Times Online | In Iraq, security trumps sectarianism at polls Los Angeles Times, CA - Then he gave an answer that would have seemed unthinkable during the depths of Iraq's bloody civil war: "Our prime minister" -- the Shiite head of ... Video: Under Tight Security, Iraqis Go to the Polls A Calmer Iraq Takes Another Try at the Ballot Iraq elections: Polls close as security clampdown keeps violence ... |
Xinhua | Bush shoe-thrower sculpture given the boot in Iraq AFP - TIKRIT, Iraq (AFP) — A huge shoe sculpture honouring the Iraqi reporter who gained global fame by throwing his footwear at former US president George W. ... Iraq sculpture honoring Bush shoe-thrower removed Iraq shoe sculpture is removed Iraq shoe-throwing monument removed |
ABC News | US will not renew Blackwater contract in Iraq Reuters - The move was not a surprise following Iraq's decision to deny a license to Blackwater, which drew intense criticism after its guards opened fire in Baghdad ... Video: Blackwater's Iraq Deal Not to Be Renewed State Department Cancels Iraq Contract With Blackwater US not to renew Blackwater contract for Iraq: report |
Washington Post | Election Results in Iraq's Diyala May Prove to Be a Critical ... Washington Post, United States - By Anthony Shadid BAQUBAH, Iraq, Jan. 31 -- In Iraq's receding but still entrenched sectarian struggle, perhaps the most important votes in the provincial ... Iraq Prepares For High-Stakes Elections Sunni Arabs turn toward the ballot Iraqi candidate runs to make change in her life and her country |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Red tape strands Indiana woman's baby son in Iraq The Associated Press - Eight-month-old Amir Alshemmari remains in his aunt's concrete house in the holy city of Najaf in central Iraq, where his relatives' home has electricity ... Red tape strands Indiana woman's young son in Iraq |
ABC News | Voting for change in Mosul Los Angeles Times, CA - Mosul, Iraq -- Hisham marched to the polls in Mosul eager for change -- the last four years had been disastrous. The voting line moved briskly and people ... Iraqi Christians caught in middle of Mosul vote Three Sunni Candidates Slain Days Before Elections UN condemns killing of Iraqi candidates |
Javno.hr | Iraq January death toll at lowest since 2003 war Reuters - Iraq on Saturday held its most peaceful election since the fall of Saddam. The vote to pick regional councils in 14 of the country's 18 provinces passed ... Iraqi civilian deaths down in January |
Boston Globe | After Promising Quick Iraq Withdrawal, Obama Works Through Details Voice of America - By Al Pessin President Barack Obama is working toward a decision on how quickly to withdraw US troops from Iraq. He has had two meetings with senior ... Video: Obama: Tough Decisions on Iraq, Afghanistan Loom Obama Seeks Accord With Military on Iraq Obama says tough decisions soon on Iraq, Afghan wars |
Javno.hr | Iraq election ends without major attack - ministry Reuters - BAGHDAD, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iraq concluded provincial elections on Saturday without recording a major attack anywhere in the war-weary country, said Defence ... Tension rises with Iraq's elections pending Iraqi fighters swap bullets for ballots Elections End in Iraq; No Major Violence |
My Fox Boston | Security tight as elections begin in Iraq Scotsman, United Kingdom - IRAQ imposed a nationwide security lockdown as voting began today in key regional elections. Blanket measures not seen since the deadliest years of the ... AP Top News at 2:00 am EST |