Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraq vet's family considering gravestone options
• Saudi Arabia warns of shift away from U.S. over Syria, Iran
• U.S. broke international law by killing civilians with drones: rights groups
• Norway mulls taking bulk of Syria chemical arsenal
• Militants target Iraq security forces in checkpoint attacks
• US, Afghans confident troop agreement will pass
• Syrian rebels battle army in Christian town
• Syria opposition weighing negotiations with Assad
• Column: The militarization of U.S. police forces
• Kerry: Syrian groups still weighing negotiations
• US jobless rates fall for most demographic groups
• The Rough Start to the Insurance Exchanges Doesn’t Matter
• Kurdish rebels threaten new fight in Turkey as Syria clashes intensify
• Extremist groups hobble Syrian peace negotiations
• EU revives membership talks with Turkey after three-year hiatus
• Afghanistan says issues unresolved on U.S. security pact
• 10 Things to Know for Today
• Meeting set on Iraq vet's SpongeBob gravestone
• Chris Christie, in GOP presidential pole position

Iraq vet's family considering gravestone options Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:10 PM PDT CINCINNATI (AP) — The family of a slain Iraqi war veteran wants her towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone returned to her final resting place while the cemetery officials that removed it say that's the only thing they won't do, leaving both sides at an apparent impasse that may have to be decided in court.

Saudi Arabia warns of shift away from U.S. over Syria, Iran Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:10 PM PDT By Amena Bakr and Warren Strobel DOHA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Upset at President Barack Obama's policies on Iran and Syria, members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are threatening a rift with the United States that could take the alliance between Washington and the kingdom to its lowest point in years. Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief is vowing that the kingdom will make a "major shift" in relations with the United States to protest perceived American inaction over Syria's civil war as well as recent U.S. overtures to Iran, a source close to Saudi policy said on Tuesday. ...

U.S. broke international law by killing civilians with drones: rights groups Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:19 PM PDT By Susan Cornwell and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Human rights groups on Tuesday accused the United States of breaking international law and perhaps committing war crimes by killing civilians in missile and drone strikes that were intended to hit militants in Pakistan and Yemen. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch released separate reports detailing the deaths of dozens of civilians in the two countries. They urged the Obama administration and Congress to investigate, and end a policy of secrecy on the attacks. "In some of the cases we looked at ... ...

Norway mulls taking bulk of Syria chemical arsenal Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:05 PM PDT STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norway is considering a request to take the bulk of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile for eventual destruction, an official said Tuesday.

Militants target Iraq security forces in checkpoint attacks Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:33 PM PDT RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants killed at least 22 members of the security forces in Iraq on Tuesday, mostly in attacks on police and military checkpoints, with the western Anbar province bearing the brunt of the violence, sources said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the suicide and gun attacks, but Sunni Muslim insurgents, including al Qaeda, have regularly targeted security personnel and others working for the Shi'ite-led government. At least 60 members of the security forces were also wounded in the attacks, the sources said. ...

US, Afghans confident troop agreement will pass Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:43 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S and Afghanistan officials said Tuesday that they are confident tribal elders and the Afghan population will agree to keep U.S. and coalition troops in the country after 2014, even as a senior U.S. military official warned of high profile attacks and assassinations leading up to Afghanistan's presidential elections next year.

Syrian rebels battle army in Christian town Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:34 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces battled Tuesday with al-Qaida-linked rebels trying to capture an ancient Christian town north of Damascus, activists and the state media said.

Syria opposition weighing negotiations with Assad Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:09 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Moderate opposition leaders seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power have not yet committed to negotiations to create a new government, America's top diplomat said Tuesday, casting new doubt on flagging hopes to end the civil war as quickly as possible.

Column: The militarization of U.S. police forces Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:58 AM PDT By Michael Shank and Elizabeth Beavers This month, more Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles (MRAPs) have found their way from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the Main Streets of America. These are just the latest acquisitions in a growing practice by Pentagon that's militarizing America's municipal police forces. Police departments in Boise and Nampa, Idaho, each acquired an MRAP, as did the force in High Springs, Florida. The offer of war-ready machinery, at practically no cost, has proven hard to resist for local police departments. ...

Kerry: Syrian groups still weighing negotiations Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:43 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Moderate opposition leaders seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power have not yet committed to negotiations to create a new government, America's top diplomat said Tuesday, casting new doubt on flagging hopes to end the civil war as quickly as possible.

US jobless rates fall for most demographic groups Posted: 22 Oct 2013 09:00 AM PDT The September drop in U.S. unemployment benefited a broad number of demographic groups. Unemployment rates fell for white, black and Hispanic workers, as well as teenagers, young adults and Americans ages ...

The Rough Start to the Insurance Exchanges Doesn’t Matter Posted: 22 Oct 2013 06:24 AM PDT The level of hysteria surrounding the rollout of the Obama administration's new website HealthCare.gov is something to behold. "Is Obamacare President Obama's Iraq war?" a reporter tweeted Monday just before Obama gave a Rose Garden address on the rough start to the Affordable Care Act's online health insurance exchanges. Another compared it to Hurricane Katrina.

Kurdish rebels threaten new fight in Turkey as Syria clashes intensify Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:53 AM PDT By Isabel Coles QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish rebels are ready to re-enter Turkey from northern Iraq, the head of the group's political wing said at his mountain hideout, threatening to rekindle an insurgency unless Ankara resuscitates their peace process soon. Accusing Turkey of waging a proxy war against Kurds in Syria by backing Islamist rebels fighting them in the north, Cemil Bayik, a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) told Reuters the group had the right to retaliate. ...

Extremist groups hobble Syrian peace negotiations Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:52 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Violent extremists seeking to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad may instead have hurt negotiations to replace him, frustrating Western diplomats who continue to push for his ouster as a necessary part of a peace agreement in the Mideast nation's bloody civil war.

EU revives membership talks with Turkey after three-year hiatus Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:45 AM PDT By Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will launch a new round of accession talks with Turkey next month following a three-year hiatus after Germany dropped opposition prompted by Ankara's crackdown on street protests. Turkey began negotiations to join the EU in 2005, 18 years after applying, but a series of political obstacles, notably over Cyprus and resistance to Turkish membership in Germany and France, have slowed progress. ...

Afghanistan says issues unresolved on U.S. security pact Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:13 AM PDT By Hamid Shalizi and Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan and the United States have not yet agreed on several issues in a bilateral security pact, a senior Afghan spokesman said, raising the prospect that Washington may yet pull out all of its troops next year unless differences are ironed out. Two years ago, the United States ended its military mission in Iraq with a similar "zero option" outcome after the failure of talks with Baghdad. For almost a year, Washington and Kabul have been seeking to conclude a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) that will help determine how many U.S. ...

10 Things to Know for Today Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:11 AM PDT Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

Meeting set on Iraq vet's SpongeBob gravestone Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:19 PM PDT CINCINNATI (AP) — Officials at a cemetery that removed a slain Iraq war veteran's towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone from her final resting place after they deemed it inappropriate for their traditional grounds were planning to meet with the soldier's family to explore possible solutions.

Chris Christie, in GOP presidential pole position Posted: 21 Oct 2013 02:12 PM PDT For the GOP, Chris Christie is on the leading edge of politics, the most broadly acceptable captain of a change movement that the Republican Party can embrace. That makes him the de facto leader of red state America, even if they're not willing to accept him just yet.

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