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Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

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Posted: 23 Mar 2013 03:49 PM PDT

Italy's Berlusconi says primed for snap vote if no deal clinched ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi, the 76-year-old leader of Italy's center-right bloc, told thousands of supporters gathered in central Rome he was ready for a snap vote as his rival began talks to try to form a government. "We are all ready for another election campaign and this time we will win big!" the former prime minister shouted from a stage at the start of an hour-long speech. The flag-waving crowd responded with a roar. ...

France confirms death of Al-Qaida chief Abou Zeid

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this photo taken March 8, 2013 by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers patrolling in the Mettatai region in northern Mali. France's Presidential office on Saturday March 23 2013 said that DNA testing has shown that Al-Qaida-linked North African warlord Abou Zeid was killed in combat with French troops in Mali in February. Chad's President had claimed earlier that his troops had killed Zeid. (AP Photo/Arnaud Roine/ECPAD, file)PARIS (AP) — The death of a top al-Qaida-linked warlord in combat with French-led troops represents a victory in the battle against jihadists who had a stranglehold on northern Mali. But it is far from the defining blow against a wily enemy that can go underground and regroup to renew itself. Even the fearsome Abou Zeid is replaceable.

Kurdish rebels declare formal ceasefire with Turkey

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:02 AM PDT

Masked supporters of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan stand on the stage as one reads a statement during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of DiyarbakirISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared a "formal and clear ceasefire" with Turkey on Saturday after the rebels' jailed leader this week ordered a halt to the decades-long armed campaign for autonomy. "Since March 21 and from now on, we as a movement, as the PKK ... officially and clearly declare a ceasefire," said Murat Karayilan, the PKK's field commander, in a video message apparently taped at a rebel holdout in northern Iraq. His comments were translated from Kurdish in the video posted on Firat News, a website with links to the militants. ...

Momentum weakened for Assad's ouster in Syria

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 07:53 AM PDT

In this March 21, 2013 photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. Foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad are distracted by fragmentation within their ranks, foreign meddling and new finger-pointing over chemical weapons, with no sign that Assad plans to leave anytime soon. As the two-year civil war slogs on, the United States appears closer than ever to sending military support to Syrian rebels in hopes of breaking the bloody impasse that has left more than 70,000 dead and forced more than 1 million refugees to flee their homes. There is emerging consensus that the U.S. and its allies feel the need to move forward somehow. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad are distracted by fragmentation within their ranks, foreign meddling and new finger-pointing over chemical weapons as the regime more firmly entrenches itself, giving no sign of stepping down any time soon.

Between Middle East visits, Obama dashes Arab hopes

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 04:46 AM PDT

By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was greeted with calls of "We love you" when he visited Cairo in his first term, seeking to turn the page on the Bush era with talk of a new beginning for ties between the United States and the Muslim world. Four years on, Egyptians who attended the Cairo University speech feel let down, a view that hardened when Obama, who has had a volatile relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, showed solidarity with Israel's leader during his visit there, and stressed the depth of U.S.-Israeli ties. ...

Push for Assad's ouster in Syria weakened

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 02:54 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad are distracted by fragmentation within their ranks, foreign meddling and new finger-pointing over chemical weapons as the regime more firmly entrenches itself, giving no sign of stepping down any time soon.

Guest Lineups for the Sunday News Shows

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:10 AM PDT

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

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