2013年7月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


UK lawmakers urge caution in arms exports

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 04:26 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Britain has issued more than 3,000 licenses allowing the export of arms and military equipment to countries where the U.K. has concerns about human rights, according to a report from lawmakers published Wednesday.

Air Force Academy spending off $177M in fiscal '12

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:53 PM PDT

Air Force Academy spending off $177M in fiscal '12Air Force Academy spending plunged by 21.1 percent in 2012 as the military scaled back across all branches. Academy expenditures on payroll and other categories, such as construction and services, totaled ...


U.N. envoy accuses Iran group's leaders in Iraq of rights abuses

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:49 PM PDT

Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Kobler speaks at a news conference in BaghdadBy Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The outgoing U.N. special envoy to Iraq on Tuesday accused the leaders of an Iranian dissident group at a camp in Iraq of human rights abuses, an allegation the movement dismissed as baseless. Members of the Iranian dissident group Mujahadin-e-Khalq living in Camp Hurriya near Baghdad have been transferred there from Camp Ashraf north of the Iraqi capital, where they had lived for nearly a decade until last year. ...


Jury selection begins for Army general in sex case

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:22 PM PDT

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — As jury selection got underway Tuesday for a U.S. Army general facing court martial on sexual assault charges, the challenges of seating an impartial panel to decide the case quickly became apparent.

Guns in America: How Criminals Might Be Purchasing Weapons Easily, No Questions Asked

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT

Guns in America: How Criminals Might Be Purchasing Weapons Easily, No Questions AskedNational Geographic Undercover Investigation Obtained 2 Powerful Firearms Online


Iraq attacks make for deadly start to holy month

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 01:17 PM PDT

In this picture taken on Sunday, July 14, 2013, security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Basra, Iraq. Ramadan is shaping up to be the deadliest in Iraq since a bloody insurgency and rampant sectarian killings had the country teetering on the edge of civil war more than half a decade ago. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)BAGHDAD (AP) — Ramadan this year is shaping up to be the deadliest in Iraq since a bloody insurgency and rampant sectarian killings pushed the country to the edge of civil war in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.


Iraq: Bomb explodes near Sunni mosque, killing 6

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:58 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say a bomb has exploded near a Sunni mosque as worshippers were leaving evening Ramadan prayers, killing at least six and wounding 17.

Jury chosen in murder trial for Texas military base massacre

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT

ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN BINNED U.S. Army Major Hasan appears before Fort Hood Chief Circuit Judge Colonel Gregory Gross with a military lawyer during an arraignment as seen in this courtroom sketchBy Don Bolding FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Jury selection was completed on Tuesday for the military murder trial of an Army Major accused of killing 13 soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, the biggest non-combat massacre on a U.S. base. Military judge Colonel Tara Osborn said on Tuesday that three more members of the jury had been confirmed after 10 U.S. Army officers were chosen last week for the court martial of Major Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist. Opening statements are scheduled to begin no earlier than August 6. ...


The NSA Faces a New Threat: Religious, Gun, and Pot Groups

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:30 AM PDT

The NSA Faces a New Threat: Religious, Gun, and Pot GroupsA coalition of activist and advocacy groups have joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation in a lawsuit against the National Security Agency and FBI, alleging that the government's collection of phone metadata is a violation of their First Amendment rights. The most pervasive, technologically advanced surveillance system in the world could end up hobbled by a Los Angeles church, some gunsellers, and a few marijuana advocates. As was prophesied.


Syrians fleeing war at rate not seen since Rwandan genocide: U.N.

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Syrian refugee children stand inside their family caravan at the Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee campBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria has escalated to an average of 6,000 a day during 2013 - a rate not seen since the genocide in Rwanda nearly two decades ago, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. Guterres said two-thirds of the nearly 1.8 million refugees registered with the United Nations in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and elsewhere had left Syria since the beginning of the year. ...


Blast hits Hezbollah convoy near Syrian border

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 10:35 AM PDT

In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria's civil war, President Bashar Assad's forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — A roadside bomb struck an SUV carrying Hezbollah members near Lebanon's border with Syria on Tuesday, wounding at least two people in the second attack targeting the Lebanese Shiite Muslim group in a week.


UN: Some 5,000 Syrians being killed every month

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 10:07 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An estimated 5,000 Syrians are dying every month in the country's civil war and refugees are fleeing at a rate not seen since the 1994 Rwanda genocide, U.N. officials said Tuesday.

Shaheen Advises Against Rushing Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in U.S. Senate

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 08:26 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- A key U.S. Senate Democrat suggested on Tuesday that it is not only unlikely that a treaty banning nuclear weapons explosive testing will be ratified during the current legislative session but that it would be unwise to even begin Senate action regarding consent to the pact.

Current and Former Members of Congress Team Up to Benefit Wounded Warriors

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 08:15 AM PDT

The U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress' Annual Congressional Charity Golf Classic raises funds for wounded warriors to get sports rehabilitation through Disabled Sports USA's Warfighter Sports program. A new chair called, the "ParaGolfer" will be used for the first time, helping wounded warriors with limited use of their lower extremities.Additionally, PGA of America Professionals continue their partnership with local Veterans Administration hospitals and healthcare systems with veterans. ...

Sudan's Bashir leaves Nigeria, ICC calls for arrest

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 07:29 AM PDT

(Blank Headline Received)ABUJA (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has left Nigeria, where his presence at an African Union HIV/AIDS summit defied International Criminal Court (ICC) calls for his arrest on charges of genocide and war crimes, officials said on Tuesday. His press secretary and Nigerian hosts both denied reports in the local media that he had left early fearing arrest. Monday was the main day of the two-day summit. ...


Criticized Petraeus to take $1 salary at NY school

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 06:10 AM PDT

Former CIA director David Petraeus is taking a big salary cut for his visiting professorship at the City University of New York's honors college after being criticized for how much he was getting paid. ...

Manning trial judge hearing dismissal arguments

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:48 AM PDT

Lawyers for the Army private who leaked a trove of classified government documents urged a judge Monday to dismiss a charge that he aided the enemy, saying prosecutors failed to prove Pfc. Bradley Manning ...

Air force colonel shot dead in eastern Libyan city

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 04:43 AM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A Libyan air force colonel was shot dead in the eastern city of Derna, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, an area of the North African country plagued by attacks on security officials. Violence has worsened in Libya in the past few months as the Tripoli government struggles to impose its authority on armed militias that helped overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but now largely do as they please. ...

Long Odds for House Democrats

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 01:40 AM PDT

Recently a Democratic congressional leader cheerfully teased me about my decidedly pessimistic view of his party's chances of regaining a House majority, saying, "Why can't you just say, 'Democrats can't win a majority in the House, but Republicans can lose one.' "

Manila, Washington widen talks for military deal

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 01:23 AM PDT

By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - Washington and Manila have expanded talks on military cooperation to include possible U.S. funding to build facilities and the storage of U.S. humanitarian relief supplies, the Philippine envoy to the United States said on Tuesday. The wider scope of the talks for joint use of civilian and military facilities signals rapidly warming security ties between the allies as the Philippines looks to the U.S. administration to help counter a newly assertive China. ...

Soccer-Australia coach Osieck fumes at Asian clubs

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 11:36 PM PDT

MELBOURNE, July 16 (Reuters) - Australia coach Holger Osieck has slammed Asian clubs for failing to release a number of his players for the East Asian Cup, which starts on Saturday in Seoul. "The foreign clubs created a lot of problems," German Osieck said in a statement on Tuesday ahead of the four-nation tournament that also includes China, South Korea and Japan. "I understand the games are not FIFA-protected but there is a gentleman's agreement between the competing countries that players from the respective leagues should be released to play. ...

Judge to rule on dismissing most serious charge in U.S. WikiLeaks trial

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 07:09 PM PDT

Manning is escorted out after a day of testimony at his court martial trial at Fort MeadeBy Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - A military judge trying the soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history heard arguments on Monday over two defense motions that could result in the most serious charge against him - aiding the enemy - being dropped. U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, is charged with disclosing more than 700,000 classified files, combat videos and State Department cables to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. ...


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