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2008-11-14 18:50

Civilian cargo aircraft crashes in Iraq (AP)

AP - The U.S. military says a civilian cargo aircraft has crashed south of Fallujah, a city in western Iraq.

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2008-11-14 18:50

Iraq hopes for deal with Kuwait on Gulf war reparations (AFP)

Kuwaitis look at pictures of French forces at a photo exhibition on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of Iraq's invasion of the emirate in Kuwait City, August 2004. Iraq hopes to cut a deal to extend its timetable for paying war reparations to Kuwait for damage caused by Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of the country, the finance minister has said.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)AFP - Iraq hopes to cut a deal to extend its timetable for paying war reparations to Kuwait for damage caused by Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of the country, the finance minister has said.


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2008-11-14 18:50

Bulgaria to withdraw soldiers from Iraq at year-end: PM (AFP)

Bulgarian soldiers patrol in Karbala, 2003. Bulgaria will withdraw its 155-strong military contingent from Iraq when its mandate expires at the end of this year.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Bulgaria will withdraw its 155-strong military contingent from Iraq when its mandate expires at the end of this year, Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said Thursday.


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2008-11-14 12:40

Blackwater faces fine for improperly shipping arms to Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON

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2008-11-14 12:40

Kurd-Arab tensions may threaten Iraq calm (Reuters)

A boy cycles in front of a U.S. armoured vehicle on patrol in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, in this October 20, 2008 file photo. (Thaier al-Sudani/Files/Reuters)Reuters - In battle-scarred Mosul, Kurds and Arabs trade accusations rooted in ethnic rivalry and a battle for oil and power that many fear threaten security in Iraq.


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2008-11-14 12:40

Six killed in attacks across Iraq (AFP)

Residents walk past the remains of destroyed vehicles following an explosion Wednesday close to Saadun Street, a main thoroughfare through the heart of Baghdad. Six people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Thursday, including three when a suicide car bomber targeted police in the Anbar province west of Baghdad, security officials said.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - Six people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Thursday, including three when a suicide car bomber targeted police in the Anbar province west of Baghdad, security officials said.


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2008-11-14 06:42

Syria, Iraq discuss security ahead of border group talks (AFP)

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (R) sees off his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari at Damascus airport at the end of his two-day visit to Syria. Muallem and Zebari on Wednesday discussed the next meeting of a US-supported commission on security in Iraq, due to convene later this month in Damascus.(AFP/Louai Beshara)AFP - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari on Wednesday discussed the next meeting of a US-supported commission on security in Iraq, due to convene later this month in Damascus.


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2008-11-14 06:42

Iraqi soldier kills two U.S. soldiers (Reuters)

An Iraqi soldier shot dead two U.S. soldiers and wounded six on a rampage at a joint security station in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the U.S. military said. Iraqi police said the soldier opened fire on the Americans at the station -- one of many in which Iraqi and U.S. troops operate side by side -- in Zenjili, on the western outskirts of the city of Mosul. (Graphics/Reuters)Reuters - An Iraqi soldier went on the rampage at a joint security station in northern Iraq on Wednesday, shooting dead two U.S. soldiers and wounding six, the U.S. military said.


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2008-11-14 06:42

Iraqi soldier shoots and kills U.S. troops (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD_ An Iraqi soldier shot and killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded at least six others Wednesday in Mosul, the American military said. As the shootings occurred in northern Iraq, violence continued in Baghdad, with at least 25 people killed in bombings across the capital.

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2008-11-14 00:44

Hoax NY Times newspaper declares end of Iraq war (Reuters)

Reuters - A group of pranksters handed out more than 1.2 million fake New York Times newspapers mainly in New York City and Los Angeles on Wednesday with a front page story declaring "Iraq War Ends."

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2008-11-14 00:44

Iraqi PM feuds with Kurds over militias (AFP)

President of Iraqi Kurdistan region Massud Barzani speaks during a press conference upon his arrival at Arbil airport, 350 kms north of Baghdad. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stepped up a war of words with the country's Kurdish parties on Wednesday over pro-government militias that could undermine the parties' power.(AFP/Safin Hamed)AFP - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stepped up a war of words with the country's Kurdish parties on Wednesday over pro-government militias that could undermine the parties' power.


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2008-11-14 00:44

(Fake) New York Times reports end to Iraq war (AFP)

This photo shows a spoof edition of The New York Times announcing AFP - The United States has ended the war in Iraq and indicted President George W. Bush on treason charges, The New York Times reported Tuesday. OK, well not really.


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