Car bomb kills at least 24 people in northern Iraqi city of KirkukBAGHDAD — A car bomb exploded in a crowded outdoor market in the northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people, police said, a deadly reminder of the challenges facing the Iraqi government even as it celebrated the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities. Car bomb kills at least 15 people in northern Iraqi city of KirkukBAGHDAD — Iraqi police say a car bomb has exploded in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens. 4 US soldiers killed during withdrawal from Iraqi cities; premier says Iraqi forces capableBAGHDAD — Four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq’s cities, and the prime minister assured Iraqis that government forces taking control of urban areas on Tuesday were more than capable of protecting the country. US Rep. says General Motors could pick small-car factory site as early as this weekDETROIT — A Michigan congressman says General Motors Corp. could decide as early as this week where it will build a new line of small cars. Truck bomb explodes near Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, killing 5 people, police sayBAGHDAD — Police say at least five people have been killed and 30 wounded in a truck bombing near a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq. Iraq says it’s successfully filling security vacuum as US troops withdraw from citiesUNITED NATIONS — Iraqi forces are successfully filling the security vacuum as U.S. combat troops withdraw from Iraqi cities ahead of a June 30 deadline, Iraq’s U.N. envoy said Thursday. More bodies from Air France crash recoveredRIO DE JANEIRO - Seven more bodies were recovered Tuesday from the sea from the Air France plane crash earlier this month, bringing the total of bodies recovered up to 50, a Navy spokesman said. Iraqi government warns more violence likely ahead of US withdrawal from citiesBAGHDAD — Iraq’s government warned Thursday that more violence is likely as Iraqi security forces gear up for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from urban areas by the end of this month. Car bomb in Iraq’s south kills at least 29 people, Iraqi officials sayBAGHDAD — A rare car bomb ripped through a market in southern Iraq’s Shiite heartland Wednesday as shoppers were buying meat and vegetables, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens, officials said. Indians aren’t the only ones to have been attacked: PoliceSYDNEY - Students from India are not the only ones to have been attacked in Australia, the police say, as the Indian community here points out that some students from India do not behave properly in public places. A look at world’s deadliest air disastersA look at some of the world’s deadliest air disasters: In latest stage of saga, John Edwards acknowledges federal probe over campaign fundsRALEIGH, N.C. — His once-prominent political career is buried and the turmoil of his marriage is playing out in public. Now, John Edwards is facing a federal inquiry. WHO raises global alert level, signaling swine flu is spreading, but stops short of pandemicMEXICO CITY — The swine flu epidemic entered a dangerous new phase Monday as the death toll climbed in Mexico and the number of suspected cases there and in the United States nearly doubled. The World Health Organization raised its alert level but stopped short of declaring a global emergency. Clinton tries to assure Iraqis that US will not abandon them despite troop withdrawal planBAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to assure Iraqis on Saturday that the Obama administration would not abandon their country even as it presses ahead with plans to withdraw American troops amid a recent surge in violence. Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1 when new US-Iraqi security pact took effect
Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1 Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1, when a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact took effect: Govt. extends centre-state relations commission’s termNEW DELHI - Union Government has extended the term of a Commission, which was set up to analyze the centre-state relations in the backdrop of the changes in the polity and the economy. After Jet, Air India announces reduced faresNEW DELHI - Taking a cue from leading private carrier Jet Airways, which earlier in the week slashed fares on 30 days’ advance bookings, national carrier Air India Thursday announced summer special fares from Friday. |