2013年10月14日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

The Army’s $5 billion waste

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:13 PM PDT

US Military UniformsAfter spending $5 billion on a heavily-criticized universal camouflage pattern, the Army is looking for a new design that's estimated to cost another $4 billion. By Caitlin Dickson.

Bomb kills 27 in Syria as kidnapped aid workers freed

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:04 PM PDT

Damascus (AFP) - A car bomb killed dozens of people in rebel-held northwestern Syria on Monday as suspected jihadists freed four out of seven aid workers kidnapped in the increasingly volatile region.

Gunmen in Syria release 4 aid workers, hold 3

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

This image made from citizen journalist video posted by the Shaam News Network, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a market in the town of Darkoush in Idlib province, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Syrian activist groups say the bombing in a rebel-held northwestern town has killed and wounded dozens of people. Car bombs are becoming more common in Syria's civil war, now in its third year. The conflict has killed more than 100,000 people.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen in Syria released three Red Cross staffers and a Red Crescent volunteer who had been kidnapped in rebel-held territory, the international agency said Monday.

Senate deal on debt and shutdown would put the heat on Boehner

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:46 PM PDT

U.S. House Speaker Boehner arrives at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonBy Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the Democrat-led U.S. Senate manages to strike a deal to reopen the American government and avert a catastrophic default on its debt by Thursday's deadline, the agreement - and the U.S. economy - is likely to hinge on one man: John Boehner. Boehner, the Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, could be about to confront the most critical decision of his three decades in politics. ...

Iran talks of new proposals in nuclear talks

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Iran talks of new proposals in nuclear talksIran is promising a new proposal to break the deadlock over its nuclear program when it resumes talks Tuesday with the U.S. and five major world powers — the first since the election of a reformist Iranian ...

Car bomb in northern Syria kills at least 15

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 10:53 AM PDT

This image made from citizen journalist video posted by the Shaam News Network, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a market in the town of Darkoush in Idlib province, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Syrian activist groups say the bombing in a rebel-held northwestern town has killed and wounded dozens of people. Car bombs are becoming more common in Syria's civil war, now in its third year. The conflict has killed more than 100,000 people.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb in a rebel-held town in northwestern Syria killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens in a crowded outdoor market Monday, setting cars on fire and sending people running in panic, two activist groups said.

Kurdish militant leader demands meaningful Turkey negotiations

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 10:44 AM PDT

By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on Monday for the Turkish government to launch meaningful negotiations with him to end a 29-year conflict or his hope in a fragile peace process would turn to disillusionment. Ocalan, imprisoned on an island south of Istanbul, began talks with state officials a year ago with the aim of halting an insurgency which has killed more than 40,000 people and stunted development in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey. ...

Kurdish rebel chief urges 'meaningful' peace talks

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 10:26 AM PDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish rebels on Monday called for the start of "meaningful and deep" talks with Turkey to end a nearly three-decade-old conflict.

4 of 7 kidnapped aid workers freed in Syria

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 10:12 AM PDT

A UN soldier stands as trucks with the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) logo cross the Quneitra crossing between an Israeli controlled area of the Golan Heights and Syria on February 15, 2011Geneva (AFP) - Efforts continued Monday to free three aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross who were kidnapped in Syria, after four fellow abductees were released.

Syrians find safety for Eid al-Adha holiday in Iraq

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 08:55 AM PDT

A view of the Quru Gusik (Kawergosk) refugee camp, 20 kilometres east of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on October 10, 2013Kawergosk (Iraq) (AFP) - Shaqlawa Mohammed Rashid sits at the entrance of a white tent in a refugee camp in northern Iraq, reflecting on what will be her first Eid al-Adha holiday outside Syria.

Kidnapping of aid workers in Syria adds another layer to conflict

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 08:03 AM PDT

The kidnapping of six international Red Cross employees and one employee of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in Syria has added more fuel to worries about the growing hazards of providing aids to hundreds of thousands of Syrians displaced by the country's ongoing civil war.

Iran nuclear talks in Geneva spur high hopes

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:40 AM PDT

Iran talks of new proposals in nuclear talksDon't expect a breakthrough — but the chances for progress have seldom been better. This is the message coming from Iran and six world powers ahead of renewed talks this week meant to end a decade of deadlock ...

Some aid workers freed in Syria, risks to humanitarian effort grow

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:33 AM PDT

By Oliver Holmes and Stephanie Nebehay BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Four of seven aid workers abducted in Syria have been freed, the Red Cross said on Monday, but there was no word on the fate of the rest of the group whose kidnapping highlights the risk to continuing humanitarian work in a country fragmented by war. Robert Mardini, head of ICRC operations for the Near and Middle East, said in a tweet the four were "safe and sound" after their abduction on Sunday. ...

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Helps to Drive Rallying Call for Passage of the Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvement Act of 2013

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 06:16 AM PDT

BOSTON, Oct. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Continuing their company commitment to helping patients realize their dream of parenthood, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. is partnering with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association to garner Congressional support for the Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvement Act of 2013. If passed, the bill would complement and improve the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' programs for women veterans and families of veterans by enhancing the VA's fertility treatment services, along with other programs. ...

As hero finally gets Medal of Honor, some question the delay

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 05:40 AM PDT

Even as William Swenson receives his Medal of Honor, a Pentagon investigation is unfolding into why the former Army officer's award nomination once vanished. It has been alleged that military brass may have derailed the approval process because Swenson pointed blame at superiors in the aftermath of the costly battle.

Soccer-Syria hope soccer success can provide lift from strife

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 02:02 AM PDT

By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Mentally scarred by the turmoil at home after two-and-half-years of civil war, Syria's national football team are hoping continued success on the pitch can give their compatriots small reason to cheer. Syria, who beat Iraq to win the West Asian Championships for the first time in December, take on Singapore on Tuesday in an Asian Cup qualifying match as they attempt to reach the finals of the region's premier tournament in Australia in 2015. ...

CEO: Lukoil looking to expand Asian business

Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:13 PM PDT

The chief executive of Russia's Lukoil said Monday the oil giant is looking for Chinese partners as it tries to expand its business in East Asia. Vagit Alekperov said he would meet this week with Chinese ...

10 Things to Know for Monday

Posted: 13 Oct 2013 08:31 PM PDT

An Egyptian supporter of ousted former President Hosni Mubarak celebrates an appeal granted by a court, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. A court granted Hosni Mubarak's appeal of his life sentence in a Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 hearing, ordering a retrial of the ousted Egyptian president on charges that he failed to prevent the killing of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that toppled his regime nearly two years ago. The ruling came one day after a prosecutor placed a new detention order on Mubarak over gifts worth millions of Egyptian pounds (hundreds of thousands of US dollars) he and other regime officials allegedly received from Egypt's top newspaper as a show of loyalty while he was in power. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:

Experts mull plans for Syrian war crimes tribunal

Posted: 13 Oct 2013 05:06 PM PDT

An image grab from a video uploaded on YouTube by the Local Committee of Arbeen on August 21, 2013 allegedly shows Syrians covering a mass grave containing bodies of victims of a toxic gas attack on the outskirts of DamascusWashington (AFP) - When the guns fall silent in Syria and the killing eventually stops, a key part of helping a traumatized people rebuild and heal will be bringing to justice those behind years of shocking brutality.

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