Yahoo! News: Iraq

---

• Death toll in twin suicide bombing in Pakistan rises to 52
• Syria says agreement reached on UN chemical probe
• Everything you need to know about China's buying spree
• Syrian refugees in Lebanon face suspicion
• Judge deliberates in GI's WikiLeaks trial
• Insight - Obama and Syria: a trail of half-steps, mixed messages
• Bradley Manning trial: Leakers Julian Assange and Daniel Ellsberg weigh in
• NBA-National Basketball Association roundup
• Iran Seeks Atomic Dialogue With U.S: Iraqi PM
• The Edge: The GOP's Short-Term Strategy on Voting

Death toll in twin suicide bombing in Pakistan rises to 52 Posted: 27 Jul 2013 06:58 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a pair of coordinated suicide bombs targeting Shi'ites in a volatile Pakistani town near the Afghan border rose to 52 overnight, officials said on Saturday, in one of the worst sectarian attacks in the country in months. Tensions between Shi'ite Muslims and Pakistan's majority Sunnis have risen in past years, with radical Sunni Islamist groups frequently attacking Shi'ites whom they see as heretics. ...

Syria says agreement reached on UN chemical probe Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:50 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Talks between the Syrian government and a U.N. delegation tasked with investigating chemical weapons allegations in the nation's civil war have "resulted in an agreement on ways of moving forward," Syrian state media said Saturday.

Everything you need to know about China's buying spree Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT China's purchase of America's biggest pork producer was just the latest of many U.S. acquisitions. What's the agenda?What has China bought?It's quite a portfolio. Chinese firms now own IBM's personal computer division, Volvo (purchased from Ford), the AMC movie theater chain, and Virginia-based pork producer Smithfield, as well as large stakes in Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy, two of the biggest U.S. natural gas and oil companies. So far this year alone, Chinese companies have spent $10 billion on U.S. deals, compared with less than $1 billion in all of 2008. ...

Syrian refugees in Lebanon face suspicion Posted: 27 Jul 2013 01:57 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — They're lightweight, easy to assemble and have covers that are supposed to keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The U.N. refugee agency wants to test these individual housing units with an eye toward using them as shelter for Syrians fleeing their country's civil war.

Judge deliberates in GI's WikiLeaks trial Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:34 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military judge is deliberating the fate of an Army private accused of aiding the enemy by engineering a high-volume leak of U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks.

Insight - Obama and Syria: a trail of half-steps, mixed messages Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:08 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President Barack Obama. Their unusual mandate: think outside the box on how to push Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. ...

Bradley Manning trial: Leakers Julian Assange and Daniel Ellsberg weigh in Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:13 PM PDT The outcome of the Pfc. Bradley Manning trial has broad and grave consequences for America as a democracy, warns Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the classified Vietnam-era Pentagon Papers some 40 years ago, exposing widespread governmental misconduct.

NBA-National Basketball Association roundup Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:54 PM PDT July 26 (The Sports Xchange) - The Denver Nuggets signed free-agent guard Nate Robinson to a multiyear contract, the team announced Friday. The 5-foot-9 Robinson has career averages of 11.5 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds in eight NBA seasons with the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls. Last season, he played a key role for the Bulls when star point guard Derrick Rose missed the entire season after knee surgery. Robinson averaged 13.1 points and 4.4 assists during the regular season and 16.3 points and 4. ...

Iran Seeks Atomic Dialogue With U.S: Iraqi PM Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:02 AM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reportedly told U.S. officials earlier this month that Iran wants to pursue bilateral discussions with Washington over its atomic activities, which many see as possibly leading the Persian Gulf nation toward acquiring a nuclear arms capacity.

The Edge: The GOP's Short-Term Strategy on Voting Posted: 25 Jul 2013 08:59 AM PDT The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.

You are subscribed to email updates from Iraq News Headlines - Yahoo! News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610