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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:39 GMT
Iraq death toll in July highest in more than two years (AFP)
Iraqi soldiers are deployed while reopening al-Jumhuri street by Shorja market in the center of Baghdad. The number of people killed as a result of violence in Iraq in July was the highest figure since May 2008, according to government figures released on Saturday.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)  AFP - July was the deadliest month in Iraq since May 2008 with a total of 535 people killed across the country as a result or violence, according to government figures released on Saturday.



Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:05 GMT
Roadside bomb kills 3 Iraqi soldiers, bystander (AP)
Iraqi security forces patrol a street in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)  AP - A roadside bomb killed three Iraqi soldiers responding to an earlier blast Saturday in an area south of Baghdad, officials said. One bystander was also killed.



Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:19 GMT
Iraq arrests two over deadly Baghdad attacks (AFP)
Iraqi soldiers are deployed while reopening al-Jumhuri street by Shorja market in the centre of Baghdad on July 31. Iraqi soldiers arrested two suspected insurgents behind a brazen series of attacks in Baghdad this week that killed 16 people and wounded 14 others, a security official said on.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)  AFP - Iraqi soldiers arrested two suspected insurgents behind a brazen series of attacks in Baghdad this week that killed 16 people and wounded 14 others, a security official said on Saturday.



Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:08 GMT
US court allows suit against contractor in Abu Ghraib (AFP)
The L3 Communications sign is seen outside their Reston offices in Virginia in 2009. A US court has given approval for a lawsuit to proceed from 72 Iraqi nationals against L3 Communications accused of complicity in the alleged abuse of detainees at the US-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)  AFP - A US court has given approval for a lawsuit to proceed from 72 Iraqi nationals against a private contractor accused of complicity in the alleged abuse of detainees at the US-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.



Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:01 GMT
With US drawdown in Iraq, shift from joint ops to training (AFP)
A US soldier stands on an Iraqi military police vehicle at the US army Forward Operating Base (FOB) Constitution West of Baghdad on July 29.   AFP - US and Iraqi military police slowly comb a strip of dirt road west of Baghdad, looking for tell-tale signs of hidden improvised explosive devices.



Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:19 GMT
UK's Iraq inquiry may recall witnesses (AP)
Iraqi soldiers are deployed while reopening al-Jumhuri street by Shorja market in the center of Baghdad. The number of people killed as a result of violence in Iraq in July was the highest figure since May 2008, according to government figures released on Saturday.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)  AP - Britain's Iraq inquiry says it may recall witnesses to offer new testimony — which could see ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair return to face the panel.



Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:49 GMT
Iraqi minister hurt, two Britons killed in Jordan accident (AFP)
Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology Raed Fahmi, pictured here in December 2007, was injured on Friday in a road accident in Jordan which killed six people including two Britons, police said.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)  AFP - Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology Raed Fahmi was injured on Friday in a road accident in Jordan which killed six people including two British women, police said.



Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46 GMT
Gunmen and bombs kill at least 12 in Iraq (Reuters)
Iraqi soldiers are deployed while reopening al-Jumhuri street by Shorja market in the center of Baghdad. The number of people killed as a result of violence in Iraq in July was the highest figure since May 2008, according to government figures released on Saturday.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)  Reuters - Attackers killed at least 12 people and wounded 31 in a series of shootings and explosions across Iraq on Thursday, security and hospital sources said.



Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:38 GMT
Lack of Iraq government 'embarrassing': FM (AFP)
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari speaks to an AFP reporter in Baghdad. The lack of a government nearly five months on from parliamentary elections is   AFP - The lack of a government in Iraq nearly five months after general elections is "embarrassing" and is impeding any long-term decision-making, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told AFP on Thursday.



 Mideast News...
  • PLO official says Obama sends warning to Abbas (AP)
  • US money transfer sites used in Dubai assassination: report (AFP)
  • Obama warns Abbas against failure to resume direct talks (AFP)
  • Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza (Reuters)
  • Qatar's emir visits south Lebanon (AFP)
  • Hamas vows revenge after Israeli strikes on Gaza (AFP)
  • Israel launches air strikes in Gaza after rocket fire (Reuters)
  • Syrian, Saudi leaders tackle tension in Lebanon (Reuters)
  • Rare Arab summit to forestall possible Hezbollah unrest in Lebanon (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • Hamas slams Arab backing for Israel talks (AFP)
     US News...
  • Crews beat back wildfire in desert north of LA (AP)
  • Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton's NY wedding (AP)
  • 3 squabbling companies must cooperate to plug well (AP)
  • LA pushing to become nation's mass transit leader (AP)
  • US, allies complete Pacific military training (AP)
  • Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law (AP)
  • Gore will not be charged over masseuse allegations (AP)
  • 12-year-old girl injured on Wis. 'free fall' ride (AP)
  • Cleanup of Mich. river oil spill will take months (AP)
  • Paintball course attracts unwanted guests: bears (AP)
     World News...
  • Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800 (AP)
  • PLO official says Obama sends warning to Abbas (AP)
  • US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)
  • Mexican police free reporters nabbed by drug gang (AP)
  • Afghan official: 3 die in Kunduz suicide bombing (AP)
  • Saudi Arabia and Syria Try to Douse Lebanon's Next Fire (Time.com)
  • England eye victory after Prior ton, Pakistan collapse (AFP)
  • Roadside bomb kills 3 Iraqi soldiers, bystander (AP)
  • Jamaica police detained in killing caught on tape (AP)
  • Author Dorfman says ex-enemies must show remorse (AP)

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