2012年12月26日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


New study: Indecisive economic policy takes a lasting toll on financial markets

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:37 PM PST

SEATTLE, Dec. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a new study from the University of Washington Foster School of Business, excessive debate and/or ambiguity on national tax, spending, regulation and debt decisions creates an environment of uncertainty that has an ill effect on financial markets. And this malaise can outlast the uncertainty itself. ...

Iraq's minority Sunnis protest again in western province following arrest of minister's guards

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:30 PM PST

RAMADI, Iraq - Large, noisy demonstrations against Iraq's government flared for the third time in less than a week Wednesday in Iraq's western Anbar province, raising the prospect of a fresh bout of unrest in a onetime al-Qaida stronghold on Syria's doorstep.

Factbox: Biggest U.S. news events of 2012

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:29 AM PST

Neighbors Lucille Dwyer and Linda Strong embrace after looking through the wreckage of their homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York(Reuters) - The following were some of the top news stories in the United States during 2012. FEBRUARY Trayvon Martin shooting. Martin, an unarmed black teenager was shot dead in Florida by neighborhood watch patrol volunteer George Zimmerman. Zimmerman said he shot Martin in self defense during a struggle, but will stand trial next June for murder. Whitney Houston, among the top singers of the 1980s and 1990s, died at age 48. MARCH Deadly Midwest tornadoes. A spate of tornadoes and thunderstorms tore across the South and Midwest, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds of others. ...


Iraq: New protests break out in Sunni stronghold

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:44 AM PST

Iraq's Finance Minister Rafia al-Issawi is carried by his supporters during a demonstration in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Thousands of Iraqi demonstrators massed in a Sunni-dominated province west of Baghdad Wednesday, determined to keep up the pressure on a Shiite-led government that many accuse of trying to marginalize them. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — Large, noisy demonstrations against Iraq's government flared for the third time in less than a week Wednesday in Iraq's western Anbar province, raising the prospect of a fresh bout of unrest in a onetime al-Qaida stronghold on Syria's doorstep.


Perelman scores victory versus Rennert in billionaire battle

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:33 AM PST

U.S. investor Perelman arrives at Apollo Theater's Spring Gala Benefit honoring Stevie Wonder in New York City(Reuters) - Ronald Perelman has notched a legal victory against fellow billionaire Ira Rennert, who has been ordered by a Delaware court to direct his business to turn over $48.7 million in a dispute over a jointly owned truck maker. The two moguls have battled in court for the past six months over a 2004 deal in which a Perelman company bought 70 percent of AM General LLC from Rennert. AM General makes Humvees for military forces in the United States and around the world. ...


Turkish ex-president's son wants autopsy report made public

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:17 AM PST

Presidential honour guard carry coffin of President Turgut Ozal as Turkish generals with drawn sword..ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The full report of an autopsy on late President Turgut Ozal, who led Turkey out of military rule in the 1980s, should be released for public scrutiny, the former leader's son said on Wednesday. Ozal's body was recently exhumed after years of rumors that was murdered by militants of the "deep state" - a shadowy group within the Turkish establishment of the day. He had angered some with his efforts to end a Kurdish insurgency and survived an assassination bid in 1988. ...


Syrian moderates fear being edged out of uprising

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:22 AM PST

Abdul Rahman, a quiet, even-tempered man, leads a collection of moderate Free Syrian Army battalions in Aleppo. He says groups like his are becoming harder to find as the 21-month uprising drags on and more groups lean either secular or Islamist extremist.

Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protest against PM Maliki

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:21 AM PST

Protesters take part in a demonstration in RamadiANBAR, Iraq (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq's main trade route to neighboring Syria and Jordan in a fourth day of demonstrations on Wednesday against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. The massive show of force marks an escalation in protests that erupted last week after troops detained the bodyguards of Sunni Finance Minister Rafaie Esawi, threatening to plunge Iraq deeper into political turmoil. ...


Iraq: New protests break out in Sunni heartland

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:33 AM PST

An Iraqi woman carries her child as wades through flood water, after heavy rain fell in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of Iraqi demonstrators massed in a Sunni-dominated province west of Baghdad Wednesday, determined to keep up the pressure on a Shiite-led government that many accuse of trying to marginalize them.


The 5 best fiction books of the year

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:10 AM PST

Hilary Mantel's latest novel: Highly entertaining.Looking for a great book to get you through the holidays? Read on


Hope For The Warriors Rings the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:02 PM PST

Wounded Service Member is Honored to Partake in NASDAQ Opening Bell CeremonyNew York, NY (PRWEB) December 26, 2012 Hope For The Warriors® will ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square to begin the trading day on December 28, 2012. Hope For The Warriors® staff, board members, service members, and military families will attend. Hope For The Warriors® is a national nonprofit organization that assists combat-wounded service members, their families, and families of the fallen.The guest of honor will be Sgt. Sean DeBevoise, USMC (Ret.). ...
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