Baghdad
Baghdad blast kills 1, wounds 7; army kills al-Qaeda senior leader
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 22:05.One person was killed and seven injured on Saturday in a bomb blast in northern Baghdad, police said.
Bulgaria to pull troops from Iraq at end of 2008
Submitted by William Kaelin on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 20:28.Bulgaria would pull its troops from the international military
contingent in Iraq once its mandate expires at the end of 2008, the
army General Staff said Thursday.
Deadly attacks kill 11, wound more than 20 in Iraq
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 18:36.A continuing wave of violence claimed 11 Iraqi lives and injured another 20 on Sunday and Monday, including an official from Iraq's oil ministry.
Iraqi parliament agrees on provincial councils makeup
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 15:59.
Iraq's parliament approved a measure Monday that regulates the makeup of provincial councils, spurring complaints from Christian groups, which say the new system leaves them underrepresented.
US agrees to three changes in security pact with Iraq
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 12:56.The United States has agreed to three out of the five
amendments that Iraq made to a long-term security pact between the two
countries, the semi-official Iraqi al-Sabah newspaper reported on
US agrees to three changes in security pact with Iraq
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 09:51.The United States has agreed to three out of the five amendments that Iraq made to a long-term security pact between the two countries, the semi-official Iraqi al-Sabah newspaper reported on Monday.
Three killed, oil ministry official injured in Baghdad attack
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 09:26.
Three people were killed and six injured, including one of the Iraqi oil minister's aides, in a bomb attack in Baghdad, al-Arabiya news channel reported Monday.
Two bombs exploded shortly after each other in a square in the centre of the capital, the report said.
Three civilians killed in blast in Baghdad
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 09:21.
Three civilians were killed in an explosives attack Monday in Baghdad, the Aswat al-Iraq (Voices of Iraq) agency reported.
Five others were wounded when a device exploded next to a car in the Amin district in the eastern part of the city.
Taipei - Taiwan stocks shed nearly 4 per cent in mid-morning trading Thursday, as all Asian markets slumped in reaction to overnight Wall Street falls.
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Hamburg - Captain John Terry scored a late winner as England downed Germany 2-1 in an international friendly in Berlin Wednesday while Luca Toni helped salvage a draw for world champions Italy against Greece and European champions Spain overcame Chile.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
