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UN chief, Maliki discuss lifting Iraq sanctions - Xinhua Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:59:16 GMT

BBC News

UN chief, Maliki discuss lifting Iraq sanctions Xinhua, China - 8 hours ago 6 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon discussed Friday with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki the lifting of sanctions imposed on Iraq during ... UN hails Iraq election results BBC News UN chief visits Iraq after peaceful local vote Reuters UN chief, Maliki discuss lifting Iraq sanctions AFP Kansas City Star - United Press International all 472 news articles

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Houston lawsuit blames Halliburton, KBR in Iraq death - Houston Chronicle Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:05:27 GMT

The Indypendent

Houston lawsuit blames Halliburton, KBR in Iraq death Houston Chronicle, United States - 9 hours ago Several other lawsuits are pending in Houston federal courts against Halliburton and KBR concerning deaths in Iraq. Many have taken years to get to trial. ... Outsourcing Our Wars The Indypendent KBR charged with bribing Nigerian officials CNN Halliburton spinoff prepares to admit bribery The Associated Press Reuters UK - Houston Chronicle all 267 news articles

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VIDEO: Victory for Iraq's PM Maliki - Reuters Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:06:19 GMT

Boston Globe

VIDEO: Victory for Iraq's PM Maliki Reuters - 22 hours ago Results showed major gains for the prime minister's State of Law coalition in Iraq's capital Baghdad and in its second largest city Basra. ... Video: US, Iraq Continue Security Transition AssociatedPress Iraq PM's picks on pace for big election wins USA Today Maliki's bloc prevails in Iraq elections Los Angeles Times Reuters UK - Daily Star - Lebanon all 1,120 news articles

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Obama weighing 23-month Iraq withdrawal option - The Associated Press Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:20:50 GMT

The Southern Ledger

Obama weighing 23-month Iraq withdrawal option The Associated Press - 5 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering at least two troop withdrawal options as it weighs a new Iraq strategy — one that would preserve President ... Military offers several possible timetables for US pullout from Iraq Kansas City Star White House considering 23-month withdrawl option in Iraq WGRZ-TV Light Shed On Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal Review The Washington Independent all 311 news articles

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Iraq: National Olympic Committee election date set - The Associated Press Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:20:31 GMT

Iraq: National Olympic Committee election date set The Associated Press - 6 hours ago BAGHDAD (AP) — Elections for a new National Olympic Committee for Iraq will be held March 14, a spokesman said Friday, capping a monthslong drama that ... Iraq: National Olympic Committee election date set ESPN Iraq: National Olympic Committee election date set International Herald Tribune National Olympic Committee of Iraq to hold elections on 14 March 2009 Olympic all 76 news articles

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Turkish warplanes strike PKK targets in N Iraq - Xinhua Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:31:01 GMT

AFP

Turkish warplanes strike PKK targets in N Iraq Xinhua, China - 16 hours ago ... targets of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) based in northern Iraq during the last two days, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. ... Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebels northern Iraq The Associated Press Turkey bombs Kurdish rebels in Iraq AFP Turkish warplanes launch air operations against PKK in N. Iraq Hürriyet Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - Today's Zaman all 187 news articles

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General Says His Iraq Envoy Job Was Rescinded - New York Times Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:20:56 GMT

World Tribune

General Says His Iraq Envoy Job Was Rescinded New York Times, United States - Feb 5, 2009 With General Zinni fuming in undiplomatic fashion about the way he was treated, the question of who should be the next ambassador to Iraq has turned into an ... Obama Administration Snubbed Retired General for Iraq Diplomat Post FOXNews Dissing General Zinni ABC News General Anthony Zinni snubbed over Iraq post after Barack Obama ... Telegraph.co.uk Foreign Policy - SmartBrief all 43 news articles

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Iraq War resistor returns from British Columbia - Seattle Post Intelligencer Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:12:24 GMT

MINA

Iraq War resistor returns from British Columbia Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2 hours ago AP BLAINE -- Iraq War resister Cliff Cornell, who fled to Canada, is returning to Fort Stewart, Ga., to face a charge of being absent without leave. ... Man Jailed for Trying To Change Job Lew Rockwell Canada deports US deserter, lands in jail MINA all 48 news articles

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Army looking for new ways to curb suicide rate - The Associated Press Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:00:45 GMT

New York Daily News

Army looking for new ways to curb suicide rate The Associated Press - 5 hours ago Dempsey, who led soldiers during two combat tours in Iraq, was questioned about the issue after addressing 1150 soldiers who graduated from basic training ... Army Data Show Rise in Number of Suicides New York Times Army Suicides Rise Sharply ABC News US Army suicides rise sharply in January Xinhua AFP - New York Daily News all 718 news articles

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AP NewsBreak: $35M contract despite electrocutions - The Associated Press Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:00:50 GMT

The Associated Press

AP NewsBreak: $35M contract despite electrocutions The Associated Press - 59 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense contractor KBR Inc., which is under criminal investigation in the electrocution deaths of at least two US soldiers in Iraq, ... KBR gets new contract for electrical work KMPH Fox 26 all 150 news articles