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Iraqi MP expenses scandal triggers religious outrage

AFP Global Edition yesterday

An expenses scandal erupted in Iraq on Friday after religious leaders hit out at how MPs secured themselves numerous lavish perks while failing to ensure the nation's general election goes ahead. Clerics said parliamentarians had approved legislation guaranteeing diplomatic passports for them ...

Gunman alive after killing 13 at Texas army base

AFP Global Edition yesterday

Military officials were on Friday struggling to understand why a Muslim army psychiatrist due to be deployed to Afghanistan went on a shooting rampage at this huge military base that left 13 dead and 30 wounded. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, an ...

Shooter alive after Texas base rampage leaves 13 dead

AFP Global Edition yesterday

An army psychiatrist about to be sent to Iraq gunned down 13 people and wounded 30 in a rampage on a huge Texas military base but survived after being shot four times himself. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who his family said had ...

13 dead, 30 hurt in Texas military base rampage

AFP Global Edition yesterday

A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq has gunned down 13 people and wounded 30 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being shot and taken into custody. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist, opened fire ...

12 dead, 31 hurt in Texas military base rampage

AFP Global Edition yesterday

A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq has gunned down 12 people and wounded 31 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being shot and taken into custody. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist, opened fire ...

Muslim officer guns down 11 at Texas military base

AFP Global Edition yesterday

A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq went on a shooting rampage at a sprawling Texas military base, killing 11 people and wounding 31 others before being gunned down. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist, opened fire ...

12 dead, 31 wounded in Texas military base rampage

AFP Global Edition yesterday

An American army major went on a shooting rampage at a Texas military base killing 11 people and wounding 31 others before being gunned down, army officials said. Two other soldiers were arrested after the shooting spree and were being held as ...

Iraq Signs Contracts With Foreign Oil Companies

Getty Images yesterday

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: An Iraqi worker adjusts a control valves at the Daura oil refinery on November 5, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq and a grouping of U.S and European oil companies Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC ...

New Afghan violence makes Obama decision tougher

AP News yesterday

Worsening Afghan violence, allies' worries, make Obama's decision on troops more difficult President Barack Obama's next move on Afghanistan is growing more difficult by the day. Deadly attacks this week deepened British and U.N. alarm over their commitments, and fresh worries about ...

Twelve dead, 31 wounded in Texas military base shooting

AFP Global Edition yesterday

An American army major went on a shooting rampage Thursday at a Texas military base killing 11 people and wounding 31 others before being gunned down, army officials said. Two other soldiers were arrested after the shooting spree and were being held ...

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