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NATO summit: Why US, allies don\'t just call it quits in Afghanistan
Why can't the United States just make a clean break in Afghanistan, the way it did in Iraq?
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T21:29:17Z

U.S. soldier to stand trial for 2009 Iraq shooting
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress center in Baghdad in 2009 has been ordered to stand trial in a U.S. military court, officials said on Friday. Sergeant John Russell, who could face the death penalty if convicted, is accused of going on a shooting spree at Camp Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, in an assault the military said at the time could have been triggered by combat stress. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T21:58:24Z

Car bomb in eastern Syrian city kills 9

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOA car bomb in the parking lot of a Syrian military compound killed at least nine people Saturday, the latest in increasingly frequent bombings in the country's major cities to target the regime's security services.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T19:14:25Z

Suicide blast in Syria hits military compound

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOA car bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in an eastern Syrian city on Saturday, killing nine people in the latest in a series of blasts in recent months targeting security installations, the country's state media reported.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T14:54:35Z

Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on arrival for the G8 Summit Friday, May 18, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T03:46:10Z

Syria: Suicide car bomb hits military compound in eastern city near Iraqi border
BEIRUT - A suicide car bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, the latest in a wave of blasts targeting security agencies in recent months, the country's state media reported.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T10:40:16Z

Troops Today Have Better Prospects for PTSD Recovery, Expert Says
There's reason to be optimistic about treating and preventing post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. troops, researchers say.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T18:53:13Z

NATO summit: Why US, allies don\'t just call it quits in Afghanistan
Why can't the United States just make a clean break in Afghanistan, the way it did in Iraq?
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T21:29:17Z

Dinar Trade Streams Live Rates for Iraq Dinar Investors
Dinar Trade streams live Inter-bank rates for the Iraqi Dinar and other exotic currencies.(PRWEB) May 19, 2012 Dinar Trade, the leading market-maker for the Iraqi Dinar, it is the first Iraqi Dinar dealer to offer inter-bank rates for the dinar (also won, yuan, dong and afghani) against all major currencies on its website http://www.dinartrade.com. The live-stream compares the dinar against the U.S. Dollar, British Pound Sterling, Euro and numerous other currencies. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T12:10:20Z

2 Utah men face felony charges for booby traps
Two Utah men accused of setting potentially deadly booby traps along a popular hiking trail have been charged with felony aggravated assault.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T20:02:50Z

Lift sanctions, Iran tells West before nuke talks

The West believes Iran is trying to develop an atomic bomb but Tehran insists its nuclear programme is solely peacefulIran on Saturday said sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme should be lifted in talks with world powers next week in Baghdad, but maintained the punitive measures would not compel it to abandon its atomic "rights."



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T09:36:45Z

U.S. tells G8 Syria\'s Assad must go, cites Yemen as model
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told G8 leaders meeting at Camp David that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave power, and pointed to Yemen as a model of how political transition could work there, the White House said on Saturday. The Group of Eight leaders, in a statement summing up their discussions, urged all parties in Syria to adhere to their commitments under a joint U.N.-Arab League peace plan "including immediately ceasing all violence so as to enable a Syrian-led, inclusive political transition leading to a democratic, plural political system. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T23:47:01Z

Las Vegas Chiropractor Provides Free Chiropractic Care for Returning Veterans
Only a small minority of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are offered chiropractic treatment through VA medical facilities. That is why Las Vegas Chiropractor Dr Derek Day has joined with the International Chiropractors Association to provide one year of free chiropractic services to American soldiers newly returned from combat overseas.Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 The top health problems for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are back and joint disorders, but currently only 20% of VA medical facilities provide chiropractic services for returning military. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:02:37Z

Military Marriages Stay Strong in Face of Challenges: Study
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Despite being tested by long hours and frequent relocations and separations, military marriages are no more likely to end in divorce than civilian marriages, a new study shows.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T03:50:13Z

Soldier to stand trial for 2009 Iraq shooting
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress center in Baghdad in 2009 has been ordered to stand trial in a U.S. military court, officials said on Friday. Sergeant John Russell, who could face the death penalty if convicted, is accused of going on a shooting spree at Camp Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, in an assault the military said at the time could have been triggered by combat stress. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T00:26:47Z

Iraqi Kurdistan to push ahead with oil export plan
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Sunday it expects to start exporting its crude oil along a new pipeline to the Turkish border by August 2013, defying Baghdad in a long-running dispute over who controls the country's oil sales. The Kurdistan region, which has its own government and armed forces, has already clashed with Iraq's central government over autonomy and oil rights, and halted its crude exports in April after accusing Baghdad of not making due payments. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T12:35:52Z

Syria: Suicide vehicle bomb hits military compound

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOA suicide vehicle bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in an eastern Syrian city on Saturday, killing nine people in the latest in a series of blasts in recent months targeting security installations, the country's state media reported.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T12:18:51Z

Iran, Syria among topics for G-8 and NATO

President Barack Obama meets with French President Francois Hollande, Friday, May 18, 2012, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers stepped outside discussions of European economic woes and Afghanistan that will dominate a long weekend of summitry for a look Friday at options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T00:17:05Z

US soldier charged over 2009 Iraq killings

Sergeant John Russell is being held at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington stateA US soldier has been charged with murder over the 2009 killing of five comrades at a stress clinic on the biggest US base in Iraq, the military said Friday.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T23:03:54Z

Lawyers for fugitive Iraqi VP quit case in protest

Iraq's vice president Tariq al-Hashemi arrives to speak to the the Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey, late Thursday, May 17, 2012. Al-Hashemi says former bodyguards who are testifying against him in a terror trial in Baghdad might have been drugged or blackmailed. The trial in absentia of Tariq al-Hashemi, who is in Turkey, started this week when agents who used to protect him said they were ordered to kill security officials and plant roadside bombs. Interpol has issued a so-called Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president charged with running death squads quit the case on Sunday in protest after judges rejected their request for evidence for his defense.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:43:05Z

Crude down, hits biggest 3-wk loss since Aug \'11

Gasoline drips off a nozzle during refueling at a gas station in AltadenaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Friday, down for the sixth straight session, as worsening problems in Greece and Spain raised worries of contagion in the euro zone. Oil futures fell on the drumbeat from global stock markets, which erased the year's gains as investors pared holdings for safe-haven assets such as gold, on growing concerns about the euro zone debt crisis. On Wall Street, equities dipped after a messy opening-day trade for social networking darling Facebook failed to lift the spirits of investors. U.S. ...



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T22:15:21Z

Syria: Suicide car bomb hits military compound

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOA suicide car bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, the latest in a wave of blasts targeting security agencies in recent months, the country's state media reported.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T09:18:35Z

Maliki, in charm offensive, invites scholars to Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets with Tunisia's President Moncef Marzoukiin BaghdadWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, concerned by his portrayal in U.S. media as an autocratic leader intent on consolidating power, has invited several influential Washington scholars to Baghdad to meet his team next week. The rare invitation was extended to Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution, Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institution and Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group, Reuters has learned. ...



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T22:02:47Z

NATO?s Paper Mache Agenda for Afghanistan
The Afghanistan-related measures NATO members are expected to adopt in Chicago are a mix of concrete international agreements and paper promises that European capitals may or may not uphold.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T07:59:18Z

Turkish civilian killed in attack by Kurdish rebels
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A construction worker was killed and three people were wounded when Kurdish militants attacked a military outpost in southeastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, security sources said on Saturday. Fevzi Altunc was killed late on Friday when gunmen from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) opened fire on the outpost in a remote area in Hakkari province, the sources said. The three wounded workers were being treated in hospital on Saturday, they said. They had been building the station in the wooded, mountainous area near the village of Yesilova. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T10:31:30Z

Obama, Hollande talk turkey with cheeseburgers
Ahhh, cheeseburgers. Diplomacy's comfort food.President Barack Obama's nod on Friday to visiting French President François Hollande's youthful fondness for the fast-food sandwich was not the first time that leaders from both countries have turned to cheeseburgers at a potentially tense moment.The June 2004 Group of Eight Summit brought together President George W. Bush and French President Jacques Chirac a little more than one year after the invasion of Iraq, which deeply divided the two allies. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T20:37:56Z

Echoes of Eurozone crisis at NATO meeting

FILE - In this June 10, 2011, file photo then U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and former NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer take part in the Security and Defense Agenda meeting in Brussels. During his final policy speech there as Pentagon Chief, Gates questioned the viability of NATO, saying its members' penny-pinching and lack of political will could hasten the end of U.S. support. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)The NATO meeting in Chicago is a chance for alliance leaders to proclaim solidarity and promise success. But the two-day gathering that begins Sunday probably won't resolve the underlying anxiety about sharing the burdens of defense, a concern heightened by Europe's economic crisis and America's growing weariness at carrying the heaviest load.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T12:57:19Z

Can President Obama Say Something Nice About George W. Bush?
COMMENTARY | The Dallas Morning News is reporting former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush will be hosted at the White House by President Barack Obama for the unveiling of the former president's official portrait.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T17:41:00Z

Afghanistan security for less? How low can NATO go?
Can Afghanistan administer an ethnically diverse and geographically challenging country, hold off an insurgency, and prevent Al Qaeda from taking up residence again, all with fewer than a quarter million security personnel?
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T20:56:08Z

World leaders confront flagging Afghan war

An Afghan National Army soldier carries his rockets while on patrol in Logar province, east Afghanistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012. NATO sits down May 20, 2012 in Chicago to prepare for the eventual withdrawal of international forces and the hand over of Afghanistan's security to the Afghan National Army. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)It was what President Barack Obama called a "war of necessity," a conflict thrust upon America by the 9/11 attacks. As NATO's mission here winds down nearly 11 years later, the insurgents remain undefeated, corruption runs rife and the peace process is stuck in the sand.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T15:02:34Z

Soldier faces murder charges in Iraq base deaths
Murder charges have been filed against a sergeant accused of killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer in May 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq, the Army said Friday.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T01:43:43Z

Car bomb explodes near security agencies in Syria

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOA strong explosion shook Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour Saturday, apparently targeting a security agency in the latest of a wave of blasts to hit the country in recent months, state media and opposition activists reported.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T08:03:13Z

Ex-TV Anchor: Obama \'Condescending to Women\'
President Obama's recent outreach to women voters has won him strong support in polls, but former CNN and NBC anchor Campbell Brown says in an op-ed column published Sunday that the effort "so far has seemed maddeningly off point."
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T12:20:10Z

Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 5
Three bombs struck near simultaneously at a busy bird market in eastern Baghdad on Friday morning, killing five people and wounding dozens, police and health officials said.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:46:55Z

Career Ladders Inc has Produced a New Catalog of Training Available for Veterans in Transition
Since 2002, Career Ladders Inc. has been providing workshops on a variety of job search and resume writing services. The focus of the business in assisting federal employees, professionals in different career fields, and veterans seeking career transition advice and guidance in finding a career goal. This dynamic corporation is now sharing and expanding their expertise in career development globally. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T07:10:51Z

Emanuel: Chicago NATO summit is already paying off

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during an interview at City Hall, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Chicago. The Mayor discussed a wide range of topics including the upcoming NATO Summit, days after his one-year anniversary in office. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)Two days before Chicago hosts a summit of NATO leaders, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the wide-ranging security measures and months of preparations that went into the event are already starting to pay off.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T23:13:40Z

Iran MPs urge respect of \'rights\' in nuclear talks

MPs called on UN Security Council members to seek A majority of Iranian lawmakers on Sunday urged world powers to respect Iran's "rights" in crucial talks next week in Baghdad over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:17:53Z

Iraq anti-terror officer, family shot dead

Violence has flared up in Baghdad in the past two daysAn Iraqi anti-terror officer, his wife and three children have been shot dead by gunmen in north Baghdad, security and medical officials said on Saturday.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T08:38:05Z

Lawyers for fugitive Iraq VP withdraw from case

Tareq al-Hashemi is pictured on May 4Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi's defence team walked out of his trial Sunday after a judge refused to accept their evidence, as witnesses testified he gave them money to kill Iraqi soldiers and policemen.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:07:07Z

Obama, France\'s Hollande hunt for Afghanistan compromise
Visiting French President François Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that France's combat troops would leave Afghanistan by year's end and pledged to find a way "for our allies to pursue their mission" in talks at a looming NATO summit. The two leaders also bonded over jokes about fast-food, a move that recalled ugly Franco-American tensions ahead of the war in Iraq.France will support Afghanistan "in another way, another form" Hollande told Obama as they met for the first time in the Oval Office. But "the date of the end of 2012 is, for (French) combat troops, the final date. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T20:08:00Z

Maliki, in charm offensive, invites scholars to Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets with Tunisia's President Moncef Marzoukiin BaghdadWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, concerned by his portrayal in U.S. media as an autocratic leader intent on consolidating power, has invited several influential Washington scholars to Baghdad to meet his team next week. The rare invitation was extended to Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution, Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institution and Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group, Reuters has learned. ...



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T22:02:47Z

Iraq\'s fourth auction will boost oil hopes - UPI.com

Hurriyet Daily News

Iraq's fourth auction will boost oil hopes
UPI.com
Iraq is preparing for its fourth auction of oil and natural gas exploration zones as it tries to rival Saudi Arabia as the world's leading oil producer. BAGHDAD, May 17 (UPI) -- Iraq is preparing to have its fourth auction of oil and natural gas ...
ROYAL DUTCH SHELLA : Shell Suggests More Realistic Iraq Oil Target4-traders

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Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 19:21:11 GMT

US soldier charged over 2009 Iraq killings

Sergeant John Russell is being held at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington stateA US soldier has been charged with murder over the 2009 killing of five comrades at a stress clinic on the biggest US base in Iraq, the military said Friday.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T23:03:54Z

Lawyers for Fugitive Iraqi VP Quit Case in Protest - ABC News

ABC News

Lawyers for Fugitive Iraqi VP Quit Case in Protest
ABC News
Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president charged with running death squads quit the case on Sunday in protest after judges rejected their request for evidence for his defense. The development underscored Tariq al-Hashemi's claim that he will ...

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 15:44:23 GMT

NATO?s Paper Mache Agenda for Afghanistan
The Afghanistan-related measures NATO members are expected to adopt in Chicago are a mix of concrete international agreements and paper promises that European capitals may or may not uphold.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T07:59:18Z

Career Ladders Inc has Produced a New Catalog of Training Available for Veterans in Transition
Since 2002, Career Ladders Inc. has been providing workshops on a variety of job search and resume writing services. The focus of the business in assisting federal employees, professionals in different career fields, and veterans seeking career transition advice and guidance in finding a career goal. This dynamic corporation is now sharing and expanding their expertise in career development globally. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T07:10:51Z

Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 5
Three bombs struck near simultaneously at a busy bird market in eastern Baghdad on Friday morning, killing five people and wounding dozens, police and health officials said.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:46:55Z

Echoes of Eurozone crisis at NATO meeting

FILE - In this June 10, 2011, file photo then U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and former NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer take part in the Security and Defense Agenda meeting in Brussels. During his final policy speech there as Pentagon Chief, Gates questioned the viability of NATO, saying its members' penny-pinching and lack of political will could hasten the end of U.S. support. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)The NATO meeting in Chicago is a chance for alliance leaders to proclaim solidarity and promise success. But the two-day gathering that begins Sunday probably won't resolve the underlying anxiety about sharing the burdens of defense, a concern heightened by Europe's economic crisis and America's growing weariness at carrying the heaviest load.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T12:57:19Z

Obama, Hollande talk turkey with cheeseburgers
Ahhh, cheeseburgers. Diplomacy's comfort food.President Barack Obama's nod on Friday to visiting French President François Hollande's youthful fondness for the fast-food sandwich was not the first time that leaders from both countries have turned to cheeseburgers at a potentially tense moment.The June 2004 Group of Eight Summit brought together President George W. Bush and French President Jacques Chirac a little more than one year after the invasion of Iraq, which deeply divided the two allies. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T20:37:56Z

Lawyers for fugitive Iraq VP withdraw from case

Tareq al-Hashemi is pictured on May 4Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi's defence team walked out of his trial Sunday after a judge refused to accept their evidence, as witnesses testified he gave them money to kill Iraqi soldiers and policemen.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:07:07Z

Crude down, hits biggest 3-wk loss since Aug \'11

Gasoline drips off a nozzle during refueling at a gas station in AltadenaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Friday, down for the sixth straight session, as worsening problems in Greece and Spain raised worries of contagion in the euro zone. Oil futures fell on the drumbeat from global stock markets, which erased the year's gains as investors pared holdings for safe-haven assets such as gold, on growing concerns about the euro zone debt crisis. On Wall Street, equities dipped after a messy opening-day trade for social networking darling Facebook failed to lift the spirits of investors. U.S. ...



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T22:15:21Z

Afghanistan security for less? How low can NATO go?
Can Afghanistan administer an ethnically diverse and geographically challenging country, hold off an insurgency, and prevent Al Qaeda from taking up residence again, all with fewer than a quarter million security personnel?
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T20:56:08Z

Obama, France\'s Hollande hunt for Afghanistan compromise
Visiting French President François Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that France's combat troops would leave Afghanistan by year's end and pledged to find a way "for our allies to pursue their mission" in talks at a looming NATO summit. The two leaders also bonded over jokes about fast-food, a move that recalled ugly Franco-American tensions ahead of the war in Iraq.France will support Afghanistan "in another way, another form" Hollande told Obama as they met for the first time in the Oval Office. But "the date of the end of 2012 is, for (French) combat troops, the final date. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T20:08:00Z

Car bomb explodes near security agencies in Syria

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOA strong explosion shook Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour Saturday, apparently targeting a security agency in the latest of a wave of blasts to hit the country in recent months, state media and opposition activists reported.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T08:03:13Z

Can President Obama Say Something Nice About George W. Bush?
COMMENTARY | The Dallas Morning News is reporting former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush will be hosted at the White House by President Barack Obama for the unveiling of the former president's official portrait.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T17:41:00Z

Iraq anti-terror officer, family shot dead - Pakistan Observer

NEWS.com.au

Iraq anti-terror officer, family shot dead
Pakistan Observer
Iraq?An Iraqi anti-terror officer, his wife and three children have been shot dead by gunmen in north Baghdad, security and medical officials said on Saturday. The family was murdered on Friday evening, the officials said, taking to 10 the overall ...
blasts at Baghdad pet market kill 5CNN
Iraq Bomb Blasts: Explosions At Baghdad Bird Market Kill At Least 5Huffington Post
Baghdad market bombs kill at least fourReuters
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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 00:52:23 GMT

Iraq considers bids for $1 bln power plant - Reuters

Construction Week Online

Iraq considers bids for $1 bln power plant
Reuters
BAGHDAD May 19 (Reuters) - Iraq announced on Saturday the names of foreign companies bidding to build a 1500 megawatt (MW) power plant with a value of around $1 billion in western Iraq, part of a drive to improve creaking infrastructure hit by ...
Iraq: 6 companies compete for Anbar power plantMarketWatch
Iraq announces firms bidding for its USD1b power plantMENAFN.COM
Six bids submitted for 1500MW Anbar plant in IraqConstruction Week Online

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Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 16:01:53 GMT

Las Vegas Chiropractor Provides Free Chiropractic Care for Returning Veterans
Only a small minority of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are offered chiropractic treatment through VA medical facilities. That is why Las Vegas Chiropractor Dr Derek Day has joined with the International Chiropractors Association to provide one year of free chiropractic services to American soldiers newly returned from combat overseas.Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 The top health problems for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are back and joint disorders, but currently only 20% of VA medical facilities provide chiropractic services for returning military. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:02:37Z

Syria: Suicide vehicle bomb hits military compound

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOA suicide vehicle bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in an eastern Syrian city on Saturday, killing nine people in the latest in a series of blasts in recent months targeting security installations, the country's state media reported.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T12:18:51Z

Iraqi Kurdistan to push ahead with oil export plan
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Sunday it expects to start exporting its crude oil along a new pipeline to the Turkish border by August 2013, defying Baghdad in a long-running dispute over who controls the country's oil sales. The Kurdistan region, which has its own government and armed forces, has already clashed with Iraq's central government over autonomy and oil rights, and halted its crude exports in April after accusing Baghdad of not making due payments. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T12:35:52Z

Iraq replaces Iran as India second largest crude supplier - SteelGuru

IBNLive.com

Iraq replaces Iran as India second largest crude supplier
SteelGuru
Iraq replaced Iran as India's second largest crude oil supplier in the recently ended financial year, preliminary government data showed Wednesday, as New Delhi cut shipments from Tehran ahead of impending sanctions from the US and the European Union.
India looking at Saudi, Iraq to expand its oil sourcingIBNLive.com
The Hillary Effect: India ditches Iran, ups oil ties with UAE, Saudi Arabia ...Bikya Masr

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 04:59:49 GMT

Lift sanctions, Iran tells West before nuke talks

The West believes Iran is trying to develop an atomic bomb but Tehran insists its nuclear programme is solely peacefulIran on Saturday said sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme should be lifted in talks with world powers next week in Baghdad, but maintained the punitive measures would not compel it to abandon its atomic "rights."



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T09:36:45Z

Ex-TV Anchor: Obama \'Condescending to Women\'
President Obama's recent outreach to women voters has won him strong support in polls, but former CNN and NBC anchor Campbell Brown says in an op-ed column published Sunday that the effort "so far has seemed maddeningly off point."
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T12:20:10Z

Army: Soldier to stand trial in killings of 5 comrades - CNN

AFP

Army: Soldier to stand trial in killings of 5 comrades
CNN
By Chelsea J. Carter, CNN (CNN) -- A sergeant accused of killing five comrades at a combat stress clinic at a US base in Iraq more than three years ago is mentally fit to stand trial on charges of premeditated murder, the Army said.
Soldier faces murder charges in Iraq base deathsMaui Weekly
Soldier faces 5 murder charges in 2009 shootings at Iraq clinicLos Angeles Times

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Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 22:40:45 GMT

Iraq anti-terror officer, family shot dead

Violence has flared up in Baghdad in the past two daysAn Iraqi anti-terror officer, his wife and three children have been shot dead by gunmen in north Baghdad, security and medical officials said on Saturday.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T08:38:05Z

Regional Crises Boost Turkey\'s Ties With Iraq\'s Kurds - Voice of America

Voice of America

Regional Crises Boost Turkey's Ties With Iraq's Kurds
Voice of America
Iraqi Kurdistan region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, left, meets Turkey's President Abdullah Gul in Baghdad, Iraq. (File) ISTANBUL, Turkey -The prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan autonomous region is visiting Turkey - his first trip there since ...
Iraq's Row With Turkey Continues; 1 Killed, 23 Wounded in AttacksAntiwar.com

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Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 20:07:14 GMT

Soldier to stand trial for 2009 Iraq shooting
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress center in Baghdad in 2009 has been ordered to stand trial in a U.S. military court, officials said on Friday. Sergeant John Russell, who could face the death penalty if convicted, is accused of going on a shooting spree at Camp Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, in an assault the military said at the time could have been triggered by combat stress. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T00:26:47Z

Lawyers for fugitive Iraqi VP quit case in protest

Iraq's vice president Tariq al-Hashemi arrives to speak to the the Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey, late Thursday, May 17, 2012. Al-Hashemi says former bodyguards who are testifying against him in a terror trial in Baghdad might have been drugged or blackmailed. The trial in absentia of Tariq al-Hashemi, who is in Turkey, started this week when agents who used to protect him said they were ordered to kill security officials and plant roadside bombs. Interpol has issued a so-called Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president charged with running death squads quit the case on Sunday in protest after judges rejected their request for evidence for his defense.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:43:05Z

U.S. tells G8 Syria\'s Assad must go, cites Yemen as model
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told G8 leaders meeting at Camp David that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave power, and pointed to Yemen as a model of how political transition could work there, the White House said on Saturday. The Group of Eight leaders, in a statement summing up their discussions, urged all parties in Syria to adhere to their commitments under a joint U.N.-Arab League peace plan "including immediately ceasing all violence so as to enable a Syrian-led, inclusive political transition leading to a democratic, plural political system. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T23:47:01Z

Soldier faces murder charges in Iraq base deaths
Murder charges have been filed against a sergeant accused of killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer in May 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq, the Army said Friday.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T01:43:43Z

Military Marriages Stay Strong in Face of Challenges: Study
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Despite being tested by long hours and frequent relocations and separations, military marriages are no more likely to end in divorce than civilian marriages, a new study shows.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T03:50:13Z

After months in Afghanistan, 70 trips to Iraq, she deserves to be heard - Chicago Sun-Times

New York Daily News

After months in Afghanistan, 70 trips to Iraq, she deserves to be heard
Chicago Sun-Times
Somewhere in between was to be a reunion of other activists who joined her for 70 trips to Iraq between 1996 and 2003 to deliver medical aid in defiance of US economic sanctions. Despite her busy schedule, Kelly took a short break Friday to chat at her ...
World support wanes for costly Afghan warHeraldNet

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Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 04:23:52 GMT

Iran, Syria among topics for G-8 and NATO

President Barack Obama meets with French President Francois Hollande, Friday, May 18, 2012, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers stepped outside discussions of European economic woes and Afghanistan that will dominate a long weekend of summitry for a look Friday at options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T00:17:05Z

Iraq\'s southern oil exports fall from record in May - Reuters

Al-Arabiya

Iraq's southern oil exports fall from record in May
Reuters
Southern exports slip to 1.94 mbpd so far in May * Production reduced by technical problem, now fixed * Iraq still hoping to sustain April's record export rate By Alex Lawler and Peg Mackey LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil exports from its ...
Iraq's southern oil export plunges in MayTrade Arabia
Shell's Majnoon deal highlights Iraq oil target verdictAl-Arabiya
Iraq News & TendersIranOilGas.com (subscription)

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Publ.Date : Fri, 18 May 2012 14:05:24 GMT

Emanuel: Chicago NATO summit is already paying off

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during an interview at City Hall, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Chicago. The Mayor discussed a wide range of topics including the upcoming NATO Summit, days after his one-year anniversary in office. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)Two days before Chicago hosts a summit of NATO leaders, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the wide-ranging security measures and months of preparations that went into the event are already starting to pay off.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T23:13:40Z

Iraqi Kurdistan to push ahead with oil export plan - Reuters

The Daily Star

Iraqi Kurdistan to push ahead with oil export plan
Reuters
* Kurdistan outlines oil export plans, defies Baghdad * Kurdish crude shipments stopped over pay dispute * Oil at heart of clash between Baghdad, Arbil (Adds more comments from Hawrami, background throughout) By Ahmed Rasheed ARBIL, Iraq, ...
Turkey Aims to Contain Iraq, IranAINA (press release)
Turkey slams flag-burning demo in Iraq: reportThe Daily Star
Iraq demo threaten to boycott Turkish businessesAhram Online
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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 11:02:00 GMT

World leaders confront flagging Afghan war

An Afghan National Army soldier carries his rockets while on patrol in Logar province, east Afghanistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012. NATO sits down May 20, 2012 in Chicago to prepare for the eventual withdrawal of international forces and the hand over of Afghanistan's security to the Afghan National Army. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)It was what President Barack Obama called a "war of necessity," a conflict thrust upon America by the 9/11 attacks. As NATO's mission here winds down nearly 11 years later, the insurgents remain undefeated, corruption runs rife and the peace process is stuck in the sand.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T15:02:34Z

Turkish civilian killed in attack by Kurdish rebels
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A construction worker was killed and three people were wounded when Kurdish militants attacked a military outpost in southeastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, security sources said on Saturday. Fevzi Altunc was killed late on Friday when gunmen from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) opened fire on the outpost in a remote area in Hakkari province, the sources said. The three wounded workers were being treated in hospital on Saturday, they said. They had been building the station in the wooded, mountainous area near the village of Yesilova. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T10:31:30Z

Syria: Suicide car bomb hits military compound

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOA suicide car bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, the latest in a wave of blasts targeting security agencies in recent months, the country's state media reported.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T09:18:35Z

Iran MPs urge respect of \'rights\' in nuclear talks

MPs called on UN Security Council members to seek A majority of Iranian lawmakers on Sunday urged world powers to respect Iran's "rights" in crucial talks next week in Baghdad over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T15:17:53Z

 

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