Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Syrian opposition opens first embassy, says world lets it down
• Russia backs Syria, firmly, as UN prepares chemical weapons probe
• Ancient Iraq yields fresh finds for returning archaeologists
• Did David Petraeus drop hint about future plans in speech?
• What’s new and what’s not for women in war? A Yahoo! News chat
• Net 1 UEPS surges on appeal court favorable ruling
• What happens if North Korea collapses?
• Petraeus apologizes for affair, moves to mend image
• 'Star Trek' Stunt Warps Drones Into Urban Frontier
• Presidential Madness (Rounds 3 & 4): Secretary of war and defense
• Insight: Hopes, suspicions over peace in Kurdish rebel hideout
• States answer help wanted ad to be drone test site
• Laura Harper Awarded Scholarship from NBCC Foundation
• Kerry heads home after Iraq, Afghanistan visits
• Syria rages at Qatar for giving opposition its Arab League seat
• Colorado Veteran Finds Better Sleep With Donation of Easy Rest Adjustable Bed
• Officials: Attacks in Iraq kill 5, wound 25 people
• In snub to Assad, opposition takes Syria's Arab summit seat
• Soccer-Asian heavyweights lick wounds inflicted by underdogs
• Petraeus: Sorry for affair that led to resignation
• David Miliband, Former UK Foreign Secretary, Appointed President of International Rescue Committee
• Soccer-Dazzled Japan irked by laser beams in shock loss to Jordan
• David Petraeus apologizes for conduct, affair
• Petraeus making 1st speech since leaving CIA
• Soccer-Jordan upset deepens Australia's World Cup gloom

Syrian opposition opens first embassy, says world lets it down Posted: 27 Mar 2013 04:11 PM PDT By Yara Bayoumy and Regan Doherty DOHA (Reuters) - A Syrian opposition bloc recognized by the Arab League as the sole representative for Syria opened its first embassy in Qatar on Wednesday in a diplomatic blow to President Bashar al-Assad. But opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib, who took Syria's seat at an Arab summit in Doha on Tuesday, used the ribbon-cutting ceremony to voice his frustration with world powers for failing to do more to help in the two-year-old struggle to topple Assad. ...

Russia backs Syria, firmly, as UN prepares chemical weapons probe Posted: 27 Mar 2013 01:17 PM PDT Russia is laying to rest any thoughts that its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad might be wavering: It is championing the Assad regime's position in a United Nations probe of alleged chemical weapons use in the Syria conflict, and blasting as "illegal" the official recognition of the Syrian opposition by some countries.

Ancient Iraq yields fresh finds for returning archaeologists Posted: 27 Mar 2013 01:14 PM PDT British archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown palace or temple near the ancient city of Ur in the first foreign excavation at the site in southern Iraq since the 1930s.

Did David Petraeus drop hint about future plans in speech? Posted: 27 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PDT With his speech at the University of Southern California Tuesday night, retired Gen. David Petraeus – commander of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan before becoming director of the Central Intelligence Agency – effectively signaled his return to public life.

What’s new and what’s not for women in war? A Yahoo! News chat Posted: 27 Mar 2013 10:12 AM PDT Join Yahoo! News this Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss the Pentagon's decision to lift the ban on women in combat—and whether female soldiers have always served on the front lines. Iraq war veterans Kayla Williams and Michelle Wilmot, Center for Military Readiness' Elaine Donnelly, and Yahoo! News senior editor for politics and national news Beth Fouhy will lead the online chat.

Net 1 UEPS surges on appeal court favorable ruling Posted: 27 Mar 2013 09:26 AM PDT Shares of Net 1 UEPS Technologies surged in midday trading on Wednesday as a South African appeal court upheld the company's contract with the South African Social Security Agency. THE BACKGROUND: Net ...

What happens if North Korea collapses? Posted: 27 Mar 2013 08:40 AM PDT Pyongyang is threatening nuclear war. But that might not even be the worst-case scenario

Petraeus apologizes for affair, moves to mend image Posted: 27 Mar 2013 07:08 AM PDT By Brandon Lowrey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former CIA Director David Petraeus apologized on Tuesday for the extramarital affair that forced his November resignation and acknowledged the toll it took on his family, career and reputation. His appearance at an event honoring University of Southern California veterans and Reserve Officers' Training Corps students was his first public speech since the storied Army general's career was cut short by the scandal. Petraeus noted that "life doesn't stop with such a mistake. It can and must go on. ...

'Star Trek' Stunt Warps Drones Into Urban Frontier Posted: 27 Mar 2013 06:52 AM PDT A fleet of tiny drones formed the "Star Trek" logo in the skies over London Saturday night (March 23), giving the world a sneak peek at a future in which unmanned aircraft are put to all sorts of commercial use.

Presidential Madness (Rounds 3 & 4): Secretary of war and defense Posted: 27 Mar 2013 06:45 AM PDT Our two-week contest to pick the best presidential Cabinet ever continues with two matchups involving the men who led America through war and peace.

Insight: Hopes, suspicions over peace in Kurdish rebel hideout Posted: 27 Mar 2013 06:34 AM PDT By Patrick Markey and Isabel Coles QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq (Reuters) - Shattered stone houses recall Turkish air strikes on Kurdish rebels holed up in the Qandil mountains of northern Iraq. Life is harsh amid the snowcapped peaks, supplies are sparse and armed forays across into Turkey perilous in the extreme. Yet rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan, who declared a ceasefire from his Turkish prison cell last week, may not find it easy to coax his fighters down as part of any deal to end a conflict that has taken over 40,000 lives. ...

States answer help wanted ad to be drone test site Posted: 27 Mar 2013 06:26 AM PDT It's the land where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, where the space shuttle fleet rolled off the assembly line and where the first private manned rocketship climbed to space. Capitalizing on Southern ...

Laura Harper Awarded Scholarship from NBCC Foundation Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:02 AM PDT Laura M. Harper of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been awarded the 2013 NBCC Foundation Military ScholarshipGreensboro, NC (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC), recently awarded a 2013 NBCC Foundation Military Scholarship to Laura M. Harper of Erie, Pennsylvania. The military scholarship is awarded to service members and veterans pursuing a counseling education who commit to serving military personnel, veterans and families upon graduation. ...

Kerry heads home after Iraq, Afghanistan visits Posted: 27 Mar 2013 04:26 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for home Wednesday after making clandestine journeys to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he delivered a stern warning to Iraqi leaders about Syria and sought to patch up differences with Afghanistan's president.

Syria rages at Qatar for giving opposition its Arab League seat Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:29 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria vented its wrath at Qatar and the Arab League on Wednesday for handing its seat at an Arab summit in Doha to a "deformed" opposition coalition trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad. "The emir of Qatar, the biggest bank for supporting terrorism in the region, began his presidency of the Arab League by hijacking it with tainted oil and money," said state news agency SANA, which carries the views of Assad's government. ...

Colorado Veteran Finds Better Sleep With Donation of Easy Rest Adjustable Bed Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:04 AM PDT Prior to receiving his Easy Rest Adjustable Bed, Army Corporal Nicholas Orchowski suffered from insomnia, muscle spasms and had a hard time finding comfort at night. Now, he's not waking up as frequently and he's getting a longer, deeper sleep that allows him to feel more rested in the morning.Baltimore, Maryland (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 Army Corporal Nicholas Orchowski was only averaging four hours of sleep a night and had trouble finding comfort in bed after suffering a debilitating injury in Baghdad, Iraq nine years ago. ...

Officials: Attacks in Iraq kill 5, wound 25 people Posted: 27 Mar 2013 02:47 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say two attacks in different parts of the country have killed five people and wounded 25.

In snub to Assad, opposition takes Syria's Arab summit seat Posted: 27 Mar 2013 02:34 AM PDT By Sami Aboudi and Yara Bayoumy DOHA (Reuters) - To applause from Arab heads of state, a foe of Bashar al-Assad took Syria's vacant seat at an Arab summit on Tuesday, deepening the president's diplomatic isolation and diverting attention from rifts among his opponents. Speaking at an annual gathering of Arab leaders in the Gulf state of Qatar, Moaz Alkhatib said he had asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for American forces to help defend rebel-controlled northern parts of Syria with Patriot surface-to-air missiles now based in Turkey. NATO swiftly rebuffed the idea. ...

Soccer-Asian heavyweights lick wounds inflicted by underdogs Posted: 27 Mar 2013 01:49 AM PDT March 27 (Reuters) - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni was left to rue a profligate forward line as the Blue Samurai blew a chance to become the first team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. Japan only needed to draw against a Jordan team they had thrashed 6-0 last June to secure a fifth consecutive finals appearance but were let down by poor finishing in a 2-1 reversal at Amman's King Abdullah International Stadium on Tuesday. ...

Petraeus: Sorry for affair that led to resignation Posted: 27 Mar 2013 01:09 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his first public speech since resigning as head of the CIA, David Petraeus apologized for the extramarital affair that "caused such pain for my family, friends and supporters."

David Miliband, Former UK Foreign Secretary, Appointed President of International Rescue Committee Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:00 AM PDT NEW YORK, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today announced the appointment of David Miliband, 47, former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, as its president and CEO, effective September this year. He will succeed George Rupp, who has led the global humanitarian relief and development organization since stepping down as president of Columbia University in 2002. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130327/DC83911LOGO)Over the last 15 years, Miliband has had a distinguished political career in the United Kingdom. ...

Soccer-Dazzled Japan irked by laser beams in shock loss to Jordan Posted: 26 Mar 2013 11:40 PM PDT March 27 (Reuters) - The Japan Football Association (JFA) will complain to FIFA that two of their players were targeted by laser beams from the crowd during their shock loss to Jordan in a World Cup qualifier, local media reported on Wednesday. A draw in Tuesday's match in Amman would have been enough for the Blue Samurai to become the first team to qualify for the 2014 finals in Brazil but Yasuhito Endo missed a second half penalty as the Asian champions crashed to a 2-1 defeat. ...

David Petraeus apologizes for conduct, affair Posted: 26 Mar 2013 10:46 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Petraeus apologized Tuesday night to an audience of veterans for the conduct that led to his resignation as head of the CIA following the disclosure of an extramarital affair.

Petraeus making 1st speech since leaving CIA Posted: 26 Mar 2013 09:27 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Petraeus was greeted with applause and a standing ovation as he gave his first public speech after his resignation as head of the CIA following the disclosure of an extramarital affair.

Soccer-Jordan upset deepens Australia's World Cup gloom Posted: 26 Mar 2013 06:56 PM PDT By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, March 27 (Reuters) - Holger Osieck's already filthy mood after Australia were held 2-2 at home by Oman on Tuesday night can only have worsened when he heard the news from Amman that his team's path to the 2014 World Cup finals had just become that little bit harder. The German coach was fuming after the Socceroos needed a late Brett Holman equaliser to come back from two goals down and claim a draw at Sydney's Olympic stadium in a match he had declared a "must-win". ...

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