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Petition condemns Iran for "disorder" in S.Iraq (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:52:31 GMT
More than 300,000 Iraqis including 600 Shi'ite tribal leaders have signed a petition accusing Iran of sowing "disorder" in southern Iraq, a group of sheikhs involved in the campaign said.

Debating Iraq's transition (International Herald Tribune)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:48:23 GMT
We need a surge in diplomacy to finish the job in Iraq.

U.S. defends AP photographer's detention in Iraq (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:36:54 GMT
The U.S. military on Wednesday defended its 19-month detention of an award-winning Associated Press photographer it has accused of working with insurgents in Iraq, saying he remained a "security threat."

US general says Iran helping stop Iraq bloodshed (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:51:58 GMT
A US general on Wednesday acknowledged Iran's role in helping quell the bloodshed in Iraq, saying Tehran had contributed to stopping the flow of arms across the border into the country.

Iraq boosts oil exports after re-opening Kirkuk pipeline (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:55:27 GMT
Iraq has boosted its oil exports to almost two million barrels a day (bpd) after reopening a pipeline to Turkey and hopes to sharply raise output in 2008, a senior oil official said on Wednesday.

AP photographer suspected of aiding Iraq insurgency (International Herald Tribune)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:48:43 GMT
He will be sent into Iraq's criminal justice system and an investigative judge with determine what evidence to consider, U.S. authorities say.

Two British troops killed in Iraq helicopter crash (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:01:57 GMT
Two British military personnel were killed in Iraq on Tuesday when their Puma helicopter crashed near Baghdad, the Ministry of Defence said.

War-weary aid groups weigh risk against need in Iraq (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:43:10 GMT
Some Western aid groups driven from Iraq in recent years are cautiously coming back, weighing the danger to their staff against the lives they may save among increasingly desperate Iraqis.

US, Iran to meet on Iraq despite tensions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:23:30 GMT
Tough talk on Iran's nuclear program has raised the specter of a possible US attack, but tensions between the two diplomatic foes nevertheless appear to have eased on the issue of securing Iraq.

Washington diary: Changes in Iraq (BBC News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:17:23 GMT
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, considers Iraq's recent absence from the news and how the US military's approach has changed.