Los Angeles Times | Mayors approve end-the-wars resolution UPI.com UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg BALTIMORE, June 20 (UPI) -- US mayors voted Monday in favor of a resolution urging speedy ends to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, redirecting war funding to needs at home. The resolution was adopted after it was amended to ... US Mayors Pass Resolution To Bring 'War Dollars' Home Mayors Ask Congress To End Iraq, Afghan Wars, Reroute Money To US Cities Nation's mayors pass resolution to 'bring US war dollars home' |
CTV.ca | Baghdad bombs target police, security personnel Washington Post BAGHDAD — Multiple bombs detonated in Iraq's capital on Monday morning, jolting residents out of bed, killing at least one police officer and injuring several people, and startling a carful of security officials working for ... Bomb targets French embassy car in Iraq Iraq: Bomb hits French embassy convoy Attacks kill 2, wound 16 in Iraq |
AFP | Iran Sets Hearing Date for American Hikers Voice of America Nearly two years have passed since Iranian authorities arrested three US hikers on charges of illegally crossing into the country from Iraq and spying. One of the hikers, Sarah Shourd, was released on bail last year. The other two hikers, ... Captive hikers get trial date in Iran Iran sets new hearing date for US hikers: lawyer Former detained hiker speaks on campus |
Daily Mail | Brian Haw sacrificed his life for peace The Guardian 'Brian Haw did not stop the Iraq war, but he will be remembered as a man who stood against it.' Photograph: Paul Grover/Rex Features Brian Haw was a man of principle and a man of action who took his campaign against the Iraq war to Parliament Square ... 'Unsung hero' Brian Haw, 1949-2011 Brian Haw, Parliament Square peace activist, dies Peace campaigner Brian Haw was eccentric but shamed the liars in Parliament |
Iraq awards cement factory contract to Turkish group Reuters BAGHDAD, June 20 (Reuters) - Iraq has awarded Turkey's Partner Teknik a contract to renovate a cement factory as part of plans to rehabilitate its dilapidated state industries after years of wars and sanctions, the government said on Monday. ... |
ArabianBusiness.com | Iraq demands return of $17bn missing oil money 'stolen by US after 2003 invasion' Daily Mail By Daily Mail Reporter Iraq is demanding the return of $17billion (£10.5billion) in oil money it says was stolen by US institutions in the wake of the 2003 invasion. In a letter to sent the UN sent last month the Iraqi parliament asked for help finding ... Iraq to chase missing billions Iraq hunting $17 billion missing after US invasion Iraq hunting $17 billion missing after US invasion |
The National | Iraq's Kurds content to wait for their state The National Erbil, Iraq: A view of the country's biggest park, with the one of the city's largest mosques in the background. Lee Hoagland/The National ERBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN // Masrour Barzani, the son of the President of the Kurdistan Region, says he eventually ... Kurds could guide Arab Spring Iraq's Kurds reserve right to have their own State among 22 Arab states ... Gas is Vital for the Future |
New York Times | Lung ailments rise among Iraq, Afghan veterans Boston Globe Gary Durham, an Iraq veteran, received a medical discharge from the Army in 2005 after he developed breathing problems. (Josh Anderson/ The New York Times) By James Dao NEW YORK — As a teenager in northern New York, Gary Durham ran cross-country and ... Debate Swirls Around Research Showing Lung Problems for Returned Troops |
Defendant in death lawsuit sent to Iraq Richmond Register Matt Lasters, who was the operator of the CSX train that struck and killed Hillary Hadley, 21, is in Iraq serving in the Army, according to an order filed Monday in Madison Circuit Court. The order, signed by Judge William Clouse and agreed to by ... Lawsuit over train fatality could be delayed |
Los Angeles Times | President Obama to unveil plan for Afghanistan, Iraq The State Column President Obama will reportedly unveil his plan for US troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq Wednesday, according the White House. Mr. Obama is finalizing his decision on how many US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan starting next month and is ... Obama Sets June 22 Announcement on Afghanistan Drawdown Plan Obama to Announce Plans for Afghan Surge Pullout Obama to announce Afghanistan withdrawal decision on Wednesday |