Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013
• Sunni protesters attack Iraq official's convoy, guards wound two
• 2 Iraqi Sunni protesters wounded by gunfire
• Soccer-Tunisia win first Nations Cup warm-up game
• Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shi'ites
• International Syria envoy warns of surge in deaths
• Anglican leader Rowan Williams steps down
• Iraqi protesters wounded after warning shots fired
• Syrian rebels capture oil pumping station
• U.S. plane stuck in Iran for repairs after emergency landing
• Soccer-Shakir's Iraq promotion ends Maradona speculations

Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013 Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:58 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama pledged to put his "full weight" behind legislation aimed at preventing gun violence.

Sunni protesters attack Iraq official's convoy, guards wound two Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:07 PM PST RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Bodyguards for Iraq's deputy prime minister wounded two people when they fired warning shots at Sunni protesters who pelted his convoy with bottles and stones on Sunday, witnesses said. The incident took place in the city of Ramadi in the western province of Anbar, to where Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq had travelled to address people in an attempt to defuse sectarian tensions. ...

2 Iraqi Sunni protesters wounded by gunfire Posted: 30 Dec 2012 09:42 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunshots wounded at least two people Sunday at demonstrations in western Iraq when bodyguards and security forces protecting a senior Sunni politician opened fire to disperse protesters, a local official said, marking the first casualties in more than a week of rallies.

Soccer-Tunisia win first Nations Cup warm-up game Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:59 AM PST SHARJAH, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Tunisia began their preparations for next month's African Nations Cup with a 2-1 win over Iraq in a warm-up international in Sharjah on Sunday. Issam Jemaa and Fakhreddine Ben Youssef scored second-half goals before Iraq converted a late penalty through Younes Mahmoud to reduce the deficit. Jemaa's goal came just after the break after the referee overruled an offside call from his linesman and Ben Youssef made it 2-0 soon afterwards. ...

Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shi'ites Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:36 AM PST PESHWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at least 41 people in two separate incidents, officials said on Sunday, challenging assertions that military offensives have broken the back of hardline Islamist groups. The United States has long pressured nuclear-armed ally Pakistan to crack down harder on both homegrown militants groups such as the Taliban and others which are based on its soil and attack Western forces in Afghanistan. ...

International Syria envoy warns of surge in deaths Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:43 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The international envoy to Syria warned Sunday that as many as 100,000 could die in the next year if a way cannot be found quickly to end the country's civil war.

Anglican leader Rowan Williams steps down Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:43 AM PST LONDON (AP) — The head of the Church of England is leaving office after a decade as the spiritual leader of the world's 80 million-strong Anglican Communion.

Iraqi protesters wounded after warning shots fired Posted: 30 Dec 2012 03:35 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Bodyguards for a senior Iraqi Sunni politician opened fire to disperse angry anti-government demonstrators and two people were wounded in the country's west, where Sunnis angry over their perceived second-class treatment by the country's Shiite-led government have been protesting for over a week, a local official said.

Syrian rebels capture oil pumping station Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:29 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say Syrian rebels have captured an oil pumping station in the north of the country after days of fighting.

U.S. plane stuck in Iran for repairs after emergency landing Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:46 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - A small U.S. commercial plane has been stuck in Iran for nearly three weeks after making an emergency landing near the city of Ahvaz, the country's airports director said on Sunday. The plane was forced to land because of technical problems, Mahmoud Rasoulinejad said, quoted by the Mehr news agency. "After landing, the crew traveled on to countries around the Persian Gulf and the plane is currently being repaired," he said. Rasoulinejad did not specify who owned the aircraft, where it was headed or the nationality of the crew members. ...

Soccer-Shakir's Iraq promotion ends Maradona speculations Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:25 PM PST Dec 30 (Reuters) - Iraq football association has promoted Hakeem Shakir to the head coach's post, ending speculations of a possible appointment of Diego Maradona for the job. Shakir, 49, who guided Iraq to the final of this year's AFC under-19 Championship in the United Arab Emirates, had been in temporary charge of the national side since Brazilian Zico resigned in November. The Iraq football association on Friday confirmed Shakir's appointment, the Asian Football Confederation said on its website (www.the-afc.com). ...

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