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  • Schumer Urges Bush to Adopt New Strategy in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 14 minutes ago
    For the second straight weekend, top Senate Democrats shrank away from core principles they had set out in the Iraq war debate, signaling yesterday that they are prepared to drop a timetable mandating the withdrawal of U.S. troops from war funding legislation, should President Bush veto the bill.
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  • Pope mourns Iraq's 'continual slaughter' Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
    In an Easter litany of the world's suffering, Pope Benedict XVI lamented that "nothing positive" is happening in Iraq and decried the unrest in Afghanistan and bloodshed in Africa and Asia.
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  • Summit should only deal with Iraq, not regional quarrels: Zebari Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
    A summit between Iraq's neighbours and world powers next month in Egypt should only deal with problems in Iraq, and should not be dominated by issues between the United States, Iran and Syria, the Iraqi foreign minister said in an interview published Monday.
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  • 59% - Want Congress to Set Deadline for U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq Open this result in new window
    Pew via Yahoo! News - 45 minutes ago
    Nearly six-in-ten (59%) American adults now say they would like to see their congressional representative vote for legislation calling for a withdrawal of US forces from Iraq by August 2008.
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  • Attacks in Iraq kill 10 Americans Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 6:06 PM
    The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen on Sunday to redouble their battle to oust American forces and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy." The U.S. military announced the weekend deaths of 10 American soldiers, including six killed on Sunday.
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  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,280 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 4:52 PM
    As of Sunday, April 8, 2007, at least 3,280 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,634 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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  • Pope mourns Iraq's 'continual slaughter' Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 2:12 PM
    On Christianity's most joyous day, Pope Benedict XVI lamented the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and unrest in Afghanistan as he denounced violence in the name of religion.
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  • Levin: Senate will keep paying for Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 1:56 PM
    The Senate will not stop paying for the Iraq war or relent from insisting that President Bush keep pressing the Baghdad government for a negotiated end to the violence, a top Democrat said Sunday.
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  • US Democrats will not cut Iraq troop funding: senator Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 1:34 PM
    US Democrats will not seek to cut funding for US troops in Iraq but will insist on political progress in the war-torn country as a condition, a key senator said Sunday.
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  • Iran warns relations with Iraq in danger Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 12:20 PM
    Iran's foreign minister warned Sunday that cooperation with Iraq could deteriorate if five Iranian diplomats detained by U.S. troops in Iraq are not set free.
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  • 6 U.S. troops killed in Iraq; 3 in blast Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 12:33 PM
    The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen on Sunday to redouble their battle to oust American forces and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy." Separately, six American soldiers were killed, including three who died in a roadside bombing south of Baghdad.
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  • Iraq violence kills at least 23 Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 9:04 AM
    At least 23 people were killed in Iraq on Sunday where violence showed no let-up four years after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, except for a drop in execution-type killings in the capital patrolled by some 80,000 troops.
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  • Iran warns Iraq over Iranians held by U.S. forces Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 9:22 AM
    Iran has warned neighboring Iraq that its failure to secure the release of five Iranians detained there by U.S. forces could impair Tehran's cooperation with Baghdad, a senior official was quoted on Sunday as saying.
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  • Levin: Senate won't withhold Iraq funds Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 9:43 AM
    The Senate will not stop paying for the Iraq war nor relent from insisting that President Bush keep pressing the Baghdad government for a negotiated end to the violence, a Democratic leader said Sunday.
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  • Iraq cleric says fight in Diwaniyah is 'trap' by US Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 7:44 AM
    Iraq's radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Sunday urged his militiamen and security forces to end their three-day-long fight in Diwaniyah, saying it was a "trap" by US-led forces.
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  • Families seek news of detained Iranians in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 7:54 AM
    The families of five Iranians held for three months in US detention in Iraq met an International Committee of the Red Cross representative on Sunday to ask for news about their health, state media said.
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  • Report: British face 5 more years in Iraq Open this result in new window
    UPI - Apr 08 4:50 PM
    British defense officials expect the nation's military forces to remain in Iraq at least until 2012, a published report says.
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  • Family, Friends Honor Upstate Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WYFF via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 5:59 AM
    An Upstate soldier killed while serving in Iraq was laid to rest Saturday.
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  • Pope laments 'slaughter' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 5:31 AM
    In his Easter message on Christianity's most joyous day, Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday decried suffering in the world, lamenting the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and expressing worry over unrest and instability in Afghanistan.
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  • Man Facing Death In Iraq Seeks Review Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Apr 08 3:44 PM
    Lawyers for an American citizen facing a death sentence in Iraq said Friday they will ask the Supreme Court to review the man's case.
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  • Pope, on Easter, laments Iraq "slaughter" Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 08 3:58 AM
    Pope Benedict, in his Easter message, made an impassioned call for world peace on Sunday that lamented the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and the growing unrest in Afghanistan.
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  • Six U.S. Soldiers Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Apr 08 1:30 PM
    Six U.S. soldiers died in Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military announced. Four were killed by south of Baghdad and two died in Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, both north of Baghdad.
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  • Pope: "Nothing Positive" Happening In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Apr 08 2:00 PM
    Celebrating the most important event of the Christian Church calendar, Pope Benedict XVI addressed thousands at Vatican City on Easter Sunday, denouncing the "continual slaughter" in Iraq, and conflicts in Africa and Asia.
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  • Court Avoids Iraq Kidnapping Case Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Apr 08 12:31 PM
    A federal appeals court refused to intervene Friday in the case of a U.S. citizen facing a death sentence in Iraq for his role in the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists in Baghdad.
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  • Pope, amid Easter's joy, mourns 'continual slaughter' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Apr 08 1:04 PM
    Even on Christianity's most joyous day, Pope Benedict XVI lamented the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and unrest in Afghanistan as he denounced "the thousand faces of violence which some people attempt to justify in the name of religion."
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  • Public polarized on Iraq war plans Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - 26 minutes ago
    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spent Congress' spring recess at home in Nevada, touting Democrats' troop-withdrawal timetable as the fix to President Bush's Iraq war plan on local TV shows and press events.
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  • 6 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 08 12:43 PM
    6 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq, Military Reports
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  • US Toll Mounts In Iraq As Six More Soldiers Killed Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - 58 minutes ago
    (RTTNews) - The death toll of US soldiers killed in Iraq has been mounting steadily despite Washington administration's claim that the situation in Baghdad has improved since the troop surge.
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  • Iraq Deployment Extensions by Pamela Hess UPI Pentagon Correspondent Washington (UPI) April 06, 2007 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Apr 08 6:40 PM
    The Pentagon announced Monday about 1,000 troops with the 25th Infantry Division will have their current deployment in Iraq extended by 45 days. It also announced two units that will return to Iraq in 2007 with less than a year of rest and reset time since their last Iraq deployment.
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  • Baghdad: Iran bars Iraq PM from its airspace Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Apr 07 11:48 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) -- Iran refused to allow a plane carrying Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on a trip to Asia to cross its airspace overnight, a senior adviser to the Iraqi leader said on Sunday.
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  • British troops may be in Iraq until 2012: paper Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 07 11:42 PM
    British troops could be serving in Iraq for at least another five years, a newspaper reported on Sunday, quoting what it said was a confidential military planning document.
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  • Attacks in Iraq Kill 10 Americans Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Apr 08 2:31 PM
    The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen on Sunday to redouble their battle to oust American forces and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy." The U.S. military announced the weekend deaths...
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  • Rivals warned ahead of Iraq talks Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Apr 08 6:05 PM
    Iraq must not become a crucible for confrontation between the US, Iran and Syria, foreign minister says.
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  • 'Cooperation with Iraq could deteriorate' Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
    Iran's foreign minister warned that cooperation with Iraq could deteriorate if five Iranian diplomats detained by US troops in Iraq are not set free.
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  • Levin: Senate Won't Withhold Iraq Funds Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 08 10:22 AM
    Senate Will Not Stop Paying for Iraq War, Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin Says
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  • Iraq No Better Than With Hussein, Insider Says Open this result in new window
    WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
    The new Iraq is as corrupt as it was under Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi government insider says.
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  • Iraq costs filter down Open this result in new window
    Denver Daily News - 1 minute ago
    The cost of the Iraq war is filtering down to state and local budgets, forcing cuts in transportation funding, Medicaid, education and other federally subsidized programs, according to analysts and lawmakers.
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  • Insider: Iraq Just As Corrupt As Under Saddam Open this result in new window
    NBC 5 Chicago - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
    An Iraqi government insider says the new Iraq is as corrupt as it was during the Saddam Hussein regime.
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  • Pope laments Iraq, Afghan bloodshed Open this result in new window
    Knoxville News Sentinel - 21 minutes ago
    On Christianity's most joyous day, Pope Benedict XVI spoke sadly of the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and unrest in Afghanistan as he denounced violence in the name of religion.
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  • Technology aids Iraq war wounded Open this result in new window
    The Express-Times - 31 minutes ago
    The same technology aiding triple-amputee Cameron Clapp is also helping those with wartime injuries. Of the 25,624 the Defense Department says have been injured in Iraq, Afghanistan and other fronts since October 2001, 897 have endured amputation, department spokesman Terry Jones said.
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  • Iran: Relations with Iraq in danger if 5 diplomats not freed Open this result in new window
    Deutsche Welle - 6 minutes ago
    Iran has warned that relations with neighbouring Iraq could deteriorate if five Iranian diplomats detained by US troops in Iraq are not set free. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tehran is investigating the fate of the detained diplomats and urged Iraq to do the same.
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  • 10 Americans Die in Bloody Iraq Weekend Open this result in new window
    RedNova - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
    By STEVEN R. HURST BAGHDAD - The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen on Sunday to redouble their battle to oust American forces and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy." The U.S.
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  • QUIT IRAQ CALL FROM SAD GRAN Open this result in new window
    Daily Mirror - 11 minutes ago
    THE family of soldier Kris O'Neill, who was blown up in Iraq, yesterday called for Tony Blair to bring British troops home.
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  • Politics Collide With Iraq Realities Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Apr 07 6:45 PM
    There are two Iraq wars being waged, according to military officers on the ground and defense experts: the one fought in the streets of Baghdad, and the war as it is perceived in Washington.
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  • Democrats may yet relent on Iraq funds Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
    The Democratic-controlled US Congress will be willing to compromise with President George W. Bush if he vetoes a bill linking funding for the war in Iraq to a drawdown of US troops, two senior senators signalled yesterday.
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  • Pope's Remarks Seen as Foray Into Iraq Debate Open this result in new window
    The New York Sun - 57 minutes ago
    Pope Benedict XVI provoked a mixture of outrage and sorrow among American Roman Catholics yesterday by his apparent condemnation of military action in Iraq during his traditional Easter address to the crowds assembled in front of the Vatican, which was televised around the world. His declaration that "nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population ...
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  • President Bush, Hawaii Residents Mark Anniversary of Iraq Invasion Open this result in new window
    KHNL News 8 Honolulu - 35 minutes ago
    WAHIAWA (KHNL) - President Bush marked the fourth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq with a plea for patience Monday. But for those opposed to the war, patience is wearing thin.
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  • Reporter's Notebook: Not McCain's Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Apr 08 8:00 AM
    Veteran foreign correspondent Allen Pizzey just left Iraq after a five-week rotation. His view of the situation there differs sharply from a congressional delegation that visited this week.
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  • Pope laments over situation in Iraq, Africa Open this result in new window
    Deutsche Welle - 7 minutes ago
    Pope Benedict XVI has lamented over the situation in Iraq and in parts of Africa in his Easter message.
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  • McCain Discusses Iraq Market Visit Open this result in new window
    KDKA Pittsburgh - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
    Senator John McCain says the House, the Senate and the majority of the American people are all wrong when it comes to Iraq. He set out to prove it last week by walking into the heart of Baghdad. What he said about security after that walk set off front page outrage in the media. Correspondent Scott Pelley and a 60 Minutes team were the only reporters with McCain. CBS News Interactive: Iraq ...
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  • Two soldiers with Hawaii ties die in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KHNL News 8 Honolulu - 33 minutes ago
    HONOLULU The Department of Defense says two soldiers with Hawaii ties were killed in Iraq this week.
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  • Mississippi Soldier Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WLBT 3 - 42 minutes ago
    Family members of Jerry Clark Burge, Jr. say the Staff Seargeant has been killed in Iraq. The Picayune native was killed Wednesday by a roadside bomb. Burge was a member of the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas and was stationed near Baghdad.
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  • Pope: 'Nothing Positive' From Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 08 6:58 AM
    In Easter Litany of World's Suffering, Pope Says 'Nothing Positive' Comes From Iraq
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  • Alleged al-Qaida in Iraq member captured Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Apr 08 4:20 PM
    American troops have captured an alleged member of al-Qaida in Iraq who is believed to be responsible for several devastating car-bomb attacks in Baghdad, officials said Sunday.
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  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,280 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 08 4:13 PM
    As of Sunday, April 8, 2007, at least 3,280 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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  • Pope decries 'slaughter' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Apr 08 4:17 AM
    Pope Benedict XVI laments that "nothing positive comes from Iraq", in his Easter message in St Peter's Square.
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  • McCain rethinks his Iraq policy Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Apr 08 6:05 PM
    John McCain, a forceful advocate of George Bush's plan for a surge of US troops in Iraq, yesterday disavowed his recent rosy assessment of security in Baghdad in an effort to regain his frontrunner status among Republican contenders for the party's nomination for the presidency.
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  • Pontiff saddened by 'slaughter' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    UPI - Apr 08 6:49 AM
    Pope Benedict XVI bemoaned the ongoing global violence, notably in Iraq, and stated in his Easter Sunday address at the Vatican that "peace is sorely ...
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  • Pope: Nothing positive happening in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Apr 08 5:59 PM
    On Christians' most joyful feast day, Pope Benedict XVI lamented that "nothing positive" is happening in Iraq.
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  • Pope condemns the continuing slaughter in Iraq and hunger in Africa Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Apr 08 3:02 PM
    In an implicit rebuke to Tony Blair and President Bush, the Pope lamented yesterday that nothing positive was coming from Iraq.
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  • Levin: Dems won't cut off funds to Iraq troops Open this result in new window
    Detroit News - Apr 08 10:30 AM
    WASHINGTON -- Michigan Senator Carl Levin said today he believes Congress will pass an emergency spending bill to guarantee funding for troops in Iraq, but that Democrats will likely try to attach language requiring President Bush to certify that Iraq's leaders reach certain political benchmarks.
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  • Six US soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Apr 08 3:16 PM
    Six US soldiers died in Iraq on Sunday, the US military announced.
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  • How does the ASDF help Iraq? Open this result in new window
    The Japan Times - Apr 08 4:47 PM
    The government has submitted to the Diet a bill for a two-year extension of the July 2003 ad hoc law to deploy Self-Defense Forces for noncombat activities in Iraq. Since the law expires at the end... Read more ...
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  • Keep regional quarrels out of talks, says Iraq Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Apr 08 4:20 PM
    Iraq must not become a crucible for confrontation between the US and its regional foes Iran and Syria, the foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari warned yesterday, adding that Iraq's security should be the "only issue on the agenda" of a major international conference aimed at finding ways to stabilise the strife-torn country.
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  • Maps of Iraq Symbolize Unity Call Open this result in new window
    NPR - Apr 08 3:45 PM
    Weary of sectarian bloodshed, some Baghdad residents have taken to wearing small gold maps of Iraq around their necks to express their loyalty to a unified nation.
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  • Exit Iraq? Republicans say "Yes!" Open this result in new window
    The Nation via Yahoo! News - Apr 07 6:27 PM
    The Nation -- QUESTION: Do you favor a withdrawal of all United States military from Iraq within the next six months?
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  • Soldier Injured in Afghanistan Seeks Renewal in Iraq Mission Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Apr 07 7:25 PM
    CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq -- The soldier woke up at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in October 2004 with no memory of the ambush or his trip home from Afghanistan. Every bone in his face but one was shattered. He was drugged and delusional, eating and breathing through tubes. In four days, Army Lt. Drew Sloan had lost 17 pounds....
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  • Pope Mourns Iraq's 'Continual Slaughter Open this result in new window
    WGRZ-TV Buffalo - Apr 08 6:42 PM
    VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict is lamenting what he calls the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and the unrest in Afghanistan. In his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" Easter address, Benedict denounces terrorism and kidnappings and what he calls "the thousand faces of violence which some people attempt to justify in the name of religion."
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  • Bomb kills 17 in Iraq town, wounds two dozen Open this result in new window
    The New Zealand Herald - Apr 08 3:53 PM
    MAHMUDIYA, Iraq - A car bomb killed 17 people and wounded two dozen in a town south of Baghdad today, the latest in a spate of attacks outside the Iraqi capital since a new security plan took effect there.
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  • Freed Iranian diplomat claims he was tortured by the CIA in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Independent - Apr 08 4:35 PM
    Friction between Iran and the US has taken a new twist after an Iranian diplomat freed having been seized in Iraq and held for two months accused the CIA of torturing him during his captivity. The US denied the claim.
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  • Protestors rally in Spain over cameraman's death in Iraq Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
    Over 100 people rallied in front of the U.S. embassy in Madrid on Sunday to protest against the killing of a Spanish cameraman in Iraq in 2003.
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  • British troops could stay in Iraq until 2012 Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 07 5:48 PM
    British troops could be serving in Iraq until as late as 2012, the Sunday Telegraph reported, quoting a confidential planning document.
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  • Pope condemns 'slaughter' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Daily Mail - Apr 08 3:55 PM
    The Pope has issued a withering assessment of Tony Blair's military adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan. Benedict XVI used his Easter address to express deep despondency that 'nothing positive' is happening.
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  • Iraqi official's book blasts U.S. failures in Iraq Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Apr 08 6:08 PM
    Ali A Allawi, senior adviser to the prime minister of Iraq and once served as Iraq's trade, defense and finance minister at different times, blasted U.S. failures in Iraq in his 500-page book "The Occupation of Iraq," the AP reported Sunday.
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  • 13,000 Guard troops prepare for Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 07 5:29 PM
    National Guard Staff Sgt. Gabe Robinson knows he will be married only a matter of months before he's likely to redeploy to Iraq, but considers himself lucky he's been home since 2004.
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  • AL official hopes Iraq conferences can help achieve reconciliation Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Apr 08 6:37 PM
    An Arab League (AL) senior official on Sunday voiced hope for achieving reconciliation during the upcoming two international conferences on Iraq to be hosted by Egypt in early May.
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  • Pope Appeals for Peace in Iraq, Afghanistan in Easter Message Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Apr 08 4:56 AM
    April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in Afghanistan, Iraq and in the Middle East in a traditional Easter message today that included prayers in Arabic and Hebrew.
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  • Navy SEAL from Upper Peninsula reported killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Battle Creek Enquirer - Apr 08 6:27 PM
    CRYSTAL FALLS A Navy SEAL from the Upper Peninsula was killed in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Sunday. Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph C. Schwedler, 27, of Crystal Falls, died Thursday while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province.
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  • Iraq: Follow the Money Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Apr 08 4:44 PM
    The US invasion created a kleptocracy in Iraq that at least equals that of Saddam Hussein. The shambles created by the bombing in the Gulf War, maintained by the UN sanctions up until the US occupation, continue under corruption and incompetence on a grand scale.
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  • Another Bloody Attack in Iraq as US Military Funding Debated Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Apr 08 12:23 PM
    The fierce debate in Washington over funding U.S. troops in Iraq continues. Meanwhile, a car bomb attack has killed 17 people and wounded 26 near a health clinic and mosque south of Baghdad.
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  • Bush, Democrats engage in crossfire on Iraq funds Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 07 4:44 PM
    President George W. Bush piled pressure on Democrats on Saturday to approve $100 billion to fund the Iraq war without attaching a troop pullout timetable, while Democrats called on him to compromise.
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  • 10 U.S. Troops Died In Iraq This Weekend Open this result in new window
    NBC 5 Chicago - Apr 08 5:25 PM
    The U.S. military said six U.S. soldiers died in Iraq Sunday. Four others died earlier this weekend.
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  • Pope laments Iraq 'slaughter' in Easter message Open this result in new window
    The New Zealand Herald - Apr 08 3:53 PM
    VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict, in his Easter message, made an impassioned call for world peace today that lamented the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and the growing unrest in Afghanistan.
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  • Sister of bomb victim Joanna heading back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Daily Mail - Apr 08 3:55 PM
    Having to cope with losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare. But as Neil and Annie Dyer grieve for their girl Joanna, killed while serving in Iraq, they must endure the extra agony of having another daughter in a warzone
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  • POPE IN APPEAL FOR END TO 'CONTINUAL SLAUGHTER' IN IRAQ Open this result in new window
    Daily Record - 8 minutes ago
    THE POPE made an emotional plea for world peace in his Easter message yesterday. The 79-year-old lamented the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and the growing unrest in Afghanistan as he addressed tens of thousands in St Peter's Square, Rome.
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  • 10 Americans Die in Bloody Iraq Weekend Open this result in new window
    The Columbian - Apr 08 5:00 PM
    BAGHDAD (AP) -- The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen on Sunday to redouble their battle to oust American forces and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy."
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  • Pope Laments 'Slaughter' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 08 3:58 AM
    In Easter Address, Pope Laments 'Continual Slaughter' in Iraq and Woes in Africa, Afghanistan
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  • Pope Laments 'Slaughter' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 08 3:43 AM
    In Easter Address, Pope Laments 'Slaughter' in Iraq, Woes in Africa, Afghanistan
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  • Pope says in Easter speech he sees 'nothing positive' from Iraq Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Apr 08 1:42 PM
    VATICAN CITY (AP) - In an Easter litany of the world's suffering, Pope Benedict lamented that "nothing positive" is happening in Iraq and decried the unrest in Afghanistan and bloodshed in Africa and Asia.
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  • 10 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Apr 08 5:32 PM
    The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen on Sunday to redouble their battle to oust American forces and argued that Iraq's
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  • US Democrats will not cut Iraq troop funding: senator Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Apr 08 12:56 PM
    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Democrats will not seek to cut funding for US troops in Iraq but will insist on political progress in the war-torn country as a condition, a senator said Sunday.
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  • Services for Guardsman killed in Iraq set for Thursday Open this result in new window
    The Times of Northwest Indiana - Apr 08 4:48 PM
    MARION, Ind. - An Indiana soldier killed last week in Iraq will be buried Thursday.
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  • Alum, 32, killed on duty in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Mac Weekly - 29 minutes ago
    This month, Stephen Kowalczyk, class of 97, a former captain of the Macalester swim team and a specialist in the US Army, was killed by small arms fire in Muqdadiyah, Iraq while on duty.
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  • Iran has no plan to meet US at Iraq conference Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
    Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday that Iran had no plans to meet with US officials on the sidelines of the upcoming conference on Iraq, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
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  • Six US soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WKYC Cleveland - Apr 08 4:52 PM
    Six US soldiers killed in Iraq
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  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,270 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 07 4:10 PM
    As of Saturday, April 7, 2007, at least 3,270 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,634 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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  • Soldiers with Hawaii Ties Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KGMB 9 Honolulu - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
    It's been a deadly weekend for American troops in Iraq. The U.S. military says 10 soldiers were killed. One was based here in Hawaii. Sgt. Forrest Cauthorn of Virginia was stationed at Schofield Barracks. The 22-year-old died during a grenade attack in Iraq.
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  • Amid Easter joy, the Pope mourns 'slaughter' in Iraq, worries about Afghanistan Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Apr 08 11:53 AM
    VATICAN CITY (AP) - Even on Christianity's most joyous day, Pope Benedict lamented the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and unrest in Afghanistan as he denounced "the thousand faces of violence which some people attempt to justify in the name of religion."
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  • Iraq's homeless poor crushed by war's aftermath Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 48 minutes ago
    An old man slumbers on a rotten and stinking sofa as a malnourished scruffy child in rags bats around a ball in the dust and flies buzz through the decay. In Baghdad the homeless live hand to mouth.
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  • President attends Easter service at base that has sent thousands of soldiers to Iraq Open this result in new window
    San Diego Union-Tribune - Apr 08 11:09 AM
    FORT HOOD, Texas, 8:58 a.m. April 8 (AP): President Bush prayed for peace Sunday at an Easter service during a visit to an Army post that has sent thousands of soldiers to war in Iraq.
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