 In Iraq, Divvying Up the Spoils of Political War
BAGHDAD — In today’s telling, the description is as ageless as the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers: Iraq is a country of Shiite Arabs, Sunni Arabs and Kurds. To understand its politics is... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) The New York Times
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 G20 discord over recovery
Toronto: World leaders cast about for a common approach Saturday to securing an uneven economic recovery that is showing signs of fading. The Group of Eight industrialised nations were meeting for a... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Gulf News
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 World leaders slam North Korea, Iran at G8
Huntsville (Ontario): The leaders of the world's eight top industrial democracies on Saturday condemned the alleged sinking by North Korea of a South Korean warship and called on Iran to halt its... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak, Pool) Zeenews
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 Allawi: Iraq needs clear decisions
Dubai: More than three-and-a-half- months after the Iraq elections, the government formation seems a far cry. The failure to cobble together a government after the March 7 elections has fuelled public... (photo: AP / Will Leach) Gulf News
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 Iranian exiles demand tougher sanctions on Tehran
PARIS (Reuters) - An Iranian exile group, backed by international politicians, said on Saturday that much stiffer sanctions would have to be imposed on Tehran if world powers hoped to curtail Iran's... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon) The Star
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 G8 leaders condemn North Korea, urge Iran respect laws
HUNTSVILLE, Ontario - The Group of Eight rich nations on Saturday condemned North Korea for an attack that sank a South Korean naval ship and called on Iran's leaders to respect the rule of law and... (photo: AP / The New York Times, Luke Sharrett/Pool) Khaleej Times
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 Lawmakers From Iran Plan a Trip to Gaza
TEHRAN (Reuters) — Iranian lawmakers protesting Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza plan to travel on an aid ship that is expected to leave from Lebanon, a member of the Iranian Parliament... (photo: AP) The New York Times
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 US media lack a collective conscience
Less than a month ago, Israeli forces attacked a flotilla of eight ships carrying much needed humanitarian supplies to the impoverished and contained people of Gaza. In the brutal assault, nine... (photo: AP / Hatem Moussa) Gulf News
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 4 Jewelry Shop Owners Die in Iraqi Robbery Spree
BAGHDAD — An armed gang went on a rampage Saturday, gunning down four jewelry store owners and robbing more than a dozen shops in the western city of Falluja in what may have been an effort to... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed) The New York Times
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 McChrystal's exit is a bad sign
The change of US military command in Afghanistan — with the departure of General Stanley McChrystal and his replacement by General David Petraeus says much about the failure of Washington to get... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen) Gulf News
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