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 Papua New Guinea Post Thu 27 Aug 2009
Oil Search signs deal with Kurdistan
OIL Search Limited says it has signed a seismic option agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), over Block K42 in Iraq. The K42 Block, which covers 511 square kilometres, lies in the... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)
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 The Press Democrat Thu 27 Aug 2009
Obituaries in the news
NEW YORK (AP) - Author Dominick Dunne, who told stories of shocking crimes among the rich and famous through his magazine articles and best-selling books, died Wednesday. He was 83. Dunne's son,... (photo: AP / Ethan Miller)
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 BBC News Thu 27 Aug 2009
Iraq Shia leader mourned in Iran
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim's coffin is carried through the streets of Tehran Mourners have gathered in Tehran as the coffin of the powerful Shia Muslim political leader Abdul... (photo: US DoD file)
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 Wtop Thu 27 Aug 2009
Iranians mourn Iraqi Shiite leader al-Hakim
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press Writer TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Thousands of mourners offered prayers and wept Thursday during a memorial for the Iraqi Shiite leader... (photo: UN)
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 Austin American Statesman Thu 27 Aug 2009
Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim's death leaves power vacuum just months ahead of key elections.
BAGHDAD — Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, 59, who channeled rising Shiite Muslim power after the fall of Saddam Hussein to become one of Iraq's most influential politicians... (photo: Creative Commons / gbworld)
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 Seattle Times Thu 27 Aug 2009
Shiite leader's death signals new era of uncertainty in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the head of Iraq's largest Shiite political party, died Wednesday, creating a leadership vacuum that could weaken the bloc ahead of the... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
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 The News & Observer Thu 27 Aug 2009
Death shifts Iraq's Shiite power base
BAGHDAD -- Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim held together Iraq's biggest Shiite political party as the ultimate middleman, maintaining his deep ties with Iran and cultivating his new... (photo: AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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 Daily Star Lebanon Wed 26 Aug 2009
Obama's Mideast vision: Confusion
By Michael Young Daily Star staff Thursday, August 27, 2009 - Powered by There is great discomfort these days among those who backed Barack Obama’s... (photo: Creative Commons / No. Nein)
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 Khaleej Times Wed 26 Aug 2009
How Not to Capture Osama bin Laden
Six days after the attack on the World Trade Centre, President George W. Bush declared that the capture of Osama bin Laden was his prime objective. 'I want justice,' he... (photo: AP)
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 The Guardian Wed 26 Aug 2009
Water shortage threatens two million people in southern Iraq
Electricity supply to Nasiriyah drops by 50% as Euphrates river dries up... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
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 The Press Democrat Wed 26 Aug 2009
Powerful Iraqi Shiite leader dies in Iran
The calm, soft-spoken al-Hakim, who died of lung cancer, was a kingmaker in Iraq's politics, working behind the scenes as the head of the country's biggest Shiite... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
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