| Economist challenges idea of aging farmer crisis Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:20 AM PST  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Agriculture economists have long warned that farmers are getting old and staying on their land longer, delaying the turnover to a younger generation. But an Ohio State University professor argues that those fears are overstated and the United States likely will have little problem replacing aging farmers as long as business is good, as it has been for the past decade.
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| Iraq bans Turkey planes ahead of Kurd oil conference Posted: 30 Nov 2013 08:57 AM PST  Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - Baghdad has barred Turkish private planes from flying to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, officials said Saturday, ahead of an energy conference that Ankara's energy minister was expected to attend. The move comes amid mounting tensions between Iraq and Turkey over a mooted pipeline that could begin pumping oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan as early as next month, infuriating Baghdad, which insists all energy sales should be via the central government.
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| Seven dead in renewed Iraq bloodshed Posted: 30 Nov 2013 06:54 AM PST  Attacks near Baghdad and north of Iraq's capital left seven people dead on Saturday, amid a protracted surge in bloodshed fuelling fears the country is slipping back into all-out sectarian war. Iraq's worst violence since 2008 has left more than 650 people dead already this month and forced authorities to appeal for international help in combatting militancy just months before a general election. Violence on Saturday struck near Baghdad, as well as in and around the main northern city of Mosul and the ethnically-mixed town of Tuz Khurmatu, all areas that have been hit hard in recent months. Security forces have trumpeted operations against militants primarily in Sunni-majority northern and western Iraq, which they say are having an impact.
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| Military veterans campaign as can-do candidates Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:13 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — When he meets voters in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, former Army Ranger Kevin Strouse recounts how he helped clear a city block in Iraq during the rescue of prisoner of war Jessica Lynch in 2003. The story is meant to show his experience working with others to accomplish a goal.
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| Man awaiting murder trial ate Ajax, lawyer says Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:11 AM PST  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man ate cleanser that he apparently collected slowly while in custody and died while awaiting trial in the killings of four homeless men and two others, his lawyer said.
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| Car bomb near bus stop outside Baghdad kills 4 Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:31 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say a car bomb has killed four people near a bus stop in a town just south of Baghdad. |
