutBEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged multi-faith Lebanon on Saturday to be a model of religious peace for the Middle East, as a civil war raged in neighboring Syria, deepening sectarian divisions. "Lebanon is called, now more than ever, to be an example," he told political and religious leaders on the second day of a visit that coincided with violent protests across the Muslim world against a U.S.-made film insulting Islam. Lebanon - torn apart by a 1975-1990 sectarian civil war - is a religious mosaic of over four million people whose Muslim majority includes Sunnis, Shi'ites and Alawites. ...

Pope tells Syrians he admires their courage

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI stands next to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman as he waves to the crowd at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday to urge peace at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East, saying the import of weapons to Syria during the country's civil war is a "grave sin." The three-day visit comes at a time of turmoil in the region — the civil war in neighboring Syria and in the aftermath of a mob attack that killed several Americans in Libya, including the U.S. ambassador. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Pope Benedict XVI told Syrians at a rally for young people Saturday that he admired their courage and that he does not forget those in the Middle East who are suffering.

Syria envoy says no plan to end violence yet

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 09:28 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with the U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, left, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. The new international envoy tasked with ending Syria's civil war says the country's conflict is a threat to world peace. (AP Photo/SANA)The new international envoy tasked with ending Syria's civil war summed up his first foray to Damascus Saturday with a startling and frank admission that he still has no plan for stopping the bloodshed which he warned could threaten world peace.

UK military says no plan to cut short Prince Harry's Afghan deployment after Taliban attack

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 09:12 AM PDT

LONDON - Britain says it doesn't plan to cut short Prince Harry's deployment to Afghanistan, despite the Taliban attack on the base where he is stationed.

UK military: No plan to end Harry's Afghan tour

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 08:36 AM PDT

FILE - Photo dated 7/9/2012 of Britain's Prince Harry examining the cockpit of an Apache helicopter with a member of his squadron (name not provided) at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, where he will be operating from during his tour of duty as a co-pilot gunner. The prince was unharmed after an attack on the Camp Bastion compound in which two US Marines were killed and several more wounded Saturday Sept. 15, 2012. US officials said the attack last night was by heavily-armed insurgents and involved a range of weaponry, including mortars, rockets or rocket-propelled grenades, as well as small arms fire. Harry was about two kilometres away with other crew members of the Apache attack helicopters, when the attack took place, sources said. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/pool file)Britain says it doesn't plan to cut short Prince Harry's deployment to Afghanistan, despite the Taliban attack on the base where he is stationed.

Pope calls for religious freedom in Middle East

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 06:37 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI stands next to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman as he waves to the crowd at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday to urge peace at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East, saying the import of weapons to Syria during the country's civil war is a "grave sin." The three-day visit comes at a time of turmoil in the region — the civil war in neighboring Syria and in the aftermath of a mob attack that killed several Americans in Libya, including the U.S. ambassador. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Pope Benedict XVI appealed Saturday for religious freedom in the Middle East, calling it fundamental for stability in a region bloodied by sectarian strife.

Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie makes case for Syrian refugees in Iraq

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

BAGHDAD - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is in Iraq meeting with leaders about the plight of an estimated 50,000 refugees who fled to escape violence in Syria.

Angelina Jolie pushes plight of refugees in Iraq

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 04:36 AM PDT

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) special envoy Angelina Jolie, left, shakes hands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Sept. 15. Jolie said Friday that with winter approaching, she is concerned about the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrians forced to flee their homes.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is in Iraq meeting with leaders about the plight of an estimated 50,000 refugees who fled to escape violence in Syria.

Fiction Follows a Man who Serves Both Christianity and Islam

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 09:05 PM PDT

Author D.W. Smith's new fiction novel explores the possibility of serving both religions without offending the otherMount Holly, NJ (PRWEB) September 15, 2012 Since time immemorial, Christianity and Islam have been finding ways to end their enduring conflict. Last 2007, a document titled "A Common Word Between Us And You" is an extraordinary communication from the Muslim world that pleads to Christians to recognize their "common ground. ...

Ex-soldier pleads guilty to weapons charge in NYC

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 07:18 PM PDT

An ex-U.S. Army soldier has admitted he took two grenades from Fort Bragg, N.C., to his home in New York City after shipping them back from his service in Iraq.

Obama leads mourning for Americans killed in Libya

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 02:58 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney puts his hand on his heart during a moment of silence for the embassy officials killed in Libya, as he campaigns in the rain at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)On a day mixing somber ceremony with campaign clamor, President Barack Obama on Friday eulogized four Americans killed in a suspected terrorist attack on a diplomatic post overseas while Republicans pledged a tougher foreign policy to confront U.S. enemies.

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