Return To Tiananmen Square, 20 Years Later

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Senators On Sotomayor And Racism

Senator Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., would not say whether the use of the word "racist" by some Republicans to describe Sonia Sotomayor, based on an 8-year-old comment by President Obama's Supreme Court nominee,…

Iraq says 5 key insurgent leaders captured in Diyala

Iraqi security forces said Sunday that a key al-Qaida leader and four Shiite militia leaders of Iran-backed Special Groups have been captured during the past 24 hours in the volatile province of Diyal…

Iraq to invite E Baghdad oil field bids

Iraq will invite select oil companies in mid-June to bid for contracts to develop the southern portion of the East Baghdad oilfield, a ’super giant’ reserve near the capital, a senior official said on Sunday. ‘We will invite companies that have

Former Iraqi Trade Minister Arrested

Authorities want to speak with al-Sudani regarding a number of issues regarding his time as trade minister by OfficialWire NewsDesk BAGHDAD, IRAQ (OfficialWire) 05/30/09 Former Iraqi Trade Minister Abdul Falah al-Sudani Former Iraqi Trade Minister Abdul

Iraqi ex-trade minister trying to flee to Gulf arrested

Baghdad: Police on Saturday detained Iraq’s former trade minister in connection with graft allegations involving food rations, ordering a plane in which he was flying to a Gulf destination to turn back, witnesses and officials said. An Iraqi judge issued

Ex-Iraqi Official Jailed On Graft Charges

Iraqi authorities detained the former trade minister on graft charges Saturday after ordering the plane in which he was traveling to turn around, a dramatic development in what has become Iraq’s biggest corruption scandal in years. Abdul Falah al-Sudani,

Thousands Of Iran Pilgrims In Iraq

Over just two days in April, about 80 Iranian pilgrims were killed in suicide bombings in Iraq. But even though the pilgrims are clearly a favored target for Sunni extremists in Iraq, and though the threat continues, it seems nothing will keep the

Iraq minster arrested after plane was turned back

Iraqi police have arrested the country’s former trade minister at Baghdad airport after forcing his plane to turn back in mid-air as he tried to flee to Dubai. Abdul Falah al-Sudani has been at the centre of a growing corruption scandal and one of his

He salutes each fallen soldier as their coffin comes home from Iraq or…

He salutes each fallen soldier as their coffin comes home from Iraq or Afghanistan. Now it’s time for Ken Scott to re-visit his own battlefield. The D-Day veteran will return to the beaches of Normandy this week to take part in the 65th anniversary of

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