2013年11月14日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Marines killed at Pendleton doing dangerous job

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 04:05 PM PST

Vehicles file through the main gate of Camp Pendleton Marine Base on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Four Marines were reported killed today in an accident while clearing an unexploded ordnance. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)SAN DIEGO (AP) — The job is one of the most dangerous in the Marine Corps.


NSA chief says Snowden leaked up to 200,000 secret documents

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 01:04 PM PST

Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's new refugee documents granted by Russia is seen during a news conference in MoscowBy Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked as many as 200,000 classified U.S. documents to the media, according to little-noticed public remarks by the eavesdropping agency's chief late last month. In a question-and-answer session following a speech to a foreign affairs group in Baltimore on October 31, NSA Director General Keith Alexander was asked by a member of the audience what steps U.S. authorities were taking to stop Snowden from leaking additional information to journalists. "I wish there was a way to prevent it. ...


NY court says gold tablet belongs to German museum

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 12:15 PM PST

FILE - In A handout photocopy from court records shows the 3,200-year-old gold tablet at the center of a court case between a Holocaust survivor's family and a Berlin museum in Albany, N.Y. In a ruling rejecting any claims to the "spoils of war," New York's highest court concluded Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, that an ancient gold tablet must be returned to the German museum that lost it in World War II. The Court of Appeals unanimously agreed that Riven Flamenbaum's estate is not entitled to the 3,000-year-old Assyrian relic, a 9.5-gram (.34-ounce) tablet nearly the size of a credit card. (AP Photo/New York State Court of Appeals)ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In a ruling rejecting any claims to the "spoils of war," New York's highest court concluded Thursday that an ancient gold tablet must be returned to the German museum that lost it in World War II.


Disunity could scupper Syria Kurdish region

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 11:08 AM PST

Mourners attend the funerals in Derik on October 18, 2013 of four fighters of the Committees for the Protection of the Kurdish People killed in fighting against Jabat al NusraThe announcement of a new transitional authority in Syrian Kurdistan marks a key point in the ethnic group's moves towards self-rule, but experts say disunity and war could still scupper their hopes. Tuesday's declaration of a temporary autonomous administration in Kurdish-dominated parts of northern Syria, a plan initially mooted in July, came after Kurdish forces made territorial gains against jihadists. But it was marred by several major Kurdish groups failing to sign on to the announcement. "If it succeeds, it will be a very important turning point for the Kurds in Syria, from a state which rejected giving them even citizenship to having a self-ruling area inside Syria," said Asos Hardi, an Iraqi Kurdish journalist and analyst in Sulaimaniyah, the second largest city in the northern autonomous region.


CAIR to Seek DOJ Action for Attack on Va. Muslim Taxi Driver

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 10:45 AM PST

Prosecutor drops charges against alleged attacker, smears victimWASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it will ask the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pursue charges against a Virginia man for an alleged bias-motivated assault earlier this year on a Muslim taxi driver. ...

60 Minutes' Benghazi 'Witness' Has Gone Into Hiding

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 10:40 AM PST

60 Minutes' Benghazi 'Witness' Has Gone Into HidingDylan Davies, the disgraced contractor at the center of 60 Minutes' retreat on its story about the terror attack in Benghazi last year, has gone into hiding. 60 Minutes's October 27 report, since withdrawn, centered on Davies' tale of his actions that night: his sneaking into an Al Qaeda-controlled hospital, his striking a terrorist in the head with the butt of his rifle.


Driving out jihadis, Syrian Kurds carve out zone

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 09:04 AM PST

FILE - In this Sunday, March. 3, 2013 file photo, A Kurdish female member of the Popular Protection Units stands guard at a check point near the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria. Syria's Kurds have dramatically strengthened their hold on the far northeast reaches of the country, carving out territory as they drive out Islamic militant fighters allied to the rebellion and declaring their own civil administration in areas under their control this week amid the chaos of the civil war. The moves could be a first step toward creating an autonomous region similar to one Kurds run across the border as virtually a separate country within Iraq. But the Kurds' drive has angered rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad. It even worries some Kurds, who suspect the main faction leading the fighting and the new administration is actually acting on behalf of Assad to undermine the rebellion.(AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's Kurds have dramatically strengthened their hold on the far northeast reaches of the country, carving out territory as they drive out Islamic militant fighters allied to the rebellion and declaring their own civil administration in areas under their control this week amid the chaos of the civil war.


Faced with protests, Albania seeks rewards for destroying Syrian weapons

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 08:24 AM PST

Demonstrators protest against the potential dismantling of Syrian chemical weapons in Albania in front of the Parliament in TiranaBy Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's government faced a growing chorus of opposition on Thursday to a U.S. request that it take on the job of dismantling Syria's chemical weapons, despite a vow by Prime Minister Edi Rama that the poor Adriatic nation would be rewarded financially for carrying out the task. "Our 'Yes' would be linked only to a plan and agreement that will make it clear to everyone that Albania will come out of this with its head held high, the richer for it and cleaner than it is today," he said late on Wednesday. Albania has been identified as a possible destination for the weapons stockpiles, which Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has pledged to get rid of as he seeks to turn the tide of international opinion in a more than two-year civil war. A source briefed on the discussions said talks with Albania had reached a "technical level", ahead of a Friday deadline to agree a destruction plan with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) which will meet in The Hague.


Donald Rumsfeld tries to shape his legacy in new Errol Morris documentary

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 07:47 AM PST

Rumsfeld in The Unknown KnownThe former defense secretary stars in "The Unknown Known," a film about his handling of the Iraq War.


Find Scholarships That Help Veterans Pay for College

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 07:45 AM PST

As a way to say "thank you," many foundations, programs and colleges offer scholarships for veterans and current service members who want to attend college and earn their degree - whether it be to further their military career or embark on an entirely new path. The AFCEA Educational Foundation offers academic support to U.S. military personnel through merit-based scholarships of varying amounts. These include the AFCEA Afghanistan and Iraq War Veterans Scholarship and the Disabled War Veterans Scholarship. The scholarships are open to active-duty uniformed military service members;

Attacks against Shiites in Iraq kill at least 41

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 07:37 AM PST

Iraqi Shiite faithful worshippers re-enact the seventh century battle of Karbala during the festival of Ashoura in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. The festival of Ashoura commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala, Iraq, in the year 680 A.D. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide attacker and twin bomb blasts on Thursday targeted Shiites marking a somber religious ritual in Iraq, killing at least 41 people and wounding more than 100, officials said.


Gulf trio on verge of sealing Asian Cup places

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 06:23 AM PST

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain can put the disappointment of 2014 World Cup failure behind them by becoming the first three sides to navigate their way through Asian Cup qualifying on Friday. The hosts automatically have a berth as do holders Japan and third-placed finishers in 2011 South Korea courtesy of their performances four years ago, while North Korea will be present having won the Challenge Cup for emerging Asian nations. Bahrain face Malaysia in Manama on Friday, confidently predicting they will join them despite having been surprisingly held 1-1 by the Southeast Asians in Kuala Lumpur last month. Bahrain, though, will have to contend without key defender Hussain Baba as well as midfielders Sayed Dhiya Saeed and Abdulwahab Al Malood for Friday's clash.

Soccer-Gulf trio on verge of sealing Asian Cup places

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 06:02 AM PST

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain can put the disappointment of 2014 World Cup failure behind them by becoming the first three sides to navigate their way through Asian Cup qualifying on Friday. The Gulf trio did not even make the final stages of World Cup qualifying for various reasons but expected home victories for all three on Friday will earn them places at the 2015 Asian Cup finals in Australia. The hosts automatically have a berth as do holders Japan and third-placed finishers in 2011 South Korea courtesy of their performances four years ago, while North Korea will be present having won the Challenge Cup for emerging Asian nations. Bahrain face Malaysia in Manama on Friday, confidently predicting they will join them despite having been surprisingly held 1-1 by the Southeast Asians in Kuala Lumpur last month.

Oil down to near $93 ahead of data, Yellen speech

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 05:57 AM PST

The price of oil slipped closer to $93 a barrel on Thursday, pressured by another expected rise in U.S. crude stocks. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark U.S. crude for December delivery was down 51 ...

Elizabeth Warren: Not Ready for Presidential Prime Time

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 05:22 AM PST

Gutsy, smart, and hyper-articulate, Elizabeth Warren is quickly becoming the voice of progressivism in Washington. Along with departing regulator Gary Gensler, Warren probably did more than anyone in Washington to bulk up Dodd-Frank from its rather flimsy beginnings and turn it into a financial-reform law with some weight. But the idea that somehow this growing reputation translates into a competitive bid for the 2016 presidential nomination—The New Republicrecently suggested on its cover that Warren represents the "soul" of the Democratic Party more than Hillary Clinton—is pretty over the top. And that doesn't get you into the White House in this era.

Why is China so stingy with its aid money?

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 04:30 AM PST

Aid shipments can be a valuable political tool.The U.S. pledged $20 million and mobilized an aircraft carrier for the relief effort. Britain promised $16 million and sent a warship.


Suicide bomber attacks Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims, killing 35

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 04:28 AM PST

A suicide bomber blew himself up during a Shi'ite Muslim religious ritual in the eastern Iraqi city of al-Sadiya on Thursday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 75, a senior official and security sources said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came on the day of Ashura, a holy ritual when Shi'ites commemorate the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Mohammad. The bomber, who wore a police uniform, detonated an explosives belt in a crowd of pilgrims, who were mainly Shi'ite Kurds, the sources said. Most of the wounded pilgrims were taken to hospitals in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region.

Syrian civil war prompts polio vaccination effort

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 03:53 AM PST

Syrian civil war prompts polio vaccination effortHealth officials are rushing to vaccinate millions of children from Egypt to Turkey, fearing a polio outbreak in Syria could spread as tens of thousands of refugees flee the civil war. The officials want ...


Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 22 Shiites at ritual

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 02:56 AM PST

Shiite faithful worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein, seen in the background, during Muharram, an important period of mourning for Shiites in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. The remembrance of Muharram marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber has struck a group of Shiites marking a somber religious ritual in eastern Iraq, killing at least 22 people.


Suicide attack on Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq kills 30

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 02:25 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up on Thursday during a Shi'ite Muslim religious ritual in the eastern Iraqi city of al-Sadiya, killing at least 30 people and wounding 67, a senior local official and police said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came on the final day of Ashura, a 10-day Shi'ite ritual. (Reporting by Raheem Salman, Writing by Sylvia Westall; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

GOP Eyes Pope Francis for Divine Inspiration

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 01:06 AM PST

For his party to survive, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich believes the GOP needs to broaden its appeal beyond "the infamous 47 percent." Conservative activist Ralph Reed would rebrand the Republican Party as a force of compassion – feed the poor and clothe the naked. Republican strategist John Feehery says the GOP craves a populist leader – "a happy warrior." "What Francis is doing," Reed said, "is rebalancing the Catholic Church's message to stress the pastoral mission of good works and service to people before getting to ideology. What about that is not a model for the Republican Party?" Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Bombs in Iraq kill 9 Shiites at religious ritual

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 12:32 AM PST

Shiite faithful worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein, seen in the background, during Muharram, an important period of mourning for Shiites in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. The remembrance of Muharram marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a twin bombing has killed nine Shiites in a town south of Baghdad as they were marking a somber religious ritual.


Feel in danger? Stay classy, buy a bulletproof suit

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 06:47 AM PST

First look at the bulletproof suit itself by Garrison BespokeA Canadian tailor is releasing a three-piece suit that has everything a danger-seeking 21st century executive could need -- killer looks plus bulletproof protection that would make James Bond envious. The company, Garrison Bespoke, believes it has combined style and safety, using lightweight carbon nanotube technology to absorb impact from bullets fired from handguns and prevent punctures from knife attacks. "We focused on making the ultimate James Bond suit," said David Tran, head of special projects for Garrison Bespoke.


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