2013年4月7日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Al-Qaeda Leader Releases New Message Urging Muslims in ‘Arab Spring’ Nations to Form a Caliphate

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 01:22 PM PDT

"The enemy has begun to reel and collapse."

Officials: Explosions kill 4 in northwest Iraq

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 09:26 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A trio of bombs exploded on Sunday in the northwest Iraqi city of Mosul, killing four security officers and wounding seven other people, officials said.

Kerry to Turkey: Mend ties with Israel quickly

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 09:23 AM PDT

US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shake hands with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu after a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Kerry is in the Middle East, his third trip to the region in two weeks, in a fresh bid to unlock long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. And in Istanbul, the first leg of a six-nation trip that goes on to Europe and East Asia, Kerry will coordinate with Turkey's Prime Minister and other Turkish officials on efforts to halt the violence in neighboring Syria's civil war.(AP Photo)ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Turkey's leaders to quickly restore full diplomatic relations with Israel, but Turkey demanded that Israel first end all "embargoes" against the Palestinians.

Officials: Explosions kill 2 in northern Iraq

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 08:54 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say two explosions in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have killed two soldiers and wounded another seven people.

Al-Qaida leader urges Muslims to unite in struggle

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 08:37 AM PDT

FILE -- In this undated file frame grab from video provided by IntelCenter, an American private terrorist threat analysis company, shows Al-Qaida's leader Ayman Al-Zawahri in a still image from a web posting by al-Qaida's media arm, as-Sahab, Wednesday July 27, 2011. Al-Qaida's leader has urged Muslims in Arab Spring countries to unite to institute an Islamic state, while warning France that its intervention in Mali will be bogged down, in a 103-minute audio message posted on militant websites late Saturday, April 6, 2013. In the recording, al-Zawahri urged Muslims to liberate their lands, apply Islamic law, halt the plundering of Muslim wealth, support rebellious Muslims and oppressed people worldwide, and establish the Islamic Caliphate, or religious state. (AP Photo/IntelCenter, File) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS PICTURE. NO SALES MANDATORY CREDIT, INTELCENTERCAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida's leader has urged Muslims in Arab Spring countries to unite to institute an Islamic state, while warning France that its intervention in Mali will be bogged down.

Kerry seeks speedy fix for Turkish-Israeli ties

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 05:02 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks to reporters traveling abroad with him shortly after finding out their aircraft had a mechanical problem before take off Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. A backup aircraft was brought in to replace the plane. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Turkish leaders Sunday to speedily restore full diplomatic relations with Israel, two American allies the U.S. sees as anchors of stability in a Middle East wracked by Syria's civil war, Arab Spring political upheavals and the potential threat posed by Iran's nuclear program.

Calls for Britain to offer asylum to Afghan interpreters

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 04:33 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British military and political figures on Saturday called on the government to offer asylum to hundreds of Afghan interpreters at risk of Taliban reprisals now that the soldiers they helped start pulling out of the country. In an open letter to the Times newspaper, signatories including Britain's former army chief said there were about 600 interpreters helping British troops in Afghanistan. To date, about 20 have been killed in action and dozens more wounded. ...

Kuwait telco Zain keen on Libya market-chairman

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 03:36 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait's No.1 telecom operator Zain is keen on entering Libya's market, the former monopoly's chairman said on Sunday. Zain currently operates in about eight countries including Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. But it sold assets in about 15 African countries to India's Bharti Airtel for $9 billion in 2010 and entering Libya would mark a return to foreign expansion for the Kuwaiti firm. "We have a study for Libya, we are considering the Libya market at the moment," Zain chairman Asaad Ahmed al-Banwan told reporters outside the company's annual shareholder meeting on Sunday. ...

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