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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Three hurt as Russia's Damascus mission hit by mortar round

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 03:21 PM PDT

John Kerry (lfet) speaks with Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, on September 14, 2013DAMASCUS (AFP) - A mortar round hit the Russian embassy compound in Damascus on Sunday, injuring three, as Moscow accused Washington of blackmailing it to win a tough UN resolution on Syria's chemical weapons.

Suicide bomber hits Iraq Sunni funeral, killing 16

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:23 PM PDT

People evacuate a victim at the scene of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car on Sunday morning inside a residential area in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk killing and wounding scores of people, police said . (AP Photo/Emad Matti)BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt among Sunni mourners attending a funeral in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 16 people and wounding 35 others, officials said, in the latest episode of the country's near-daily violence.

AP PHOTOS: Hundreds die in weekend attacks

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013: Peshawar, Pakistan_Pakistani women grieve over the coffins of their relatives, who were killed in a suicide attack on a church. The suicide bomb attack killed scores of people Sunday, in one of the worst assaults on the country's Christian minority in years. An assault by Islamic extremists at a Kenya mall, a suicide attack on a Pakistani church and assaults by suicide bombers targeting mourners at Shiite and Sunni funerals in Iraq have killed more than 250 people and injured at least 470 others since Saturday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)An assault by Islamic extremists at a shopping mall in Kenya, a suicide attack on a Pakistani church and assaults by suicide bombers targeting mourners at Shiite and Sunni funerals in Iraq have killed more than 250 people and injured at least 470 others since Saturday.

10 things to know about Somali militants al-Shabab

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Kenya security personnel walk to their positions outside a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Kenya authorities said Islamic extremist attackers remain inside the upscale Kenyan shopping mall, holding an unknown number of hostages, after killing at least 39 and injuring 150 during the Saturday's attack. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Here are 10 things to know about al-Shabab, the Somali Islamic extremist group that has claimed responsibility for the attack on Kenya's premier shopping mall that killed dozens of civilians.

Is nuclear power really the core of Iran's identity?

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 11:37 AM PDT

Americans will get a closer look at Iran's new president this week. Elected last June in a surprise win, Hassan Rouhani is in New York for the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly. President Obama might also size up the Scottish-educated Muslim cleric if they hold talks. The two have already exchanged letters. A warming is in the air.

World leading philanthropists to be honored with Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:22 AM PDT

DUNFERMLINE, Scotland, Sept. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The recipients of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, the award which recognizes those who use their private wealth for public good, were announced today (Sunday, September 22) by the Carnegie UK Trust, on behalf of the international family of Carnegie institutions.The philanthropic activities of this year's Carnegie medallists span the globe and include support for education, science, entrepreneurship and the arts. ...

Iraq officials say suicide attack kills 16

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:16 AM PDT

People evacuate a victim at the scene of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car on Sunday morning inside a residential area in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk killing and wounding scores of people, police said . (AP Photo/Emad Matti)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say a suicide attacker killed 16 people and wounded 35 others at a Sunni funeral in Baghdad.

Mortar round lands in Russian Embassy in Damascus

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:06 AM PDT

In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 photo, a Syrian child looks out from his home during heavy fighting between troops loyal to President Bashar Assad and opposition fighters, in the Idlib province countryside, Syria. For Syria's divided and beleaguered rebels, the creeping realization that there will not be a decisive Western military intervention on their behalf is a huge psychological blow. It now appears that the regime of Bashar Assad has gained time, largely because the world community is too concerned that if he is toppled the result may be an Islamist Syria in the grip of al-Qaida. The immediate result, this week, has been an uptick in infighting between moderate and jihadi rebels.(AP Photo)AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A mortar round landed inside the Russian Embassy compound in Damascus on Sunday, state media said, as Moscow said it was willing to send military observers to secure Syrian efforts to surrender its chemical weapons to international control.

Suicide bomber kills 16 in mainly Sunni district of Baghdad

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:04 AM PDT

Iraq car bombingsBy Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a tent filled with mourners in a predominantly Sunni district of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 16 people, police and medical sources said. A further 35 people were wounded in the attack in Doura, which came a day after a triple bombing at a funeral in Baghdad's Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City killed 85 people. Iraq's delicate sectarian balance has been strained to near breaking point by the civil war in neighboring Syria, where mainly Sunni Muslim rebels are fighting to overthrow a leader backed by Shi'ite Iran. ...

Iran's president reaches West before heading to UN

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 09:22 AM PDT

In this Sept. 10, 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during an interview with state television at the presidency in Tehran, Iran. President Barack Obama and Iran's new president are heading to New York next week for the U.N.'s annual meeting of the General Assembly, and could share the first exchange between American and Iranian leaders in more than three decades. (AP Photo/Presidency Office, Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — On the eve of a landmark trip to attend the U.N. General Assembly, Iran's president offered Sunday his most expansive vision that a deal to settle the impasse over Tehran's nuclear program could open doors for greater cooperation on regional flash points such as the Syrian civil war.

Iraqi Kurd vote count gets under way

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 07:20 AM PDT

Iraqi Kurdish electoral workers count votes at a polling station in the northern city of Arbil on September 21, 2013ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) - The count was under way on Sunday in Iraqi Kurdistan's first election in four years, with opposition groups hoping to end the decades-old dominance of the two main ex-rebel parties.The vote itself went off largely without incident on Saturday, with turnout pegged at 73.9 percent.But sporadic violence hit the main opposition grouping in the run-up to the election, and one man was reported killed in a shooting after polls closed. ...

US denies visiting allegedly missing Iranians

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 07:19 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Iraq says it has no information on the whereabouts of seven Iranian dissidents allegedly missing following a deadly shooting on their compound north of Baghdad this month.

Bombings in northern Iraq kill 2, wound 37

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:51 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say two separate bombings, including a suicide car bomb attack, have killed two security force members and wounded 37 people in the country's north.

Russia ready to send observers to Syria

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:45 AM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is ready to send military observers to Syria to ensure security for efforts to eliminate its chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Threats to Syrian Christians Heighten Concerns in Congress About Aiding Rebels

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:37 AM PDT

Members of Congress know that Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad is the bad guy, but they're increasingly worried about toppling him from power, after Christian organizations have galvanized America's religious base.

Small firms seek to move in on Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:17 AM PDT

By Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) - Few companies showed up to Afghanistan's fresh appeal for investment in its vast mineral wealth on Sunday, apparently deterred by trouble plaguing two of its largest projects and allowing small firms to emerge as the main contenders. The Mines Ministry pleaded to a handful of local and foreign firms to bid on a near billion dollar cement tender, luring interest with attractive terms like free currency conversions and 100 percent capital repatriation. ...

Iran's elite military warns of dangers of dealing with U.S

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:10 AM PDT

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is pictured during an interview with U.S. television network NBC in TehranDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has warned of the dangers of dealing with U.S. officials, ahead of expected diplomatic contacts, underlining the internal challenges President Hassan Rouhani could face to improve ties with the West. Rouhani is expected to pursue a charm offensive in the coming week while in New York for the U.N. General Assembly in order to set the right tone for further nuclear talks with world powers which he hopes will bring relief from sanctions, according to diplomats and analysts. ...

Turkey says will not 'tolerate' Syria-linked radicals

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 04:28 AM PDT

Turkish soldiers guard a checkpoint in Akcakale, on the border with Syria, on October 4, 2012ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul said his country will not "tolerate" al-Qaeda-type groups emerging in the Syrian conflict following fighting between rebels and jihadists last week."We will not allow any formation beyond our borders that would threaten Turkey and the entire region," Gul was quoted as saying by the Milliyet newspaper on Sunday. "We can never tolerate this."The president said the threats of radicalism and terrorism emerging from Syria's civil war were "Turkey's most important issues" which were often discussed with the military. ...

Iran parades 30 2,000 km range missiles

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 04:22 AM PDT

A truck carries a Sejil missile past a large portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, on September 22, 2013TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran paraded 30 missiles with a nominal range of 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) Sunday, the first time it had displayed so many with the theoretical capacity to hit Israeli targets.Iran displayed 12 Sejil and 18 Ghadr missiles at the annual parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.The stated range of both missiles would put not only Israel but also US bases in the Gulf within reach.But in his speech at the parade, President Hassan Rowhani insisted the weaponry on show was for defensive purposes only. ...

Iran's president says Tehran seeks revived talks

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 03:29 AM PDT

In this Sept. 10, 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during an interview with state television at the presidency in Tehran, Iran. President Barack Obama and Iran's new president are heading to New York next week for the U.N.'s annual meeting of the General Assembly, and could share the first exchange between American and Iranian leaders in more than three decades. (AP Photo/Presidency Office, Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Hasan Rouhani, speaking Sunday on the eve of a trip to New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly, said his country is "loyal" to its pledge not to seek nuclear weapons and seeks to resume talks with world powers to settle the standoff.

Foreign minister to lead Iran's new nuclear talks team: agency

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 03:23 AM PDT

Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif smiles during a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari at the Baghdad International AirportDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, will lead nuclear talks with world powers, Fars news agency reported on Sunday, a move that would see the experienced pragmatist succeed a conservative who had overseen a hardening of Tehran's position. The report echoes a widespread expectation that the moderate Zarif will take over the sensitive role in line with an apparent desire by the country's new centrist president, Hassan Rouhani, to bring a more conciliatory approach to talks over Western powers' fears that Iran is developing a nuclear weapons capability. ...

Iran's president says Tehran ready for talks

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:47 AM PDT

In this Sept. 10, 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during an interview with state television at the presidency in Tehran, Iran. President Barack Obama and Iran's new president are heading to New York next week for the U.N.'s annual meeting of the General Assembly, and could share the first exchange between American and Iranian leaders in more than three decades. (AP Photo/Presidency Office, Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Hasan Rouhani, speaking Sunday on the eve of a trip to New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly, declared his country is ready for talks with the West on its disputed nuclear problem.

Today in History

Posted: 21 Sep 2013 09:01 PM PDT

Today is Sunday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2013. There are 100 days left in the year.

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