Call from Obama seals Iraq election law
Iraq elections can now go forward after Kurds and Sunnis agreed to a new, amended law. Obama's 11th-hour call Sunday night was part of a crucial US role in sealing the deal.
The Christian Science Monitor,
Mon Dec 07 08:51:01 PST 2009
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Six Turkish soldiers dead, some 10 wounded in clash with Kurds
Six Turkish soldiers died and 10 others were wounded Monday in a clash with militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Turkish NTV reported citing local authorities and military sou...
Russian Information Agency Novosti,
Mon Dec 07 08:50:09 PST 2009
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Germany returns Kurds to uncertain fate
Deportation to Syria of some failed asylum seekers leads to arrest, rights groups say. Khaled Kanjo had lived in Europe for years but Germany rejected his appeal for political asylum and se...
Kurdish Media,
Sun Dec 06 10:27:40 PST 2009
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Kurds riot in southeast Turkey ahead of trial
One man was shot dead yesterday in clashes between Turkish police and protesters in the largely Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in new tension ahead of a trial that may close the largest pro-Kur...
Gulf Times,
Sun Dec 06 14:16:11 PST 2009
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Kurds clash with police in Turkey; 1 demonstrator killed
ANKARA, Turkey - Police clashed with pro-Kurdish demonstrators denouncing new prison conditions for rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan on Sunday. A 23-year-old university student died in hospital...
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News,
Sun Dec 06 10:01:00 PST 2009
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KYC's 1st Kurdish Festival, Atlanta
Kurdish Festival is a celebration of Kurdish Heritage in the United States. The festival will stretch a spam of three days. During which, Kurds and non-Kurds, from a variety of background a...
Kurdish Media,
Mon Dec 07 01:42:40 PST 2009
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Escalating settlement attack in Jerusalem: families in Sheikh Jarrah receive andom...
families in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah found in the plazas of their homes notifications from the settlement Counsel, of Nahlat Shimon, which stated:
Palestine Media Center,
Mon Dec 07 02:58:40 PST 2009
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Chemical Ali moved to Baghdad in preparation for his execution
The man who carried out Saddam
Times Online,
Sun Dec 06 15:49:28 PST 2009
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Baghdad calmer
The padlocks were snapped shut last week.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Mon Dec 07 10:56:42 PST 2009
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Iraq VP election veto brings Sunnis limited gains
Iraq's vice president has gained prestige through his controversial veto of a long delayed law allowing a national vote next year, but the move has done little to improve the lot of his onc...
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Mon Dec 07 09:35:13 PST 2009
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Kirkuk, Iraq's simmering melting pot
Residents say they get along with one another, but some Arabs and ethnic Turkmens say they are worried about the influx of Kurds from outside the city. Across a bleak desert landscape dotte...
Los Angeles Times,
Sun Dec 06 00:12:00 PST 2009
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Iraqi prime minister hails new election law
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has hailed the passage of a law that calls for elections seen as critical to U.S. plans to withdraw troops.
CNN,
Mon Dec 07 06:38:15 PST 2009
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Iraq looks to February vote
BAGHDAD, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers announced tentative plans to hold parliamentary elections Feb. 27 following the passage of amendments to a national election law.
UPI,
Mon Dec 07 10:29:44 PST 2009
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Iraqi lawmakers break impasse on pending vote
Iraq's parliament passed a reworked election law on Sunday, heading off a dispute that threatened to derail upcoming elections.
USA Today,
Sun Dec 06 21:58:23 PST 2009
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Iraqi lawmakers approve seat distribution for parliamentary election
BAGHDAD -- In a last-minute compromise reached under heavy U.S. pressure, Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday approved a law on seat distribution for the upcoming parliamentary election.
Washington Post,
Sun Dec 06 19:29:07 PST 2009
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Iraq poll preparation begins
Iraq's electoral authorities will on Monday begin preparations for parliamentary polls early next year, after MPs finally approved a law governing the vote just minutes before a midnight de...
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Sun Dec 06 20:01:38 PST 2009
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Turkish official says 7 soldiers killed in ambush
Attackers raked a military vehicle with automatic weapon fire on Monday, killing at least seven Turkish soldiers in an ambush in foggy weather in central Turkey, authorities said.
MSNBC,
Mon Dec 07 07:08:11 PST 2009
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Baghdad calmer -- and quieter -- with club crackdown
The padlocks were snapped shut last week. Musicians were allowed to return briefly to pack up their keyboards and drums. Bartenders came back to store away the liquor and maybe take a few s...
Boston Globe,
Mon Dec 07 11:18:17 PST 2009
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Iraq Clears Way For Parliamentary Elections
Iraqi lawmakers approved plans Sunday to hold parliamentary elections early next year that are seen as an important step toward political reconciliation and easing the withdrawal of U.S. tr...
NPR,
Mon Dec 07 04:36:47 PST 2009
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Iraqi lawmakers approve election law
Iraq's parliament passed a reworked election law on Sunday, heading off a dispute among religious and ethnic factions that threatened to derail upcoming elections and potentially delay the ...
USA Today,
Sun Dec 06 19:12:27 PST 2009
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