Partial results of Iraq election expected - CNN
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's election commission is expected Thursday to announce partial results of last week's vote. But even if an announcement comes it may be some time before a clear picture emerges on who will lead Iraq and if current prime ...
Family remembers Fort Benning soldier killed in Iraq - Ledger-Enquirer
Two days after learning of the death of their oldest daughter in Iraq, the family of fallen Fort Benning soldier Spc. Lakeshia M. Bailey spoke about her passion for life and her love of the Army. “She was just a fun person to be around,” said her ...
Iraq, After the Election - New York Times
With nearly two-thirds of eligible voters casting ballots and braving violence, Iraq’s electoral process defied expectations. Forming a functional coalition government may prove more challenging and time consuming. Those policymakers convinced that ...
New toll: 37 killed on election day in Iraq - Columbus Dispatch
BAGHDAD - After initially playing down the scope of the violence during Sunday's parliamentary elections in Iraq, the U.S. military has concluded in an internal assessment that at least 37 people were killed in 136 attacks. U.S. officials have hailed ...
Up in arms over Brown and Iraq - The Guardian
The debate over resourcing the armed forces that has ensued from Gordon Brown 's presence at the Chilcot inquiry ( Editorial , 6 March) is put into perspective by the recent failure of the MoD to respond to MPs inquiries about "black holes" in ...
New Matt Damon Movie May Bring Iraq War Into Mainstream - Post Chronicle
They conjured box office magic with their "Bourne" spy movies, but Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass risk their reputation as sure-fire hitmakers when the Iraq war thriller "Green Zone" debuts on Friday. The action movie, which reunites A-list actor ...
Tight Race in Iraq Could Mean Weeks of Horse-Trading - New York Times
BAGHDAD — Setting the stage for intense political maneuvering in the weeks to come, early results in Iraq ’s elections on Thursday indicated that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki ’s coalition was likely to win a plurality in an exceedingly ...
Iraq war drama 'Green Zone' loses sight of its mission - Detroit Free Press
The case has been made that the Bush administration railroaded America into invading Iraq by ignoring evidence, facts and logic and never considering the consequences. With "Green Zone," filmmaker Paul Greengrass commits a similar sin. His film about ...
The guv goes to Iraq - San Francisco Chronicle
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is headed to Iraq next week to visit U.S. troops, his office announced today. Details and exact dates haven't been confirmed and likely won't be made public out of security concerns. Here's what his spokesman, Aaron ...
OPEC may face Iraq challenge sooner than expected - The Guardian
DUBAI/LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - The storm brewing on OPEC's horizon over future Iraqi oil output could engulf the producer group sooner than it would like. OPEC was unlikely to discuss Iraq at its meeting on March 17 but it may need to do so ...
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Quake claims Haiti’s best and brightest
 The Jan. 12 earthquake disproportionately killed young professionals, and compounding the loss is a quickening brain drain of people with the ability and means to leave a ravaged country.
New death threats for Swedish cartoonist
 The Swedish cartoonist whose sketch of the Prophet Muhammad has angered Muslims says he's received more death threats since arrests were made this week over an alleged plot to kill him.
Report: Iran sentences professor to 6 years
An Iranian appeals court sentenced a university professor to six years in prison for suspected involvement in the country's postelection turmoil, local media reported Thursday.
Palestinians threaten to quit peace talks
The Palestinians threaten to pull out of U.S.-mediated peace talks with Israel before negotiations even start.
Britain confronts debt of Greek proportions
The woes of Britain show that the troubles for Europe, and the West, extend far beyond the traditionally laggard countries of southern Europe.
Israeli TV ad spoofs Hamas killing
 An Israeli supermarket chain looks to cash in on the publicity over the assassination of a Hamas operative in Dubai with a series of new TV ads offering "killer prices."
Cuba’s free sex changes mark break from past
 A small but remarkable transformation is happening in Cuba, a nation known for the rugged revolution of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and a band of ever-macho, bearded rebels, who long punished gays and transsexuals, but is now paying for sex changes.
U.K. millionaire to move to mud hut
An ex-con U.K. millionaire is selling his 16th-century farmhouse and businesses to start a children's charity in Uganda.
43 Somalis die in capital after 2 days of warfare
Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people over two days, as African Union peacekeepers used tanks to help the beleaguered government beat back an insurgent attack, officials said Thursday.
Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan
 Protesters clash with police as more than 20,000 people march through central Athens during a nationwide general strike against the government's new austerity measures.
Mexico’s Slim tops the list of world’s richest
 For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.
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