2013年10月4日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Obama signs special visa law for Iraqi war aides

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 03:15 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure providing special visas for Iraqis who risked their lives to help the United States.

Assad says Turkey will pay for backing Syrian rebels

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 12:56 PM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Italian television station RaiNews24 in DamascusBy Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told Turkey it will pay a heavy price for backing rebels fighting to oust him, accusing it of harboring "terrorists" along its border who, he said, would soon turn on their hosts. In an interview with Turkey's Halk TV due to be broadcast later on Friday, Assad called Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan "bigoted" and said Ankara was allowing terrorists to cross into Syria to attack the army and Syrian civilians. ...


Syrian rebel groups battle each other in north

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 12:55 PM PDT

In this photo, which AP obtained from Syrian official news agency SANA, has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, President Bashar Assad gestures as he speaks during an interview with Italy's RAI News 24 TV, at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. Assad says his government will abide by last week's U.N. resolution calling for the country's chemical weapons program to be dismantled and destroyed. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida militants battled fighters linked to the Western-backed opposition along with Kurdish gunmen in Syrian towns along the Turkish border on Friday, in clashes that killed at least 19 people, activists said.


'Black Hawk Down' Anniversary: Al Qaeda's Hidden Hand

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 10:35 AM PDT

'Black Hawk Down' Anniversary: Al Qaeda's Hidden HandU.S. Didn't Know Bin Laden Henchmen Aided Somalis in Deadly 1993 Shootout


Legendary Vietnam Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap dies at 102

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 10:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 23, 1997, file photo, former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, left, speaks to his onetime foe Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi, Vietnam. Officials say Giap, the military mastermind who drove the French and the Americans out of Vietnam, died at a Hanoi hospital Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at age 102. He was the country's last famous communist revolutionary, and used ingenious guerrilla tactics to overcome enormous odds against superior forces. (AP Photo/Tri Hieu, File)HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, the brilliant and ruthless commander who led a ragtag army of guerrillas to victory in Vietnam over first the French and then the Americans, died Friday. The last of the country's old-guard revolutionaries was 102.


Soccer-Colombia and Belgium could be World Cup seeds

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 09:38 AM PDT

ZURICH, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Colombia, Belgium and Uruguay will be among the seeds for December's World Cup draw if they can keep their places in FIFA's world rankings for the next fortnight, and if they qualify. FIFA said on Friday that hosts Brazil plus the top seven teams in the rankings on Oct. 17 would be the seeded teams among the 32 for the draw. "The remaining pots will be based on geographic and sporting criteria," added FIFA. Spain, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Colombia, Belgium and Uruguay are currently in the top seven with Brazil eighth. ...

Top House Armed Services Committee Staffer Joins Covington

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 09:05 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Roger Zakheim, general counsel of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, is joining Covington & Burling, effective November 4, and is expected to play a key role in the firm's global public policy and government affairs and defense, homeland, and national security practices.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120423/CL92331LOGO)"Roger is a dynamic addition to the firm's practices," said Timothy Hester, chair of the firm's management committee. ...

Legendary Vietnam Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap dies

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 09:04 AM PDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vo Nguyen Giap, the brilliant and ruthless self-taught general who drove the French out of Vietnam to free it from colonial rule and later forced the Americans to abandon their grueling effort to save the country from communism, has died. At age 102, he was the last of Vietnam's old-guard revolutionaries.

Expect a nuclear deal with Iran's Rouhani – but not normal ties with US

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 06:40 AM PDT

Since the hostage crisis 34 years ago, the Iranian regime has made the United States a linchpin of its domestic and international politics. To normalize relations with the US would mean that the regime would have to deprive itself of this linchpin. For a still-powerful faction within the leadership, normalization would spell the end of the regime. They will thus try to oppose it in any way they can. 

Syria's Assad: Too early to say if he'll run again

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 06:02 AM PDT

In this photo, which AP obtained from Syrian official news agency SANA, has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, President Bashar Assad gestures as he speaks during an interview with Italy's RAI News 24 TV, at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. Assad says his government will abide by last week's U.N. resolution calling for the country's chemical weapons program to be dismantled and destroyed. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said it's still too early to say whether he'll run for re-election next year, but suggested he would refrain from seeking a third term — if he feels that's what most Syrians want him to do.


Syria chemical attack reopens old wounds among Kurds

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 02:23 AM PDT

Hamida Hassan Mohammed one of victims of the 1988 chemical attack on Halabja, empties a bag of medicine in her home in HalabjaBy Isabel Coles HALABJA, Iraq (Reuters) - A sweet smell, like that of apples, wafted through the air. In a field, a cow's eyes began to stream. A bird fell from the sky, its feathers singed, and people's mouths began to fill with ulcers. At least 5,000 people were gassed to death that spring day in 1988 when the Iraqi air force dropped chemical bombs on the town of Halabja in the country's Kurdish north - a defining moment in a long history of oppression. ...


Assad says Turkey will pay heavily for backing Syrian rebels

Posted: 04 Oct 2013 01:55 AM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Italian television station RaiNews24 in DamascusISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told Turkey it will pay a heavy price for backing rebels fighting to oust him, accusing it of harboring "terrorists" along its border who would soon turn against their hosts. In an interview with Turkey's Halk TV due to be broadcast later on Friday, Assad called Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan "bigoted" and said Turkey was allowing terrorists to cross into Syria to attack the army and Syrian civilians. ...


China elevates Malaysia ties, aims to triple trade by 2017

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:23 PM PDT

Xi Jinping speaks next to Najib Razak during a joint news conference at Najib's office in PutrajayaBy Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - China and Malaysia agreed on Friday to elevate bilateral ties to a "comprehensive strategic partnership", aiming to boost military cooperation and nearly triple two-way trade to $160 billion by 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak spoke soon after U.S. President Barack Obama canceled a week-long tour of four Asian nations, including Malaysia, due to the U.S. government shutdown. ...


Today in History

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Today is Friday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2013. There are 88 days left in the year.

Iraqi soldiers killed in suicide blast

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 05:58 PM PDT

Flames rise from the site of a car bomb attack in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, on October 2, 2013Baghdad (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq, including two suicide bombings, killed three soldiers and four civilians on Friday, security and medical officials said.


Bush Begat the Tea Party; Obama Can't Deal With It

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 10:20 AM PDT

The government is closed.

How Bush and Obama Disappointed the Faithful

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:04 AM PDT

The government is closed.

The U.S. Is Stuck in Shutdown Mode For Another Day

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 01:17 PM PDT

With the clock ticking away, there is still no end in sight for the first government shutdown in 17 years. Rumors circulated Wednesday night that President Obama and congressional leaders might reach a "grand bargain" that ties a solution on the shutdown to an agreement on the debt ceiling, but an unproductive White House meeting between both sides squashed the idea for now.The Senate will convene Thursday at 10:30 a.m. ...

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