Half of Syrian population 'will need aid by end of year'
UN high commissioner for refugees says crisis may be worst humanitarian disaster it has dealt withMore than half the population of Syria is likely to be in need of aid by the end of the year, the UN...
View ArticleU.S. soldier accused in Iraq killings reaches deal: lawyer
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military counseling center in Iraq has struck a plea deal with Army prosecutors that would spare him from facing...
View ArticleIraq's Vote Looks Set to Deepen Rifts
Weeks of deadly violence in Iraq have already marred prospects for an election that now looks set to deepen sectarian divisions.
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Iraqis voted today in the country's first polls since US troops departed, a key test of the country's stability in the face of a spike in attacks that has claimed more than 100 lives.
View ArticleIraqis Vote in First Election Since U.S. Withdrawal
(BAGHDAD) — Iraqis cast ballots in regional elections Saturday amid tight security, marking the country’s first vote since the U.S. military withdrawal and a key test of its stability. The results will...
View ArticleBombs mar start to first Iraq vote since U.S. exit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A dozen small bombs exploded and mortar rounds landed near polling centers in Iraq on Saturday, wounding at least four people during voting in the country's first provincial...
View ArticleIraq in first vote since US pullout
Iraqis are voting in their first election since the departure of US troops in late 2011, amid an upsurge in violence across the country.
View ArticleBombings Mar Start Of Iraq's First Vote Since U.S. Withdrawal
By Patrick Markey BAGHDAD, April 20 (Reuters) - A dozen small bombs exploded and mortar rounds landed near polling centres in Iraq on Saturday, wounding...
View ArticleBombings mar start to first Iraq vote since U.S. exit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A dozen small bombs exploded and mortar rounds landed near polling centers in Iraq on Saturday, wounding at least four people during voting in the country's first provincial...
View ArticleIraq’s First Vote Since U.S. Exit Is Mostly Calm
Limiting violence is one gauge of success, but observers are also waiting to see whether the results will embolden the prime minister to expand power along sectarian lines.
View ArticleBombs, mortars fail to stop first Iraq vote since U.S. exit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks and mortar fire failed to prevent Iraqis voting on Saturday in the first nationwide elections since the last U.S. troops left more than a year ago.
View ArticleIraqis go to polls for first time since U.S. pullout
BAGHDAD — Iraq carried out its first nationwide elections since the U.S. military withdrawal without significant bloodshed Saturday, in a major test for Iraqi security forces facing a revived al-Qaeda...
View ArticleRobert Redford, the Sundance Kid, grows old with style as he reinvents...
Robert Redford plays an ageing anti-war activist in his latest movie, The Company You Keep – just one more incarnation in an ever-changing imageRobert Redford's new film sees the Hollywood liberal play...
View Article'Bombs, mortars fail to stop Iraq vote'
Bomb attacks and mortar fire failed to prevent Iraqis voting on Saturday in the first nationwide elections since the last US troops left more than a year ago.
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Iraqi election officials were to begin counting votes on Sunday from the country's first elections since US troops departed, which served as a key test of its stability amid a spike in violence.
View ArticleSyria: opposition anger over US refusal to fund arms
Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib has resigned to denounce 'international community's lack of real action'Syria's opposition has reacted angrily to the refusal by the US and its western allies to...
View ArticleIraqi vote key to stability, envoy says
BAGHDAD, April 22 (UPI) -- Credible provincial council elections in Iraq are vital to the country's post-war stability, U.N. special envoy Martin Kobler said.
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