Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• CA-NEWS Summary
• After Two Years of Searching, Hired Two Weeks After Veteran's Job Fair
• Yoga as a Paraplegic: Howie Sanborn's Story
• Sectarian killings reported in Syrian village
• App lets amputees program their own bionic hands
• Afghan interpreters begin legal bid for right to live in Britain
• Would arming Syria's rebels just prolong the war?
• Thinking through options on North Korea
• Five Best Friday Columns
• Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills six in Iraqi capital
• First Person: Dismal U.S. Job Market Led an Iraq War Vet to Pursue His Passion
• 5 Charts Showing Why Americans Aren't Eager for Intervention in Syria
• Column: The global power vacuum is expanding
• Bomb explosion at Iraq mosque kills 7
• US and Britain consider arming Syrian rebels
• Bomb explosion at Iraq mosque kills 5
• Australian military to boost air power to focus on Indo-Pacific
• Muslims Versus Islamists
• What Is a ‘Red Line’ Worth?

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 03 May 2013 04:49 PM PDT Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills six in Iraqi capital BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Sunni cleric and five worshippers when they left a mosque in Bagdhad after Friday prayers, police and medics said, as regional sectarian violence threatens to return Iraq to all-out conflict. Iraq has become increasingly volatile as the civil war in neighboring Syria strains volatile relations between Sunnis and Shi'ites. April saw the most killings since 2008, but was below the height of sectarian bloodletting in 2006-07. U.S. military plane crashes in southern Kyrgyzstan BISHKEK (Reuters) - A U. ...

After Two Years of Searching, Hired Two Weeks After Veteran's Job Fair Posted: 03 May 2013 02:18 PM PDT President Obama and Michelle Obama are pushing companies to hire more U.S. military veterans. They said Tuesday that, through a program called Joining Forces, employers have hired or trained 290,000 veterans since August 2011. Through short stories and photos, Yahoo News asked veterans whether they've found work since the start of the 2007 recession or, if not, how their job hunt is going.

Yoga as a Paraplegic: Howie Sanborn's Story Posted: 03 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT After joining the U.S. Army in 2000 as an Airborne Ranger, Howie Sanborn served two tours in Iraq and became a member of the army's parachute team, the Golden Knights. Sanborn has performed 2,500 free fall parachute jumps at events across the country. About five years ago, he started participating in triathlons, which involve a combination of swimming, cycling and running. He joined a yoga class on the base in Fort Bragg, N.C. to make himself stretch more in preparation for the events. He wound up going several times a week and began training to become a certified yoga instructor. ...

Sectarian killings reported in Syrian village Posted: 03 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The bodies of the Syrian boys and young men in jeans and casual shirts were strewn along a blood-stained pavement, dying apparently where they fell. Weeping women moved among the dead, and one of them screamed, "Where are you, people of the village?"

App lets amputees program their own bionic hands Posted: 03 May 2013 11:43 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands.

Afghan interpreters begin legal bid for right to live in Britain Posted: 03 May 2013 10:54 AM PDT By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Three men who worked as interpreters for British forces in Afghanistan began a legal challenge on Friday to win the right to live in Britain, arguing they are at risk of Taliban reprisals as the soldiers they helped prepare to return home. They are challenging the British government's decision to refuse them the support offered to interpreters in Iraq, who were offered the right to indefinite leave to enter or settle in Britain or instead a compensation package. ...

Would arming Syria's rebels just prolong the war? Posted: 03 May 2013 09:55 AM PDT And would it be enough to tip the balance of power against Bashar al-Assad?

Thinking through options on North Korea Posted: 03 May 2013 08:43 AM PDT North Korea has captured global attention with its provocative behavior in recent months, the latest being this week's sentencing of US citizen and tour leader Kenneth Bae to 15 months of hard labor. Secretary of State John Kerry, during a recent visit to Seoul, vowed that "the United States will, if needed, defend our allies and defend ourselves."

Five Best Friday Columns Posted: 03 May 2013 08:14 AM PDT Nussaibah Younis in The New York Times on the Iraqi prime minister "Nobody wants another civil war in Iraq, yet events are propelling it in that direction," writes Nussaibah Younis. "War can be averted only by a new political understanding among three main groups — Sunni Arabs, Shiite Arabs and Kurds — but Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has become too divisive to deliver it." Younis highlights how Maliki, a Shiite Muslim, has fractured Iraq: "He has resisted integrating Sunnis into the army. ...

Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills six in Iraqi capital Posted: 03 May 2013 08:02 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Sunni cleric and five worshippers when they left a mosque in Bagdhad after Friday prayers, police and medics said, as regional sectarian violence threatens to return Iraq to all-out conflict. Iraq has become increasingly volatile as the civil war in neighboring Syria strains volatile relations between Sunnis and Shi'ites. April saw the most killings since 2008, but was below the height of sectarian bloodletting in 2006-07. A further 31 people were wounded in the blast outside the mosque in al-Rashidiya district of Baghdad, medics said. ...

First Person: Dismal U.S. Job Market Led an Iraq War Vet to Pursue His Passion Posted: 03 May 2013 08:01 AM PDT President Obama and Michelle Obama are pushing companies to hire more U.S. military veterans. They said Tuesday that, through a program called Joining Forces, employers have hired or trained 290,000 veterans since August 2011. Through short stories and photos, Yahoo News asked veterans whether they've found work since the start of the 2007 recession or, if not, how their job hunt is going.

5 Charts Showing Why Americans Aren't Eager for Intervention in Syria Posted: 03 May 2013 07:58 AM PDT Earlier this week, President Obama walked a cautious line when talking about American intervention in Syria, after chemical weapon use had been confirmed.

Column: The global power vacuum is expanding Posted: 03 May 2013 06:44 AM PDT By Ian Bremmer (Reuters) - Don't look to Washington. The United States will remain the world's most powerful nation for years to come, but the Obama administration and U.S. lawmakers are now focused on debt, immigration, guns and growth. A war-weary, under-employed American public wants results at home, leaving U.S. officials to look for allies willing to share costs and risks abroad. Unfortunately, it's not easy to build and sustain alliances in a world where America can't afford its traditional share of the heavy lifting. ...

Bomb explosion at Iraq mosque kills 7 Posted: 03 May 2013 06:03 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb attack outside a Sunni mosque on Friday killed seven worshippers as Sunnis continued to hold demonstrations in Iraq to protest what they say is second-class treatment by the Shiite-led government.

US and Britain consider arming Syrian rebels Posted: 03 May 2013 05:55 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Bomb explosion at Iraq mosque kills 5 Posted: 03 May 2013 04:20 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say a bomb explosion at a Sunni mosque just north of Baghdad has killed five worshippers and wounded about 19 others.

Australian military to boost air power to focus on Indo-Pacific Posted: 03 May 2013 03:17 AM PDT By James Grubel CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia announced a significant boost to its military air power on Friday, committing to buy up to new 100 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, as it shifts its focus back to the Indo-Pacific as China and India beef up forces. After more than a decade of having forces first in Iraq, and then Afghanistan, Australia wants to focus on the military challenges closer to home, in line with U.S. President Barack Obama's 2011 "pivot" towards the Asia-Pacific. ...

Muslims Versus Islamists Posted: 03 May 2013 12:00 AM PDT The Obama administration is quite worried about stereotyping Muslims as violence-prone terrorists. They fear that any acknowledgment that some Muslims commit acts of terror because they are religiously motivated (however twisted the terrorists' interpretation of Islam may be) is to encourage a backlash of intolerance (at best) and violence (at worst) against Muslim Americans.

What Is a ‘Red Line’ Worth? Posted: 02 May 2013 04:26 PM PDT The United States can't bluff. That is the consensus inside the White House on the issuing of "red lines," including President Obama's publicly declared prohibition against Syria using or transferring its chemical weapons, or Iran acquiring a nuclear bomb.

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