Iraqi News from around the world updated hourly. http://www.learn-how-to-speak.com en-us News newsManager v4.04.2961 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:15:13 CST 60 Report shows U.S. military underreported Iraqi election violence http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=143oliq8i/%2Ahttp%253A//www.statesman.com/news/world/report-shows-us-military-underreported-iraqi-election-violence-340694.html?cxtype=ynewsrss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:15:38 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=143oliq8i/%2Ahttp%253A//www.statesman.com/news/world/report-shows-us-military-underreported-iraqi-election-violence-340694.html?cxtype=ynewsrss Officials say Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has undergone surgery but already has been released from the hospital and is in good health. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=121eridao/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/aponremiea/mliraq59 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:29:32 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=121eridao/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/aponremiea/mliraq59 U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12ihsejrt/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/aponremiea/mliraqjournalistkilled2 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:15:12 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12ihsejrt/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/aponremiea/mliraqjournalistkilled2 DEAD SEA, Jordan - Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer."Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy recorded in the cancer registries of almost all countries within the Eastern Mediterranean http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13t7fp1iq/%2Ahttp%253A//www.redorbit.com/news/health/1835162/breastcancerincidenceamongiraqiwomenprofiled/index.html?source=rhealth Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:14:43 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13t7fp1iq/%2Ahttp%253A//www.redorbit.com/news/health/1835162/breastcancerincidenceamongiraqiwomenprofiled/index.html?source=rhealth BAGHDAD: US soldiers opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Baghdad killing an Iraqi couple for reasons that are still under investigation, an interior ministry official said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12lgjlc5l/%2Ahttp%253A//www.nst.com.my/CurrentNews/NST/articles/20100311154545/Article/indexhtml Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:15:38 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12lgjlc5l/%2Ahttp%253A//www.nst.com.my/CurrentNews/NST/articles/20100311154545/Article/indexhtml BAGHDAD - Partial results released Thursday show the bloc led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki ahead in a tight race in Iraq's parliamentary elections, as his two biggest rivals alleged fraud and demanded more transparency in the ballot-counting process. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=1259roobh/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100311/wlmcclatchy/34488761 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:00 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=1259roobh/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100311/wlmcclatchy/34488761 A cross-sectarian, secularist alliance headed by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is ahead in two Iraqi provinces north of Baghdad, early results from the country's electoral commission showed Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=121pjqvc9/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100311/wlnm/usiraqelection37 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:19:18 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=121pjqvc9/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100311/wlnm/usiraqelection37 Preliminary results of Iraq's landmark elections are expected to be released on Thursday, said a UN official. &$ &$Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki casts his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on March 7, 2010. Iraq began its official voting for the country's crucial parliamentary election in the early morning on Sunday. This is the second national poll since the fall of http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11vec1mif/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6915748.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:15:38 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11vec1mif/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6915748.html The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count, though results were not likely until late today. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12ms2s6ln/%2Ahttp%253A//www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2010-03-10-iraqelections10STU.htm?csp=34 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:40:25 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12ms2s6ln/%2Ahttp%253A//www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2010-03-10-iraqelections10STU.htm?csp=34 LOS ANGELES - An ex-Marine acquitted on charges of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees has sued a Southern California city over not being rehired as a police officer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11jmt1131/%2Ahttp%253A//www.startribune.com/nation/87260202.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:18:50 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11jmt1131/%2Ahttp%253A//www.startribune.com/nation/87260202.html Baghdad - Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi met with the leader of Iraq's main Shiite party to discuss the formation of the new government, a government statement said Wednesday. Al-Hashimi met with Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) leader Amm http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13qtbnjcm/%2Ahttp%253A//www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313378%2Ciraqi-vice-president-meets-shiite-leader-to-discuss-new-government.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:16:13 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13qtbnjcm/%2Ahttp%253A//www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313378%2Ciraqi-vice-president-meets-shiite-leader-to-discuss-new-government.html Iraqi and UN officials say the first results from this week's parliamentary elections will likely be released on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13f3h3cvr/%2Ahttp%253A//www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2010/03/10/firstiraqivoteresultslikelyonthursday Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:16:13 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13f3h3cvr/%2Ahttp%253A//www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2010/03/10/firstiraqivoteresultslikelyonthursday BAGHDAD, March 10 (UPI) -- The disqualification of candidates in Iraq's recent election threatens to disrupt the formation of a new government, a former Iraqi prime minister said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13irdoglr/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/International/2010/03/10/Candidate-ban-threatens-Iraqi-results/UPI-18421268230189/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:16:13 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13irdoglr/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/International/2010/03/10/Candidate-ban-threatens-Iraqi-results/UPI-18421268230189/ While considerable attention has been devoted to Iraqi reconstruction at the national and provincial levels, U.S. forces are leveraging their resources to advise and assist local Iraqi governmental bodies as well. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12dr3u647/%2Ahttp%253A//www.wivb.com/dpp/military/army/WNY-soldier-helps-Iraqi-dem-process Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:13:36 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12dr3u647/%2Ahttp%253A//www.wivb.com/dpp/military/army/WNY-soldier-helps-Iraqi-dem-process BAGHDAD -- Iraqi officials announced Monday that 62 percent of registered voters cast ballots in Sunday's parliamentary elections, a total slightly lower than in the 2005 national elections but higher than in last year's provincial elections. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13g75leon/%2Ahttp%253A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030801766.html?wprss=rssworld/mideast Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13g75leon/%2Ahttp%253A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030801766.html?wprss=rssworld/mideast According to a Wall Street Journal report, Iraqi officials said that a consortium led by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is expected to win the bid for Missan oilfields in southern Iraq. The consortium had accepted the price offered by the government of Iraq. The oilfield has reserves of about 2.5 billion barrels. An Iraqi official said, the Iraqi Oil Ministry has ended http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11vmmeebo/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90861/6914520.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:15:07 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11vmmeebo/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90861/6914520.html Electoral workers sit in front of piles of ballot boxes at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 8, 2010. The conclusion of Sunday's vote does not spell an immediate end to Iraq's political uncertainty, as it could be days until results come in and with the fractured nature of Iraqi politics, months to form a government. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13bn7hodh/%2Ahttp%253A//www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/worldnation/664214-227/both-iraqi-parties-claiming-to-be-ahead.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:46:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13bn7hodh/%2Ahttp%253A//www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/worldnation/664214-227/both-iraqi-parties-claiming-to-be-ahead.html Today in Iraq, women have few education and employment opportunities. It's time for Iraqi politicians of all genders, religions, and political parties to advocate for women. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12mgn4206/%2Ahttp%253A//www.huffingtonpost.com/molly-hunter/eyes-on-the-prize-for-irab490571.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:42:41 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12mgn4206/%2Ahttp%253A//www.huffingtonpost.com/molly-hunter/eyes-on-the-prize-for-irab490571.html The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after historic parliamentary elections that the top U.S. commander said would let all but 50,000 American troops come home by the end of summer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12183kebf/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/aponremiea/mliraq54 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:22:10 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12183kebf/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/aponremiea/mliraq54 Based on the high voter turnout in the Iraqi province that gave the world Saddam Hussein, a Fort Riley infantry commander says the elections were a success. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11vjaf62g/%2Ahttp%253A//www.kansaspublicradio.org/newsstory.php?itemID=20575 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:16:04 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11vjaf62g/%2Ahttp%253A//www.kansaspublicradio.org/newsstory.php?itemID=20575 BAGHDAD, March 8 (UPI) -- More than 60 percent of eligible Iraqi voters turned for parliamentary elections during the weekend, elections officials said Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13ai1f8e3/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/Special/2010/03/08/Iraqi-voter-turnout-tops-60-percent/UPI-30041268069945/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:16:04 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=13ai1f8e3/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/Special/2010/03/08/Iraqi-voter-turnout-tops-60-percent/UPI-30041268069945/ PLEASANTON - Iraq's second democratic election drew 1,400 Iraqi immigrants and first generation Iraqis to the Alameda County Fairgrounds to cast a vote for parliament. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11vvcs5cd/%2Ahttp%253A//www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci14634898?source=rss Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:00:53 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=11vvcs5cd/%2Ahttp%253A//www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci14634898?source=rss Nouri al-Maliki and Iyad Allawi talk up performance in Iraqi election that drew smaller but broader vote than in 2005 Sixty-two per cent of Iraqis voted in yesterday's general election, with both the conservative incumbent prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, and his secular rival, Iyad Allawi, claiming today to have performed strongly in the poll. The turnout was lower than the reported 76% turnout http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12j11lcu2/%2Ahttp%253A//www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/08/iraq-election-turnout-maliki-allawi Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:11:05 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=12j11lcu2/%2Ahttp%253A//www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/08/iraq-election-turnout-maliki-allawi Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties on Monday predicted a coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would take the lead in the parliamentary election, though official results were not expected for a few days. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=121nmhgib/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/aponremiea/mliraq50 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:16:04 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522iraqi%2522/SIG=121nmhgib/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/aponremiea/mliraq50