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• Iraq violence kills at least 69 people
• Assault on Iraq funeral, other attacks kill 96
• Assault on Iraq funeral, other attacks kill 92
• Iraq's Kurds vote amid rows, regional tensions
• Iraqi Kurds vote for regional assembly
• Syria hands chemical data to world watchdog on time
• At least 65 killed in attack in Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold
• Tunisia to fight 'sex jihad' trips to Syria
• At least 56 killed in Baghdad bombings: officials
• Iraqi Kurds vote as oil-rich region seeks greater autonomy
• Funeral bombing, other attacks in Iraq kill 65
• Funeral bombing, other attacks in Iraq kill 62
• Syria meets deadline for chemical weapons disclosure
• Funeral bombing, other attacks in Iraq kill 41
• Iraq officials: Car bomb kills 20 at funeral
• Syrian troops storm central village, killing 15
• Attacks kill 11 in northern Iraq
• More than 400 Syrian refugees reach Italy by sea, one dies
• Syrian army kills 15 in Sunni village: activists
• Attacks kill 10 in northern Iraq
• Qatar: The tiny nation that roared
• The U.S. Christians Who Fear Assad's Fall
• Iraqi Kurds vote for regional legislature
• Chemical watchdog examines Syria weapons details

Iraq violence kills at least 69 people Posted: 21 Sep 2013 02:26 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AFP) - Bombs targeting Shiite mourners in Baghdad killed at least 57 people on Saturday, while 12 died in other attacks -- the latest in the worst violence to hit Iraq since 2008.Despite major operations by security forces against militants and new restrictions on vehicles in the capital, Iraqi authorities have so far failed to curb the surge in unrest.Two bombings struck near a funeral tent in Sadr City, a Shiite area of north Baghdad, at about 5:30 pm (1430 GMT), killing at least 57 people and wounding more than 120. ...

Assault on Iraq funeral, other attacks kill 96 Posted: 21 Sep 2013 12:56 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Two suicide bombers, one in an explosives-laden car and the other on foot, struck a cluster of funeral tents packed with mourning families in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks around Iraq that killed at least 96 people on Saturday.

Assault on Iraq funeral, other attacks kill 92 Posted: 21 Sep 2013 12:30 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Two suicide bombers, one in an explosives-laden car and the other on foot, hit a cluster of funeral tents packed with mourning families in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks around Iraq that killed at least 92 people on Saturday.

Iraq's Kurds vote amid rows, regional tensions Posted: 21 Sep 2013 12:16 PM PDT ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) - Iraq's Kurds voted Saturday in their first election in four years as their autonomous region grapples with disputes with Baghdad and fellow Kurds fight bloody battles in neighbouring Syria.The election for the region's parliament comes as turmoil roiling the Middle East has raised renewed questions about the political future of the Kurdish nation as a whole.The Kurds are spread across a number of neighbouring states, where they have long faced hostile governments but have found increasing space to pursue their aspirations to run their own affairs. ...

Iraqi Kurds vote for regional assembly Posted: 21 Sep 2013 12:07 PM PDT IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Voters in Iraq's Kurdish north cast ballots Saturday in local parliamentary elections, with smaller parties hoping to challenge the self-rule region's longtime political establishment.

Syria hands chemical data to world watchdog on time Posted: 21 Sep 2013 11:40 AM PDT DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria has handed over complete data on its chemical arsenal to the world's watchdog, meeting a Saturday deadline to avert military strikes, as regime aircraft pounded targets across the country.The Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said it was examining the Syrian information that was the focus of a US-Russian deal to head off US strikes against Syria.The disclosure came as a senior Kremlin official said Russia may change its position on ally Syria if it sees any "cheating" by the regime. ...

At least 65 killed in attack in Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold Posted: 21 Sep 2013 11:20 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 65 people were killed in a triple bombing that targeted a tent filled with mourners in Baghdad's Shi'ite Muslim stronghold of Sadr City on Saturday, police and medical sources said. A car bomb went off near the tent where a funeral was being held, a suicide bomber driving a car then blew himself up, and a third explosion followed as police, ambulances and firefighter were gathering at the scene, police said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, in which at least 120 others were wounded, medics said. ...

Tunisia to fight 'sex jihad' trips to Syria Posted: 21 Sep 2013 10:44 AM PDT TUNIS (AFP) - Tunisia's women's ministry said Saturday it would come up with a plan to counter the growing number of women travelling to Syria to wage so-called "sex jihad" by comforting militants."The ministry intends to boost its cooperation with both government and non-government bodies on this issue to come up with appropriate ways to thwart the plans of those who encourage such practices," a ministry statement said. ...

At least 56 killed in Baghdad bombings: officials Posted: 21 Sep 2013 10:25 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AFP) - Two bombings targeted mourners in a Shiite area of the Iraqi capital on Saturday, killing at least 56 people and pushing the monthly death toll past 500, officials said.The bombs exploded near a funeral tent in the Sadr City area of north Baghdad at about 5:30 pm (1430 GMT), also wounding at least 128 people.Sources said one of the blasts came when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle, while the other was either a bomb left under a car or a car bomb. ...

Iraqi Kurds vote as oil-rich region seeks greater autonomy Posted: 21 Sep 2013 10:14 AM PDT By Isabel Coles ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurds voted on Saturday for a new parliament that analysts said was poised to lead the oil-producing region further down the road to greater autonomy from Baghdad. The region's rulers have been at odds with the central government over control of crude reserves, and have infuriated Baghdad by negotiating their own deals with oil majors. ...

Funeral bombing, other attacks in Iraq kill 65 Posted: 21 Sep 2013 10:02 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near a funeral tent packed with mourners and another bomber on foot blew himself up nearby in a Shiite part of Baghdad early Saturday evening, the deadliest assault in a day of attacks that claimed at least 65 lives in Iraq.

Funeral bombing, other attacks in Iraq kill 62 Posted: 21 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say the death toll from a bombing at a funeral in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad has risen to 51.

Syria meets deadline for chemical weapons disclosure Posted: 21 Sep 2013 09:18 AM PDT By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Syria has handed over information about its chemical arsenal to a U.N.-backed weapons watchdog, meeting the first deadline of an ambitious disarmament operation that averted the threat of Western air strikes. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on Saturday it had "received the expected disclosure" from Damascus, 24 hours after saying it had been given a partial document from Syrian authorities. ...

Funeral bombing, other attacks in Iraq kill 41 Posted: 21 Sep 2013 09:03 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a funeral tent packed with mourners in a Shiite part of Baghdad early Saturday evening, the deadliest assault in a day of attacks that claimed at least 41 lives in Iraq.

Iraq officials: Car bomb kills 20 at funeral Posted: 21 Sep 2013 08:29 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say an explosives-packed car driven by a suicide attacker has struck a funeral in a Shiite part of Baghdad, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens.

Syrian troops storm central village, killing 15 Posted: 21 Sep 2013 05:23 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Government troops backed by allied militiamen have stormed a predominantly Sunni village in central Syria killing at least 15 people, while opposition forces began an offensive near Aleppo to try to cut the army's supply route to the northern city, activists said Saturday.

Attacks kill 11 in northern Iraq Posted: 21 Sep 2013 04:59 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide assault on a police headquarters and other insurgent attacks in northern Iraq killed 11 members of the security forces on Saturday, police said.

More than 400 Syrian refugees reach Italy by sea, one dies Posted: 21 Sep 2013 04:19 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - More than 400 refugees who said they were fleeing the Syrian civil war were intercepted near Sicily in the past 14 hours, and one 22-year-old woman died during the passage, Italy's coast guard said on Saturday. A first boat carrying 299 people, more than half of them women and children, was escorted to the port of Syracuse, Sicily, late on Friday. On board was the corpse of one woman who died during the journey. ...

Syrian army kills 15 in Sunni village: activists Posted: 21 Sep 2013 03:44 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 15 people overnight in a Sunni Muslim village north-west of the city of Hama, activists said on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a woman and two children were among those killed in the attack in the village of Sheikh Hadid by soldiers and pro-Assad militia. The British-based group, which monitors violence in Syria through a network of activists and medical and security sources, said the killings followed attacks by rebels on military checkpoints in the area over the previous two days. ...

Attacks kill 10 in northern Iraq Posted: 21 Sep 2013 03:16 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide assault on a police headquarters and other insurgent attacks in northern Iraq killed 10 members of the security forces on Saturday, police said.

Qatar: The tiny nation that roared Posted: 21 Sep 2013 03:00 AM PDT How rich is Qatar?The 250,000 native Qataris are the world's richest people, with an average annual income of about $400,000. That's because the tiny Arab nation, a Connecticut-size peninsula jutting out from Saudi Arabia into the Persian Gulf, sits on the world's third-largest natural-gas reserves. That resource has enabled pint-size Qatar (pronounced KUH-tr, not ka-TAR) to employ 92 percent of its citizens in government-funded jobs, and to fund an outsize role in the world. ...

The U.S. Christians Who Fear Assad's Fall Posted: 21 Sep 2013 02:17 AM PDT Christians comprise about 10 percent of the population in Syria, home to ancient biblical scenes, including the Damascus road on which Paul had his conversion experience. But the civil war has changed Christians' relatively protected status under President Bashar al-Assad, a member of the minority Alawite sect, a Shia offshoot. Assad's opposition, with a big Sunni presence, largely sees Christians as allies of the strongman. Militants linked to al-Qaida have seized the ancient Christian enclave Maaloula, where Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ, is still spoken. ...

Iraqi Kurds vote for regional legislature Posted: 21 Sep 2013 02:11 AM PDT IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Voters in Iraq's Kurdish north cast ballots Saturday in local parliamentary elections, with smaller parties hoping to challenge the self-rule region's longtime political establishment.

Chemical watchdog examines Syria weapons details Posted: 21 Sep 2013 12:46 AM PDT DAMASCUS (AFP) - The world's chemical weapons watchdog has begun on Saturday to examine details of Syria's chemical arsenal supplied by the regime, as rebels agreed a truce with jihadists in a key border town.China urged a quick implementation of a landmark US-Russian deal to destroy Syria's chemical stockpile, as the Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) tasked with dismantling the weapons said it has received an initial report from President Bashar al-Assad's regime on the arsenal. ...

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