2013年6月5日星期三

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


UK, French claims put Obama in tough spot on Syria

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 03:49 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is facing a new quandary from a pair of assertive allies, France and Britain, that suggest his stated "red line" for more forceful U.S. action in the Syrian civil war has been crossed with solid evidence of chemical weapons use by the Assad regime.

U.S. lawmakers act to limit military authority in sex assault cases

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 03:43 PM PDT

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers, reacting to a spate of sexual violence seen as a "cancer" in the armed forces, backed a measure on Wednesday that would strip military commanders of their ability to overturn convictions for rape and other sexual assaults. The House of Representatives Armed Services Committee voted to include the plan in the National Defense Authorization Act, a $638 billion bill that sets defense policy and authorizes spending levels for the Pentagon. ...

U.S. soldier pleads guilty to murdering 16 Afghan civilians

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 03:27 PM PDT

Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance is seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraigned on 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven of assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WashingtoBy Eric M. Johnson TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant who killed 16 Afghan civilians in cold blood last year pleaded guilty on Wednesday to premeditated murder and other charges under a deal with military prosecutors to avoid the death penalty. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a decorated veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, admitted to roaming off his Army post in the Afghan province of Kandahar last March to gun down and set fire to unarmed villagers, mostly women and children, in attacks on their family compounds. ...


3 days in, WikiLeaks trial comes into focus

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 02:52 PM PDT

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Wednesday, June 5, 2013, on the third day of his court martial. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Three days into Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial for giving thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, prosecutors have shown the soldier was trained to guard classified information and knew it could easily fall into enemy hands, yet broke promises to protect it.


Houston firefighters killed in blaze are mourned by 15,000 at service

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 02:50 PM PDT

Firefighters stand and salute during a memorial service for four Houston firefighters in Houston, TexasBy Amanda Orr HOUSTON (Reuters) - About 15,000 people gathered in Houston on Wednesday to remember four firefighters who died in a hotel and restaurant blaze that was described as the deadliest in the history of that city's fire department. "It's always too soon to say goodbye to another fine hero," Houston Mayor Annise Parker told family, friends, firefighters and public officials at Reliant Stadium, where the Houston Texans play football. "It breaks our hearts to say goodbye to four. ...


Turkish protesters demand police sackings, unions join

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 02:23 PM PDT

An anti-government protester falls as the police disperse the crowd with water cannons during a protest in AnkaraBy Daren Butler and Jonathon Burch ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish demonstrators demanded the sacking of police chiefs on Wednesday over a fierce crackdown on days of unprecedented protest against what they see as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's authoritarian rule. A delegation of activists met Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc at his office in Ankara and demanded the release of detained demonstrators, a halt to the police use of tear gas, and the removal of senior officers who oversaw the crackdown. ...


Would Syria’s Assad Even Want to Use Chemical Weapons?

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 02:12 PM PDT

With Western leaders weighing whether to intervene in the Syrian war with a Libya-style bombing campaign or by arming the Syrian rebels with heavy weaponry, it would seem logical that President Bashar Assad would try to avoid provoking the West into agreeing on a coordinated assault against his forces. But if there's one thing more likely than any other to push the West into more direct military action it's the use of chemical weapons. ...

Israel leads global drone exports as demand grows

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 12:44 PM PDT

In this picture taken on Monday, May 28, 2013, drones are seen in a hangar at Israel Aerospace Industries, near Tel Aviv. In an expansive hangar in central Israel, workers toil on one of the world's most contentious aircraft, fitting dozens of drones with advanced sensors, cameras and lasers before they are shipped to militaries worldwide. Whereas drones are criticized elsewhere for being morally and legally objectionable, in Israel they are a source of pride. Israel has emerged as the world's leading exporter of the aircraft, putting it in a key position as the industry grows worldwide.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)BEN-GURION AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — In an expansive hangar in central Israel, workers toil on one of the world's most contentious aircraft, fitting dozens of drones with advanced sensors, cameras and lasers before they are shipped to militaries worldwide to perform highly sensitive tasks.


EU official wants criminal penalties for joining Syrian fighting

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 12:30 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European countries should make it a criminal offence to fight in foreign rebellions or receive jihadist training overseas, the EU's counter-terrorism chief said on Wednesday. Most foreign fighters in the Syrian war are from other Middle Eastern countries, but European citizens have also gone to take up arms in the conflict. Fears have been expressed that EU citizens who fight with Syrian rebels could return to Europe as radicalized Islamists with combat training. ...

Soldier in WikiLeaks case boasted of hacking passwords: witness

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 12:09 PM PDT

U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning arrives for day two of his trial at Fort Meade MarylandBy Ian Simpson FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. soldier accused of passing classified files to the WikiLeaks website boasted of his ability to crack passwords, one of his Army supervisors said at a court-martial on Wednesday. The soldier, Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, is charged with providing more than 700,000 documents to WikiLeaks, the biggest unauthorized release of classified files in U.S. history, in a case that has raised questions about the limits of secrecy and openness. ...


With Nidal Hasan bombshell, time to call Fort Hood shooting a terror attack?

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 12:02 PM PDT

The admission by Army Maj. Nidal Hasan on Tuesday that he attacked Fort Hood in 2009 in defense of "the leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban" has suddenly undermined the Obama administration's previous contention that the murders of 13 soldiers at the Texas base constituted an act of "workplace violence."

Obama power play: Susan Rice to top foreign policy post

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 10:28 AM PDT

President Obama is recasting his foreign policy team, with the promotion of United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice to national security adviser, replacing Tom Donilon. Samantha Power, an Obama foreign policy adviser and Pulitzer Prize-winning author on human rights, will be nominated as UN ambassador.

U.S. says Iran's nuclear reactor plans 'deeply troubling'

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 10:17 AM PDT

U.S. International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA ambassador Macmanus talks to the media during an IAEA meeting in ViennaBy Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it was "deeply troubled" by Iran's plans to start a reactor in 2014 that could yield nuclear bomb material while failing to give U.N. inspectors necessary design information about the plant. The comments by a U.S. envoy to a board meeting of the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) highlighted deepening Western concern about the heavy water reactor that Iran is building near the town of Arak. ...


Sudan says Iraq offers to deliver oil and be paid later

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 09:50 AM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Iraq has agreed to export oil to Sudan and accept deferred payment, the investment minister of the African country, which is battling severe economic crisis, said on Wednesday. Sudan has been struggling to meet local demand for diesel and other oil products since losing most of its crude output with the secession of South Sudan in 2011. Oil used to be the main source of revenue for the budget and of dollars needed to pay for imports. ...

Five guidelines for US role in Syria

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 09:50 AM PDT

The civil war in Syria has reached a stalemate. At this stage, there is little expectation of negotiation between the two sides – the rebels, which include factions of Islamist fighters as well as the Free Syrian Army (FSA), and the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Meanwhile, the UN reports that it has "reasonable grounds" to believe that chemical weapons have been used, and accuses both sides of committing war crimes. The death toll is estimated at 94,000.

Bishop Nazir-Ali Calls for Equality for Christians and other Groups, Women in Arab Spring Countries

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 09:26 AM PDT

ZURICH, Switzerland, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Anglican Bishop of Rochester and co-head of the Anglican-Al Azhar Dialogue, warned in a speech hosted by Christian Solidarity International (CSI) last Thursday against the rising threat of a "tyranny of the majority" in countries affected by the recent Arab revolutions, and called on all concerned to commit themselves to equal rights for religious minorities and women in these countries. ...

House passes measure boosting veterans' programs

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:35 AM PDT

The House on Tuesday passed the first of 12 spending bills for the budget year beginning Oct. 1, a popular measure providing more money for veterans' programs like health care. The boost for veterans came ...

Analyst who worked with Manning in Iraq testifies

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:16 AM PDT

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Wednesday, June 5, 2013, on the third day of his court martial. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An intelligence analyst who worked with Pfc. Bradley Manning in Iraq has testified at his court-martial over giving a massive amount of material to WikiLeaks.


Gunmen in Iraq ambush, shoot dead 14 travelers

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:05 AM PDT

Shiite pilgrims carry a symbolic coffin at the holy shrine of the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim during the annual commemoration of the saint's death at Kazimiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 5, 2013. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a group of travelers at a fake checkpoint at a remote desert site in western Iraq on Wednesday and killed at least 14 of them, according to Iraqi officials, in what appeared to be the latest blow in sectarian violence gripping the country.


Susan Rice and Samantha Power: Less Change Than Meets the Eye

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 07:41 AM PDT

In appointing Susan Rice as his new national security adviser, President Obama appears to be taking two big risks at once: openly defying Republicans who have made her the centerpiece of the Benghazi imbroglio, and embracing a new interventionist view of the world that may well get him into trouble overseas at some point, perhaps in Syria.

House panel to address sexual assaults in military

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 07:35 AM PDT

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on pending legislation regarding sexual assaults in the military. Determined to stop sexual assault in the military, Congress is spelling out for the services how far lawmakers are willing to go in changing the decades-old military justice system. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers outraged by sexual assaults in the military are moving swiftly to address the problem, tackling legislation that would strip commanders of their authority to overturn convictions in rape and assault cases.


Gunmen ambush bus, kill 15 passengers in Iraqi desert

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 07:22 AM PDT

ANBAR, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunmen ambushed a bus and executed 15 passengers on a remote desert road in Iraq on Wednesday, as growing sectarian violence raises fears of a return to civil war. Officials blamed al Qaeda for the ambush in which, they said, 10 border police and five local residents were executed in between Anbar province and Kerbala. It was not immediately clear whether the victims were Shi'ite or Sunni Muslims. "Those terrorists hunt people along this road and kill according to religious sect," said Jassim al-Khuttabi, deputy chief of Kerbala provincial council. ...

Jon Stewart Declares China the Winner of the Iraq War

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 06:00 AM PDT

Jon Stewart Declares China the Winner of the Iraq WarOn The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart announced the prize for victor of the Iraq War, and the nominees were Iraq, the United States, and Daniel Day-Lewis. Shockingly, the prize didn't go to Day-Lewis. It went to an underdog that wasn't even nominated: China. "You've already beaten us in synchronized drumming, and bear cuteness, air chewability and you've got to take this from us too?" Why? Because it's the top buyer of Iraq's oil.


9 magnificent on-air spats between TV news anchors

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 04:40 AM PDT

Sometimes things get awfully ugly in the newsroom.A masterfully passive-aggressive feud at Philadelphia's CBS 3 is only the tip of the iceberg in dysfunctional anchor-desk relationships


6 dictionary mysteries you can help solve

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 01:42 AM PDT

The business-in-front/party-in-back hairstyle must pre-date 1994… right?Where did the word "mullet" really come from?


Syria's chemical weapons program was built to counter Israel

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 01:32 AM PDT

By Anthony Deutsch and Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMSTERDAM/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria, defeated by Israel in three wars and afraid its arch enemy had gained a nuclear arsenal, began in earnest to build a covert chemical weapons program three decades ago, aided by its neighbors, allies and European chemical wholesalers. Damascus lacked the technology and scientific capacity to set up a program on its own, but with backing from foreign allies it amassed what is believed to be one of the deadliest stockpiles of nerve agent in the world, Western military experts said. ...

Michelle Obama's heckler standoff: Who won?

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 12:17 AM PDT

First Lady Michelle Obama during a soundcheck before the Democratic National Convention in September 2012 in Charlotte, N.C. The first lady confronted a heckler at a fundraiser on Tuesday evening. Was losing her cool... cool?


Soccer-Neill urges crowds to will Australia to Brazil

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 09:10 PM PDT

June 5 (Reuters) - After experiencing the atmosphere that "sucked the ball into the net" in Saitama, Australia captain Lucas Neill has demanded local crowds emulate their Japanese counterparts at the Socceroos' final two World Cup qualifiers at home. Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil on Tuesday courtesy of a 1-1 draw after Keisuke Honda converted an injury-time penalty to clinch one of the two automatic qualifying spots from Group B. "That crowd helped them keep going," Neill said of the 62,000 passionate home fans at Saitama Stadium on Saturday. ...

Today in History

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 09:01 PM PDT

Today is Wednesday, June 5, the 156th day of 2013. There are 209 days left in the year.

Soccer-Honda powers Japan to Brazil, S. Korea close in

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 05:10 PM PDT

* Japan hold Australia to book Brazil slot * Oman pip Iraq to keep qualification hopes alive * Iran revive campaign with win over Qatar * South Korea salvage tough draw to top Group A By Amlan Chakraborty June 4 (Reuters) - Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals after a last-gasp home draw against Australia on Tuesday, while arch-rivals South Korea also conjured up a late equaliser in Beirut to inch closer to a spot in Brazil. ...

0 条评论:

发表评论

订阅 博文评论 [Atom]

<< 主页

bnzv