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Pilgrims wounded in Iraq bombing - CNN Sun, 27 May 2012 18:10:12 GMT

AFP

Pilgrims wounded in Iraq bombing CNN Baghdad (CNN) -- A bus full of Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan was struck by a roadside bomb Sunday in Iraq, leaving 24 wounded, officials said. The incident took place near Falluja, west of Baghdad, police and hospital officials said. Iraq Bomb Injures 24 Pakistani Pilgrims Near BaghdadHuffington Post Officials: Iraq bomb injures 24 Pakistani pilgrimsBoston.com all 195 news articles »

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Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Filing For Disability Benefits At Historic Rate - Huffington Post Sun, 27 May 2012 16:08:31 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Filing For Disability Benefits At Historic Rate Huffington Post A staggering 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service-related. That is more than double the estimate of 21 percent who filed such claims after the Gulf ... The VA's Shameful BetrayalNew York Times Memorial Day - Those we must rememberSan Francisco Chronicle all 984 news articles »

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Millions in global aid for Iraq sits unspent - Fox News Sun, 27 May 2012 18:45:17 GMT

Millions in global aid for Iraq sits unspent Fox News BAQOUBA, Iraq – Outside the crumbling elementary school, goats feed on trash strewn across the front yard. Inside, the ceiling is rotting, toilets don't work and students scrunch hip-to-hip behind narrow desks. Millions of dollars in international aid ... and more »

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BBC News uses 'Iraq photo to illustrate Syrian massacre' - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 27 May 2012 21:39:54 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

BBC News uses 'Iraq photo to illustrate Syrian massacre' Telegraph.co.uk The BBC is facing criticism after it accidentally used a picture taken in Iraq in 2003 to illustrate the senseless massacre of children in Syria. By Hannah Furness Photographer Marco di Lauro said he nearly “fell off his chair” when he saw the image ... BBC blunder: world top news site 'uses Iraq photo for Syria massacre'News Tribe all 2,373 news articles »

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Learning from the barber from Iraq - Washington Post Mon, 28 May 2012 00:16:24 GMT

Learning from the barber from Iraq Washington Post “Iraq,” he said. Where? “Baghdad.” Did he plan on going back? “No.” It was like the Iranian saying that it was better in America, a conversation stopper. Everything was a conversation stopper with the new guy from Iraq. Maybe he'd once been a talker ...

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Iraq native did what was right - Columbia Daily Tribune Sun, 27 May 2012 07:09:34 GMT

Columbia Daily Tribune

Iraq native did what was right Columbia Daily Tribune BY STEVE JACOBS When I heard the judge sentence my friend Shakir Hamoodi to three years in prison, I remembered our first introduction and his advice before I embarked on a human rights delegation in 1997 to Iraq to document the desperate conditions ... Finally, an American Is Jailed for Actions Toward IraqLew Rockwell (blog) all 2 news articles »

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Freeport church memorializes Iraq and Afghanistan dead - WREX-TV Mon, 28 May 2012 02:00:22 GMT

Freeport church memorializes Iraq and Afghanistan dead WREX-TV They are a tribute to those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan while serving our country. Like makeshift graves the simple white crosses stretch the span of the yard across from the church. Each cross bearing the name of America's sons and daughters, ...

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It was a week full of portents for Egypt, Iran, and Iraq - The National Sun, 27 May 2012 20:07:34 GMT

It was a week full of portents for Egypt, Iran, and Iraq The National Egypt, Iran and Iraq each had an eventful week, one that sends meaningful signals about the future of each. And what happens next in these three states, each the heir to an ancient civilisation, will also have considerable effect on the future of the ... and more »

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Conference in Iraq Focuses on Women's Role in Politics - AINA (press release) Mon, 28 May 2012 01:56:34 GMT

Conference in Iraq Focuses on Women's Role in Politics AINA (press release) ERBIL, Iraq -- More than 200 women delegates converged on Erbil's Saad Abdulla Convention Center for the second National Conference of Kurdish Women last week. Uniting under the slogan "Cooperation and Unanimity of Women for National Union" delegations ... and more »

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Veterans new fight: reviving inner-city America - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 27 May 2012 16:18:22 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Veterans new fight: reviving inner-city America Christian Science Monitor How some veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are helping turn around a drug-infested neighborhood of Baltimore – and themselves. Veterans Dave Landymore (l.) and Eric 'Smitty' Smith are pictured. This is the cover story in the May 28 edition ... Veterans fight to revive inner-cities across AmericaAlaska Dispatch all 2 news articles »