| Soldier freed after Iraqi pistol case |
| A British special forces soldier was freed from prison Thursday after an appeals court shortened and then suspended the sentence he was serving for keeping a pistol presented to him by Iraqi forces in 2007.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ |
| UK court suspends sentence for soldier over Iraqi pistol |
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| Bombings In Iraq Kill at Least 48 |
 Attacks across the country left 32 dead in Hilla and killed 16 more in Karbala, Falluja, Mosul and Baghdad. |
| Spate of bomb attacks over 3 days kills dozens in Iraq |
| At least 29 people were killed Thursday morning in Iraq, police officials said, as bomb attacks struck the country for a third day running.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=geXx8rfJ0v8:TKkfDCJytU0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=geXx8rfJ0v8:TKkfDCJytU0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=geXx8rfJ0v8:TKkfDCJytU0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=geXx8rfJ0v8:TKkfDCJytU0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=geXx8rfJ0v8:TKkfDCJytU0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> |
| Iraq violence |
| At least 29 people were killed Thursday morning in Iraq, police officials said, as bomb attacks struck the country for a third day running.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=geXx8rfJ0v8:g60qXVIAU5w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=geXx8rfJ0v8:g60qXVIAU5w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=geXx8rfJ0v8:g60qXVIAU5w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=geXx8rfJ0v8:g60qXVIAU5w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=geXx8rfJ0v8:g60qXVIAU5w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=qj6IDK7r |
| Wave of Attacks in Iraq Said to Kill at Least 30 People |
| Officials said bombings in two Shiite Iraqi cities south of Baghdad have killed at least 30 people and wounded up to 110 others. |
| Deadly bomb attacks rock Iraq for a third day |
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| Nine dead in Iraq violence |
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| Bombs kill 23 during mourning processions in Iraq |
 Reuters reports - Three car bombings killed 23 Shiite Muslims during mourning processions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said. |
| Servicewomen File Suit Over Direct Combat Ban |
 Four military servicewomen, who all served tours in Afghanistan or Iraq, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to end the Pentagon’s ban on women serving in direct combat jobs. |
| Iraq exports 2.622m bpd of crude oil in October |
| (MENAFN) Official data showed that Iraq has exported 2.622 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, up from 2.6 million the previous month, Reuters reported. Asim Jihad, the oil ministry ... |
| Lord of the Ring lines, as delivered by LEGO characters |
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| US sues contractors over troop trailers in Iraq |
| CHICAGO (AP) -- The U.S. government has filed a civil lawsuit accusing a Houston-based global construction company and its Kuwaiti subcontractor of submitting nearly $50 million in inflated claims to install live-in trailers for troops during the Iraq War.... |
| US puts new sanctions on freed Hezbollah leader |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has imposed new sanctions on a Hezbollah leader set free last week by Iraq despite U.S. protests.... |
| At War Blog: Sparring with Demons, Combat Medic Turns to Martial Arts |
| After three tours in Iraq, a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has found clarity in therapy but also a release in a Phoenix-area gym. |
| Captain: Army general in sex case threatened to kill me |
 A former subordinate to an Army general facing sex crimes charges testified Tuesday that the general started an affair with her in Iraq and later threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone. |
| Blast Rocks Iraq Military Base, Killing 26 |
| An explosion on Tuesday killed dozens of people, but there were conflicting accounts of what caused the blast, and some reports put the death toll higher. |
| Car Bomb Near Iraqi Military Base Kills 27 |
| A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives detonated the vehicle near an Iraqi military base as soldiers changed shifts north of Baghdad on Tuesday. |
| Kuwait keen on developing trade ties with Iraq |
| (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Rabah Al-Rabah said on Monday that the state was keen on developing trade relations with ... |
| Displaced Syrians seek an escape from refugee life |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, west Iraq and Turkey, have been forced to adapt to their new living conditions in the refugee camps. However as the protracted war in their ... |
| At War Blog: A Blog That Kept Time in Afghanistan and Iraq Plans to Shut Down |
| Bill Corcoran started the blog Corksphere as a way to keep the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from being forgotten. But waning interest from the public and the news media have persuaded him to stop posting. |
| Gulf Keystone restarts crude oil output in Northern Iraq |
| (MENAFN) London-based oil exploration firm Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited announced the resumption of crude output in Kurdistan, Reuters reported. According to industry sources, the company is ... |
| Marine veteran keeps a smile on his face, which is a medical miracle |
| Octavio Sanchez of Fontana was badly burned and lost one hand and his nose seven years ago in Iraq, but he's happy to be alive and with his family.So much bellyaching in sports today, so many athletes talking about the adversity they overcome, and Octavio Sanchez loses his right hand, two fingers on his left, his nose burns off and he says, "I've been blessed." |
| Contractor to pay soldiers $85M over Iraq chemicals |
| A jury on Friday ordered an American military contractor to pay $85 million after finding it guilty of negligence for illnesses suffered by a dozen Oregon soldiers who guarded an oilfield water plant during the Iraq War. |
| Kuwaiti firms eye stronger presence on Iraqi market |
| (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The companies, represented at Kuwaiti pavilion in the 39th Baghdad International Fair, found the event an ample opportunity for their return to the huge market ... |
| New wealth brings luxury shopping to Iraq |
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| Basra oil forum to explore new opportunities in Iraq |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) Internationally acclaimed experts from across the oil and gas sector will be addressing the challenges and opportunities in the Iraqi market at major event planned in ... |
| Iraq: Report on Money-Laundering |
| Iraqi auditors believe as much as $800 million in American dollars is being sent out of the country illegally each week. |
| Presidential Election: From net neutrality to piracy, the issues keeping Hollywood up at night |
| LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - From the economic recovery to the war in Iraq, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have espoused starkly different world views during their battle for the presidency, but what's keeping Hollywood up at night are a series of legislative and legal battles that could determine the future of the entertainment business. Less often articulated than their policy differences on geo-politics have been the candidates' views on net neutrality, media ownership rules and piracy. But these issues are enormously important to studios and broadcasters. ... |
| Iraq suffers violence during Eid festival |
| A car bomb blast killed at least 13 people and wounded another 28 in a Shiite section of northwestern Baghdad Sunday, police said, as many residents were at parks and markets observing the third day of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXqhPynFic:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXqhPynFic:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXqhPynFic:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXqhPynFic:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXq |
| Iraq suffers violence on third day of Eid festival |
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| Iraq Grounds Iran Syrian-Bound Plane |
| Iraqi authorities have ordered an Iranian cargo jet flying for Syria to land in Iraq to be inspected for possible shipments of weapons for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. The plane landed at the international airport in Baghdad to be searched. After no banned items were found on board, it was released for its destination. ... |
| Influx of Iraqi Shiites to Syria Widens War’s Scope |
| Many Iraqi Shiites see the Syrian war, pitting the Sunni majority against a government dominated by Alawites, a Shiite offshoot, as a religious conflict. |
| Iraq bus blast kills more than 30 during Eid holiday |
| Bombings on Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad and a blast on an Iranian pilgrim bus killed more than 30 people on Saturday, marring Iraqi celebrations of the second day of the Islamic Eid al Adha religious festival. |
| Insurgent Attacks Kill 18 Across Iraq |
| A bomb that detonated near children at play on Saturday challenged government efforts to promote a sense of stability during a major Muslim holiday. |