2013年10月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Former UK foreign minister Straw stepping down as MP

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 04:27 PM PDT

Former British foreign minister Jack Straw arrives to give evidence at the Iraq Inquiry at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre, in central London, on February 2, 2011London (AFP) - Former British foreign secretary Jack Straw said Friday he would step down as a member of parliament at the 2015 general election.

Syria claims al-Qaida linked group's leader killed

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 04:22 PM PDT

In this photo made from video released late Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a chemical weapons expert works at a chemical weapons plant at an unknown location in Syria. Norway has turned down a U.S. request to receive the bulk of Syria's chemical weapons for destruction because it doesn't have the capabilities to complete the task by the deadlines given, the Norwegian foreign minister said Friday. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state-run TV reported Friday that the leader of a powerful al-Qaida-linked rebel group has been killed — a claim that if confirmed would be a huge blow to fighters trying to topple President Bashar Assad. At least one rebel commander denied the report.

Analysis: Obama's aversion to Mideast conflicts fuels backlash from allies

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:22 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama walks out with two bags of cheesecake from Junior's Restaurant next to Democratic Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio in BrooklynBy Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From Saudi Arabia to Israel, traditional U.S. allies in the Middle East are beginning to ask: Is America turning its back on us? President Barack Obama's diplomatic overtures to old foe Iran and his last-minute refusal to attack Syria have officials in Israel, the Gulf countries and Turkey wondering if Washington is deliberately neglecting them to avoid being dragged into a Middle East facing deeper sectarian strife and concerns that Tehran may be seeking a nuclear bomb. Media reports that the U.S. ...

Friend: Nevada shooter typical kid, not loner

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:05 PM PDT

This photo shows a memorial to fallen teacher Michael Landsberry, that Sparks Middle School officials moved to the gymnasium, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Sparks, Nev. Students are to return to classes on Monday, a week after a 12-year-old gunman killed Landsberry and wounded two classmates before turning the gun on himself. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner).SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada middle school student who killed a teacher and wounded two classmates before turning the gun on himself appeared to be a typical 12-year-old who liked soccer, was good at video games and didn't have a lot of friends but "didn't seem to be a loner," a friend said Friday.

Bombs targeting Shi'ites kill 16 across Iraq

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 01:53 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of bombs killed at least 16 people across Iraq on Friday as Shi'ite Muslims celebrated a holy festival, police and medical sources said. Nine bombs were detonated by remote control. The deadliest were two roadside devices that exploded in quick succession in a market in the Shi'ite town of Yousufiya, 20 km (12 miles) south of Baghdad, killing at least seven people. ...

UK politician Jack Straw to quit after next vote

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 01:25 PM PDT

FILE- In this Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 file photo, former British Foreign Secretary and Justice Secretary, Jack Straw arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre in London for the Iraq Inquiry. Jack Straw, a former British foreign secretary and elder statesman of the opposition Labour Party, says he will stand down as a member of Parliament in the next general election, it was announced on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. Straw, 67, has sat in Britain's House of Commons for 34 years. In addition to serving as foreign secretary between 2001 and 2006 in the Labour government of Prime Minister Tony Blair, Straw also served as Britain's home secretary and justice secretary. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)LONDON (AP) — Jack Straw, a former British foreign secretary and an elder statesman of the opposition Labour Party, said Friday that he will not seek re-election to Parliament.

Officials: Bombings in central Iraq kill 13 people

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings in central Iraq that targeted a market, a cafe and the homes of police officers killed 13 people Friday, officials said, the latest attacks in a wave of violence roiling the country.

Iraq, Turkey vow to open 'new chapter' in relations

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:43 AM PDT

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) greets his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari on October 25, 2013 before their talks in AnkaraAnkara (AFP) - Iraq and Turkey on Friday vowed, following a meeting between foreign ministers, to improve relations between the two countries which have been marred in recent years by a series of disputes.

If What We’re Being Told About Russian Mercenaries Is True, It Could Add a Whole New Dimension to the Syria Crisis

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 09:20 AM PDT

"Lots of unemployed bad guys available."

Nev. school shooting probe includes bullying video

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 09:18 AM PDT

Hundreds of students and residents attend a candlelight vigil at Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, in honor of slain teacher Michael Landsberry and two 12-year-old students who were injured after a fellow student open fire at the school on Monday, before turning the gun on himself. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — As they try to understand what prompted a 12-year-old boy to open fire at his school, district officials were examining an anti-bullying video that includes a dramatization of a child taking a gun on a school bus to scare aggressors.

Turkey, Iraq eye closer cooperation on Syria as relations thaw

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 09:06 AM PDT

Free Syrian Army fighters take position as they aim their weapons inside a room in Bab Antakya district in Old AleppoBy Humeyra Pamuk and Tulay Karadeniz ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Iraq, both concerned by the rise of al Qaeda in Syria, said on Friday their strained relations were improving and they would cooperate more closely to limit the spillover from Syria's civil war. The two countries' dealings have been tense in recent years, not least because of Turkey's strengthening ties with northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, locked in a dispute with the federal government over oil and land rights. ...

Iraq to press U.S. on drones, F-16s to fight al Qaeda

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 07:27 AM PDT

MQ-1 Predators sit on the Bravo South parking ramp at Balad Air Base, Iraq in this USAF handout photoBy Peg Mackey BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Baghdad government wants the immediate delivery of U.S. drones and F-16 fighter jets in order to combat al Qaeda insurgents, who are making swift advances in the west of the Iraq, a senior Iraqi security official said. Washington agreed in August to supply a $2.6 billion integrated air defense system and F-16 fighter jets, with delivery due in autumn 2014. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who will meets U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next week, has also requested drones to carry out surveillance of Iraq's desert border with Syria. ...

It costs $2.1 million per year for each soldier deployed in Afghanistan: Report

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:31 AM PDT

FILE This Nov. 14, 2002 file-pool photo shows a US soldier, a members of the 82nd Airborne Division, securing an area from the top of an armored vehicle on the sunset near the town of Yayeh Kehl, Paktia province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Amel Emric, POOL)In 2014, it will cost an average of $2.1 million for every U.S. troop serving in Afghanistan, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

Lebanon to vaccinate children after suspected polio cases in Syria

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:22 AM PDT

By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon, which hosts more than 700,000 Syrian refugees, said on Friday it would vaccinate all children under five against polio after suspected cases of the crippling viral disease were found in neighboring Syria. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday at least 22 people had acute flaccid paralysis, a symptom of diseases including polio, in Syria's eastern Deir al-Zor province, which borders Iraq, most of them children. ...

Syrian media: Troops kill 40 rebels near Damascus

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 05:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, as they sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base, that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria. An Islamist extremist group affiliated with al-Qaida, Jabhat al-Nusra has emerged as one of the most powerful rebel factions on the battlefield.(AP Photo/Edlib News Network, ENN, File)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government troops on Friday ambushed rebels near the capital, Damascus, killing at least 40 opposition fighters, state media reported. The ambush was part of the military's offensive against rebel strongholds around President Bashar Assad's seat of power.

Iraq violence leaves 12 dead, 19 wounded

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 04:18 AM PDT

File picture shows Iraqi policeman takes pictures of debris at the site of a blast in Baquba, the provincial capital of the Diyala province, on February 23, 2012Baghdad (AFP) - Ten bombings and a shooting killed at least 12 people and wounded 19 in Iraq on Friday, officials said.

Officials: Bombings across Iraq kill 9 people

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:19 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say a market bombing and an attack on policemen's homes killed nine people in central Iraq.

Kurdish gunmen and jihadis clash in eastern Syria

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, as they sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base, that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria. An Islamist extremist group affiliated with al-Qaida, Jabhat al-Nusra has emerged as one of the most powerful rebel factions on the battlefield.(AP Photo/Edlib News Network, ENN, File)BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian activist group says Kurdish gunmen are battling jihadi rebels in a northeastern town on the border with Iraq.

Hillary Clinton Lauds Progressive Think Tank, Denounces 'Evidence-Free' Policy Debates in DC

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 09:04 PM PDT

Hillary Clinton Lauds Progressive Think Tank, Denounces 'Evidence-Free' Policy Debates in DCClinton Remarks Cap Progressive Think Tank 10th Anniversary Celebration

Ex-NSA chief overheard in 'off-record' interviews on train

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 08:11 PM PDT

Former CIA and National Security Agency chief Michael Hayden, pictured in August, 2013, was overheard criticizing President Barack Obama's administration in what he thought was an anonymous interview, which instead ended up on TwitterWashington (AFP) - A former CIA and National Security Agency chief was overheard criticizing President Barack Obama's administration in what he thought was an anonymous interview, which instead ended up on Twitter.

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