Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• CA-NEWS Summary
• Independent RI Gov. Chafee, ex-GOP, to become Dem
• U.S. soldier accused of killing Afghans reaches deal to avoid execution : lawyer
• Legal heat rises for Total's 'Big Moustache' in Iran bribery case
• Evening bomb blasts kill 30 in Baghdad
• CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
• U.N. investigators say most Syria rebels not seeking democracy
• Judge orders physical exam for accused Fort Hood gunman
• Bombings kill 27 in surging Iraqi violence
• 'A Cheat is a Cheat' and Other Readers' Stories of Infidelity
• NKorea sanctions squeeze cash for aid groups
• Evening bomb blasts kill 26 in Baghdad
• Why Syria is (still) different for the West
• Correction: Fiery California Crash story
• US-INDUSTRY Summary
• First Person: A Cheat Is Always a Cheat, No Matter Pat Robertson's Marriage Salves
• Iraqi officials: Bomb blasts kill 17 in Baghdad
• McCain visit, end of arms embargo signal that West won't let Syrian rebels sink
• U.N. Security Council set to blacklist Syria's Nusra militants
• Calif teen misses trip, 5 friends die in crash
• US-ARTS Summary
• AUIS to Host Second Annual Commencement Ceremony in May
• Venice Biennale seeks to capture the "unruly" world of art
• Michele Bachmann's 19 greatest fibs, flubs, and head-scratchers
• Syria's future tied to freedom for captured Christian leaders
• Can backpackers solve Middle East's tourism woes?
• Iraqi Shiite militia warns of sectarian fighting
• Boko Haram rebels say Nigerian military offensive is failing
• Accused Fort Hood gunman plans to represent self at trial
• Iraq raises death toll in Tuesday's attacks to 28
• How We Could Do More For Our Vets
• 5 teens identified as victims of fiery Calif crash

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 29 May 2013 04:59 PM PDT Angry about immigration plan, some gay donors cut off Democrats WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some disappointed activists say they are yanking their support for the Democratic Party after Senate Democrats opposed a proposal in an immigration bill that would have allowed citizens to bring their foreign-born, same-sex spouses to the United States. ...

Independent RI Gov. Chafee, ex-GOP, to become Dem Posted: 29 May 2013 04:00 PM PDT NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) — Independent Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is joining the Democratic Party ahead of his 2014 bid for a second term, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, confirming a move that Chafee has been talking about for months as a way to better position himself for re-election.

U.S. soldier accused of killing Afghans reaches deal to avoid execution : lawyer Posted: 29 May 2013 03:42 PM PDT By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in two rampages from his Army post last year has reached a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, one of his lawyers said on Wednesday. Robert Bales, a decorated veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, is accused of gunning down villagers, mostly women and children, in attacks on their family compounds in Kandahar province in March 2012. ...

Legal heat rises for Total's 'Big Moustache' in Iran bribery case Posted: 29 May 2013 02:52 PM PDT By Michel Rose and Muriel Boselli PARIS (Reuters) - Total SA's Christophe de Margerie, who faces a possible trial over alleged bribes in Iran, has been dogged by legal investigations and market skepticism during his six years at the top of Europe's third-largest oil group. The 61-year-old, whose mandate expires in 2015, has so far failed to convince that he can deliver on a riskier exploration strategy. Currently trading at 39.4 euros, Total's stock is valued at 7. ...

Evening bomb blasts kill 30 in Baghdad Posted: 29 May 2013 01:38 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb blasts tore through two Baghdad neighborhoods Wednesday evening, killing at least 30 people including several members of a wedding party, and extending a relentless wave of bloodshed roiling Iraq.

CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Posted: 29 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT Justin Bieber under investigation for reckless driving: police LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen pop star Justin Bieber is under investigation for allegedly speeding through his gated Los Angeles-area community in a Ferrari sports car, prompting neighbors to complain to police, authorities said on Wednesday. Residents of the singer's private Calabasas, California, neighborhood called police on Monday saying Bieber was driving recklessly through the gated estate, Los Angeles County Sheriff spokesman Steve Whitmore said. ...

U.N. investigators say most Syria rebels not seeking democracy Posted: 29 May 2013 01:05 PM PDT By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Most Syrian rebel fighters do not want democracy and the country's civil war is producing ever worse atrocities and increasing radicalization, independent U.N. investigators said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Paris, Brazilian expert Paulo Pinheiro said his team of investigators had documented horrific crimes on both sides, although the scale of those committed by President Bashar al-Assad's forces was greater. ...

Judge orders physical exam for accused Fort Hood gunman Posted: 29 May 2013 01:02 PM PDT By Karen Brooks and Jim Forsyth FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. military court judge on Wednesday ordered a physical exam for accused Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan before she decides whether Hasan will be allowed to represent himself at his trial this summer. During a 40-minute pre-trial hearing at Fort Hood, Col. Tara Osborn said that a mental health evaluation showed that Hasan was mentally capable of running his own defense, but she had doubts whether he was physically able to withstand the rigors of representing himself. ...

Bombings kill 27 in surging Iraqi violence Posted: 29 May 2013 12:41 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Car bombs and roadside explosions hit mainly Sunni Muslim districts of the Iraqi capital and a northern city on Wednesday, killing at least 27 people. The bombings were the latest in a wave of attacks since April that has intensified fears Iraq is sliding into the kind of sectarian conflict that killed thousands in 2006-2007. Two car bombs and a roadside bomb exploded near busy markets in southwestern and western Baghdad on Wednesday evening, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 72, police and medical officials said. ...

'A Cheat is a Cheat' and Other Readers' Stories of Infidelity Posted: 29 May 2013 12:31 PM PDT TV evangelist Pat Robertson caused a stir this month when he told a female caller on "The 700 Club," who had been cheated on by her husband, that she should "stop talking about the cheating" and focus on why she's likely at fault for his infidelity.

NKorea sanctions squeeze cash for aid groups Posted: 29 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — New international sanctions aimed at thwarting North Korea's nuclear weapons program are having unintended consequences: halting money transfers by foreign humanitarian groups working to help those most in need and forcing some agencies to carry suitcases of cash in from outside.

Evening bomb blasts kill 26 in Baghdad Posted: 29 May 2013 11:58 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb blasts tore through two Baghdad neighborhoods Wednesday evening, killing at least 26 people including several members of a wedding party and extending a relentless wave of bloodshed roiling Iraq.

Why Syria is (still) different for the West Posted: 29 May 2013 11:46 AM PDT The US position on Syria's civil war remains, in public at least, much as it has long been: The end of President Bashar al-Assad's rule via some sort of negotiated settlement between the rest of his regime and the patchwork of secular Syrians, mainstream Islamists, and jihadis fighting against him.

Correction: Fiery California Crash story Posted: 29 May 2013 11:42 AM PDT NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — In a story May 28 about a car accident that killed five teenagers, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Robin and Aurora Cabrera were their parents' only children. They were their parents' only daughters.

US-INDUSTRY Summary Posted: 29 May 2013 11:35 AM PDT Murdoch aims to defy naysayers with new News Corp (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch tried to convince Wall Street on Tuesday that there is still money to be made in newspapers, reminding investors that he had defied skeptics over the past 60 years to build one of the world's biggest media empires. As News Corp prepares to separate its publishing business from its entertainment assets, Murdoch said that while some brands face individual challenges, as a whole the publishing portfolio is "undervalued and underdeveloped. ...

First Person: A Cheat Is Always a Cheat, No Matter Pat Robertson's Marriage Salves Posted: 29 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT TV evangelist Pat Robertson caused a stir this month when he told a female caller on "The 700 Club," who had been cheated on by her husband, that she should "stop talking about the cheating" and focus on why she's likely at fault for his infidelity. Yahoo News asked women and men who have been cheated on (and who have cheated) to tell their stories and consider Robertson's remarks.

Iraqi officials: Bomb blasts kill 17 in Baghdad Posted: 29 May 2013 11:21 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb blasts tore through two Baghdad markets Wednesday evening, killing at least 17 people and extending a relentless wave of bloodshed roiling Iraq.

McCain visit, end of arms embargo signal that West won't let Syrian rebels sink Posted: 29 May 2013 10:15 AM PDT After pleading with the international community for well over a year to provide weapons and military support, this week the Syrian opposition received two positive signs that the West may be moving closer to granting its wish.

U.N. Security Council set to blacklist Syria's Nusra militants Posted: 29 May 2013 10:15 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is set to blacklist Syria's Islamist al-Nusra Front on Friday as an alias of al Qaeda in Iraq, a move that will subject the group to sanctions including an arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze, diplomats said. It's unlikely members of the Security Council's al Qaeda sanctions committee will object to the proposal submitted by Britain and France, diplomats said on condition of anonymity. All 15-members of the sanctions committee must agree for Nusra to be listed. ...

Calif teen misses trip, 5 friends die in crash Posted: 29 May 2013 10:12 AM PDT NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Tamer Mosallam was supposed to get picked up on Memorial Day for a trip to the beach with friends, but his father had other ideas and the carload of teens left him behind.

US-ARTS Summary Posted: 29 May 2013 09:43 AM PDT Venice Biennale seeks to capture the "unruly" world of art LONDON (Reuters) - Blocks of ice from the Bahamas, cardboard bed clothes from Iraq and a thumping Vatican heartbeat will help the 2013 Venice Biennale attempt to capture the "unruly" world of art. The rich diversity of unexpected sights and sounds at the world's largest non-commercial art exhibition are partly a result of sheer numbers, with shows from 88 countries installed across the canal city in time for this week's opening. ...

AUIS to Host Second Annual Commencement Ceremony in May Posted: 29 May 2013 09:24 AM PDT SULAIMANI, Iraq, May 29, 2013 ­/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) will host its second annual commencement exercises on May 30.Nearly 1,000 family members, friends, and distinguished guests are expected to attend the event held on the AUIS campus. The ceremony will be presided over by Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Barham Salih and AUIS President Dr. Athanasios Moulakis. Featured speakers include His Excellency Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government; Mr. ...

Venice Biennale seeks to capture the "unruly" world of art Posted: 29 May 2013 09:11 AM PDT By Isla Binnie LONDON (Reuters) - Blocks of ice from the Bahamas, cardboard bed clothes from Iraq and a thumping Vatican heartbeat will help the 2013 Venice Biennale attempt to capture the "unruly" world of art. The rich diversity of unexpected sights and sounds at the world's largest non-commercial art exhibition are partly a result of sheer numbers, with shows from 88 countries installed across the canal city in time for this week's opening. ...

Michele Bachmann's 19 greatest fibs, flubs, and head-scratchers Posted: 29 May 2013 08:12 AM PDT The Tea Party favorite may be leaving Congress, but she won't be forgotten

Syria's future tied to freedom for captured Christian leaders Posted: 29 May 2013 08:12 AM PDT The war in Syria, which began in April 2011 with peaceful protests against the oppressive regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is no longer just a struggle between opposition forces and the government. It has now also become a religious, sectarian civil war.

Can backpackers solve Middle East's tourism woes? Posted: 29 May 2013 06:58 AM PDT Where others give PowerPoint presentations about wooing more souls to a storied land, he wears a faded "staff" T-shirt with a button that says, "In fun we trust." He actively courts travelers who have visited countries at war with Israel, including Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and Iraq, and aims to boost tourism to the whole Middle East one backpacker at a time.

Iraqi Shiite militia warns of sectarian fighting Posted: 29 May 2013 06:43 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A senior member of an Iraqi Shiite militia that once fought the U.S. military warned on Wednesday that Iraq is heading toward widespread sectarian bloodletting similar to the kind that once pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Boko Haram rebels say Nigerian military offensive is failing Posted: 29 May 2013 05:39 AM PDT By Isaac Abrak KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The leader of Boko Haram Islamist rebels has said in a video that the Nigerian military offensive is failing in its goal of crushing the four-year-old insurgency. Abubakar Shekau's statement, in a video seen by Reuters on Wednesday, was the first word from Boko Haram since President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on May 14 in the three northeastern states worst hit by the insurgency. Thousands of extra troops were sent to the region and Boko Haram camps were hit with air strikes. ...

Accused Fort Hood gunman plans to represent self at trial Posted: 29 May 2013 03:35 AM PDT By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Accused Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan will ask a U.S. military court on Wednesday to rule he can represent himself at his trial this summer which could bring the death penalty on charges he killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting rampage. Jury selection in Hasan's military trial at Fort Hood was delayed until next week after he asked the judge, Colonel Tara Osborn, to let him fire his lawyers and represent himself. The trial is scheduled to start July 1. ...

Iraq raises death toll in Tuesday's attacks to 28 Posted: 29 May 2013 02:43 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials have raised the death toll to 28 from attacks the previous day that shook Baghdad and towns north of the capital.

How We Could Do More For Our Vets Posted: 29 May 2013 12:05 AM PDT I spent several hours on Memorial Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall. There is nothing notable or exceptional about my presence. I was too young to serve, and no name close to me is there for the etching, tears, or swollen sense of loss. Two cousins of mine (their sense of modesty seeks anonymity) served and came home alive and whole. One served two tours in Vietnam—the second as an artillery officer. ...

5 teens identified as victims of fiery Calif crash Posted: 28 May 2013 07:00 PM PDT NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Five Southern California high school students who died in a fiery car wreck on their way to the beach included a pair of sisters and best friends who bonded over their immigrant experiences, friends said Tuesday.

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