Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraqi minister doubts new civil war on horizon
• Rev. Jackson to mediate for US captive in Colombia
• Iraq says Iran's shift toward West is serious
• Iraq Kurd opposition party consolidates position in regional vote
• Iraq president's party falls to third in Kurdish polls
• Syria vows to abide by UN resolution
• Navy Yard guard remembered as loving, steadfast
• Iraq violence kills 14
• Qaeda tells Syria schoolgirls to wear Islamic clothes: NGO
• Analysis: Iran outreach to US faces tests at home
• Dozens still missing after boat sinks in Indonesia
• Officials: Attacks kill 6 civilians in Iraq
• Syrian rebels capture post near Jordan border
• Cardiothoracic Surgeon Returns to Army Roots on 9/11/01 Anniversary
• Rev. Jackson in Cuba, hopes to see jailed American
• U.S. to Despots: Lose Your Weapons, Keep Your Job
• Bombings and shootings kill 10 in Iraq
• Bush feeling 'pretty good' after heart procedure

Iraqi minister doubts new civil war on horizon Posted: 28 Sep 2013 04:09 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iraq's foreign minister says he doubts the escalating violence in the country will lead to "an all-out sectarian or civil war."

Rev. Jackson to mediate for US captive in Colombia Posted: 28 Sep 2013 03:22 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson accepted an invitation Saturday from Colombia's largest guerrilla army to mediate the release of a U.S. man the rebels have held since June.

Iraq says Iran's shift toward West is serious Posted: 28 Sep 2013 03:02 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iraq's foreign minister said Saturday that the new Iranian government led by President Hassan Rouhani offers "the best chance after 34 years of animosity" to improve relations with the United States and should be taken seriously.

Iraq Kurd opposition party consolidates position in regional vote Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:03 PM PDT ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan's main opposition party has come in second in the autonomous region's parliamentary election, according to preliminary results on Saturday that left the shape of the government still unclear a week after the vote. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) share power in the previous cabinet with a combined 59 out of 111 parliamentary seats, having fought out their rivalries in a civil war during the 1990s. ...

Iraq president's party falls to third in Kurdish polls Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:29 PM PDT Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - An opposition movement bested Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's party in the autonomous Kurdish region's parliamentary polls, shaking a decades-long duopoly on power, according to election results announced Saturday.

Syria vows to abide by UN resolution Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:28 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syria will cooperate fully with U.N. inspectors charged with securing and destroying the country's chemical weapons stockpile, the nation's prime minister said Saturday.

Navy Yard guard remembered as loving, steadfast Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:25 PM PDT SEVERN, Md. (AP) — Slain security guard Richard "Mike" Ridgell was a loving father and steadfast protector of 2,000 workers at the Washington Navy Yard, where he died maintaining his lobby post to keep a shotgun-wielding man from leaving the building, mourners said at a memorial service Saturday.

Iraq violence kills 14 Posted: 28 Sep 2013 12:12 PM PDT Baghdad (AFP) - Violence that included attacks on security forces and their families killed 14 people in Iraq on Saturday, officials said.

Qaeda tells Syria schoolgirls to wear Islamic clothes: NGO Posted: 28 Sep 2013 10:16 AM PDT Beirut (AFP) - An Al-Qaeda front group in Syria says girls in a village it controls will not be allowed to attend school unless they wear Islamic clothing, a monitoring group said Saturday.

Analysis: Iran outreach to US faces tests at home Posted: 28 Sep 2013 07:27 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Before leaving for the United Nations, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said he hoped to open a new era in dialogue with Washington. He returned to Tehran on Saturday with more in hand than even the most optimistic predictions.

Dozens still missing after boat sinks in Indonesia Posted: 28 Sep 2013 06:58 AM PDT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers battled strong currents and high waves Saturday while searching for dozens of people missing and feared dead one day after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank off the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 21 people.

Officials: Attacks kill 6 civilians in Iraq Posted: 28 Sep 2013 06:04 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say two separate attacks in Iraq have killed at least six people.

Syrian rebels capture post near Jordan border Posted: 28 Sep 2013 04:56 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels including members of an al-Qaida-linked group captured Saturday a military post on the border with Jordan after four days of fighting, an activist group said.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Returns to Army Roots on 9/11/01 Anniversary Posted: 28 Sep 2013 03:00 AM PDT FORT KNOX, Ky., Sept. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For Dr. Fred Lough, the seeds of service to country were sown when he was very young.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130928/DC88336 )He grew up in a family with a history of service. His father, Brig. Gen. Frederick C. Lough, was a U.S. Military Academy graduate, who served during World War II, helping battle the Axis powers in several North African and European campaigns, who went on to complete a 40-year career with the Army. ...

Rev. Jackson in Cuba, hopes to see jailed American Posted: 27 Sep 2013 03:55 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson traveled to Cuba Friday for talks with the island's religious leaders and said he hopes to visit Alan Gross, a U.S. government subcontractor serving a 15-year sentence in the Caribbean nation.

U.S. to Despots: Lose Your Weapons, Keep Your Job Posted: 27 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT President Obama called for military action in Syria and then stood down when strongman Bashar al-Assad promised to give up his chemical weapons. He did not use cruise missiles when Assad crossed his "red line." But this was not a sign of toothlessness telegraphed to Syria's patron, Iran—another state developing weapons of mass destruction—as some Monday-morning quarterbacks insist. Quite the opposite. Obama's narrow goal had always been to remove chemical weapons from the equation. ...

Bombings and shootings kill 10 in Iraq Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:13 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs exploded near two Sunni mosques Friday in Baghdad as a series of attacks nationwide killed 10 people, Iraqi officials said.

Bush feeling 'pretty good' after heart procedure Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:02 AM PDT IRVING, Texas (AP) — Former President George W. Bush says he's feeling "pretty good" after undergoing a heart procedure last month and able to go mountain biking and play golf.

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