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WashingtonTV - Wed Nov 18, 2:22 pm ET
Washington, 18 November (WashingtonTV)—One of Iraq’s two vice presidents on Wednesday vetoed part of an election law that had paved the way for parliamentary elections in January, putting the vote in doubt.
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Columbia Daily Tribune - Wed Nov 18, 10:34 am ET
ZURICH (AP) — Iraq faces suspension from world soccer if it does not restore the disbanded national federation by Thursday.
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The Aero-News Network - Wed Nov 18, 5:06 am ET
Imagine Your Caravan With A Hellfire Missile System Alliant Techsystems has delivered a third AC-208B "Combat Caravan" aircraft to the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission in Kirkuk, Iraq. To date, ATK has delivered 11 modified C-208 aircraft in support of U.S. Government contracts for rebuilding the Iraqi Air Force.
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USA Today - Mon Nov 16, 2:40 pm ET
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms abducted and killed 13 people whose bodies were found Monday with gunshot wounds to the head, including a local leader of Iraq's largest Sunni party, which once helped fight al-Qaeda.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 17, 11:29 am ET
The United States urged European countries and wealthy Arab states on Tuesday to boost their aid to the millions of displaced Iraqis, saying they did "far too little" to assist them.
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EARTHtimes.org - Wed Nov 18, 10:59 am ET
Baghdad - Iraqi lawmakers on Wednesday said they feared parliamentary elections now scheduled for January 18 may be postponed after Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi sent the law back to parliament. Earlier Wednesday, the Sunni vice president asked par...
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The Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Wed Nov 18, 12:06 am ET
HUNTINGTON -- First Presbyterian Church, 1115 5th Ave., Huntington, is collecting monetary donations to help a group of orphans in Baghdad, Iraq.
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EARTHtimes.org - Wed Nov 18, 6:28 am ET
Baghdad - Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi on Wednesday returned the country's elections law to parliament, asking it to raise the number of seats reserved for expatriate Iraqis. Al-Hashemi asked the parliament to reconsider the paragraph of the...
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The World - Wed Nov 18, 2:08 am ET
BAGHDAD (AP) — Sadiya Khadem Rashid just needed a stamp. One stamp from Baghdad’s city hall so she could receive $850 in compensation given to displaced Iraqis who return home. But before she could get there, the building was blown up.
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El Nuevo - Tue Nov 17, 5:21 pm ET
Humorous and poignant, the short stories in "Farewell to Dejla" deftly portray Iraqi Jews as they cope with the hardships and adjustment difficulties of their forced exhile from Iraq and immigration to Israel and the U.S.
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Fox News - Tue Nov 17, 8:51 am ET
Kurdish political leaders threatened Tuesday to boycott January's national elections unless Kurdish areas receive more seats in parliament, throwing into doubt the vote which could determine how quickly U.S. troops can go home.
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Voice of America - Mon Nov 16, 11:31 am ET
Iraqi President Jalal Talibani marks his first official trip to France with a four-day visit that includes meetings with French political and business leaders.
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North County Times - Tue Nov 17, 9:20 pm ET
Four members of a Camp Pendleton squad convicted of taking partin the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi civilian in 2006 have beenordered by the Secretary of the Navy to be removed from themilitary.
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New York Times - Mon Nov 16, 12:33 pm ET
There are far fewer American forces in Anbar Province now, but insurgents have been trying to strike back.
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UPI - Mon Nov 16, 3:48 pm ET
BAGHDAD, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The three-member presidential council in Iraq threatened to veto an election law over disputes regarding the representation of minorities and refugees.