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U.N. preparing Iraq-Kuwait reconciliation plan

Reuters US Online Report World News 4 days ago

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is outlining a plan to help Iraq end its dispute with neighboring Kuwait over war reparations, 19 years after Baghdad invaded the oil-producing Gulf state, a U.N. official said on Monday. Baghdad wants the U.N. ...

Thirteen anti-Qaeda tribe members killed in Iraq

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms launched execution-style attacks west of Baghdad on Monday, killing 13 members of a tribe who took up arms against Al-Qaeda, a villager and security official said. Also on Monday, six people died and seven were wounded when ...

Iraq US Schwarzenegger

AP News 4 days ago

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, center, shakes hands with U.S. soldiers during a visit to Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Copyright 2009 AP News

France welcomes Iraqi leader for state visit

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

France moved to raise both its profile and its profits in Iraq on Monday, welcoming President Jalal Talabani to Paris with a series of trade and aid deals ready for signing. Talabani was treated to full ceremonial honours as he arrived at ...

France welcomes Iraqi leader for first state visit

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

France moved to raise both its profile and its profits in Iraq on Monday, welcoming President Jalal Talabani to Paris with a series of trade and aid deals ready for signing. Talabani will be treated to full ceremonial honours when he arrives ...

Iraq Violence

AP News 4 days ago

An Iraqi police officer stands guard at Tahrir square, central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov 16, 2009. Gunmen killed at least 13 people, Monday in a Sunni village west of Baghdad, dumping their bullet-riddled bodies in a cemetery, officials said.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Copyright ...

Gunmen in army uniforms kill 12 Iraqi villagers

Reuters US Online Report Top News 4 days ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen wearing military uniforms shot dead at least 12 men in a pre-dawn attack in a village near Baghdad on Monday, villagers and police said. The attack took place in the mainly Sunni village of Zauba, west of Baghdad, ...

Wealthy Iraqis take up jet-skiing on the Tigris

Reuters Life! Online Report 4 days ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters Life!) - Lingering violence and raw sewage in the water are no deterrents for a group of wealthy, young Iraqis who spend their free time jet-skiing along the Tigris river in a burst of white foam and spray. Unfazed by ...

Violence lull spurs timid revival in Iraqi art

Reuters Life! Online Report 4 days ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters Life!) - A lull in violence has sparked a timid renaissance in Iraqi art after years of dictatorship and bloodshed restricted artistic freedoms. In a park by the Tigris, a dozen sculptors chip away at marble to carve their vision ...

Bingo! In quieter Baghdad, beloved game is back

AP News 4 days ago

Bingo! In quieter Baghdad, a much-loved family game makes a comeback It's Saturday night at the Alwiyah Club, and 21-year-old Sarah al-Kimackchy is doing the hip thing — playing bingo. The streets outside may still not be as safe as they once ...

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