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Friday 12th March, 2010

  • Syria: Capoeira Brings Joy To Displaced Iraqi Children

    UNICEF

    Refugee children play tug of war at Al-Tanf camp in Syria in 2008. Al-Tanf housed as many as 850 Palestinian refugees who fled sectarian strife in Iraq.

  • Iraq Pm Uses Early Lead To Pursue New Govt Allies

    Examiner

    (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)An electoral worker carries a ballot box at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 12, 2010. Partial tallies have only been released from only five of Iraq's 18 pr...

  • Iraq Pm Takes Slender Lead Over Rivals

    Canada.com

    BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took a slender lead over his rivals on Friday, preliminary results from the country's general election showed, as opposition blocs alleged blatant fraud.M...

  • Iraq Pm Uses Early Lead To Pursue New Govt Allies

    Breitbart

    BAGHDAD (AP) - Seizing on an early lead in Iraq's election, the prime minister's political coalition began reaching out to rivals Friday as partial results signaled a tight race that was unlikely to p...

  • [03/12] Iraq Pm Uses Early Lead To Pursue New Govt Allies

    Find Law

    BAGHDAD (AP) - Seizing on an early lead in Iraq's election, the prime minister's political coalition began reaching out to rivals Friday as partial results signaled a tight race that was unlikely to p...

  • Iraqi Poll Body Rejects Criticism

    Al Jazeera

    Faraj al-Hayderi, the chairman of IHEC, lashed out at Struan Stevenson, a European MP who had issued a statement claiming there were "suspicious delays" in announcing the results, and that "widespread...

  • Secularist Bloc Alleges Major Fraud In Iraq Poll

    Times of Oman

    BAGHDAD: A cross-sectarian, secularist list headed by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Thursday alleged major fraud in Iraq's national election this week.Members of Allawi's Iraqiya list called a ...

  • British Hostage Endured Mock Executions In Iraq

    Times of Oman

    LONDON: British computer expert Peter Moore, held captive in Iraq for 2-1/2 years until his release in December, has said he was tortured and subjected to mock executions by a well-trained kidnap gang...

  • Iraqi Pm Takes Slender Lead Over Rivals

    West Australian

    Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has taken a slender lead over his rivals, preliminary results from the country's election show, as oppositions blocs allege blatant fraud.Maliki faces a strong ...

  • Iraq Pm Uses Early Lead To Pursue New Govt Allies

    San Diego Union-Tribune

    An electoral worker carries a ballot box at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 12, 2010. Partial tallies have only been released from only five of Iraq's 18 provinces, excluding Bag...

  • Iraq Pm Takes Slender Lead Over Rivals In General Election

    Channel News Asia

    BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took a slender lead over his rivals on Friday, preliminary results from the country's general election showed, as opposition blocs alleged blatant fraud. M...

  • Iraq Pm Takes Slender Lead Over Rivals

    Canada.com

    BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took a slender lead over his rivals on Friday, preliminary results from the country's general election showed, as opposition blocs alleged blatant fraud.M...

  • Iraq Pm Takes Slender Lead Over Rivals, Early Results Show

    Vancouver Sun

    Iraqis count votes at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters in Baghdad on March 12, 2010, following Iraq's second general elections since the US-led invasion of 2003. Prime Min...

  • Iraq Pm's Bloc Eyes Coalition Gov't

    CBS News

    Electoral workers sit amongst piles of ballot boxes at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, March 12, 2010. Partial tallies have been released from seven of Iraq's 18 provinces, excluding Baghdad.

  • Iraq Pleads For Patience As Clock Ticks On Poll Results

    Canada.com

    Iraqis count votes at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters in Baghdad on March 12, 2010, following Iraq's second general elections since the US-led invasion of 2003. Prime Min...

  • Un Sees No Indication Of Widespread Fraud In Iraq Election

    Christian Science Monitor

    In his first interview since the Iraq election, Ad Melkert said that the UN is looking into individual complaints including missing voter names and tampering with election data. The UN is not seeing w...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    China Daily

    /enpproperty--> BAGHDAD - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election resu...

  • Iraq Pm Takes Slender Lead Over Rivals

    West Australian

    BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took a slender lead over his rivals on Friday, preliminary results from the country's general election showed, as opposition blocs alleged blata...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Government

    Fox News

    BAGHDAD — The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed i...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    Examiner

    The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Government

    CTV

    BAGHDAD — The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed i...

  • Iraqi Opposition Alleges 'flagrant' Election Fraud

    Daily Star

    Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was locked in a tight contest to hold on to his job yesterday, as election results from Iraq's polls trickled in and opposition blocs alleged blatant fraud.Maliki faces a...

  • Iraq's Election Race Tight, Results Slow To Come

    Swiss Info

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results in Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained far ahead ...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    MSNBC

    BAGHDAD - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it win...

  • [03/12] Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    Find Law

    BAGHDAD (AP) - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed i...

  • Early Poll Results Show Iraqi Pm In Tight Race

    VOA

    Vote Counting Underway in Iraq Partial results from Iraq's parliamentary elections show Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki's coalition in a tight race with a faction led by former Prime Minister Iyad Alla...

  • Iraq's Election Race Tight, Results Slow To Come

    West Australian

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results in Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained fa...

  • Early Iraq Results: Pm Battles Rivals

    eTaiwan News

    First results from Iraq's parliamentary election showed the prime minister and his secular rival locked in an extremely tight contest amid fraud allegations by rival parties and a chaotic, unpredictab...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    Examiner

    The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at...

  • Doomsday In Iraq, Is It Really Just Around The Corner?

    eTaiwan News

    We've now been at war intermittently with Iraq for almost 20 years, and with Afghanistan for 30. It adds up to nearly half a century of experience, all bad.Yet an expanding crew of Washington-based op...

  • New Iraq Poll Results Show Tight Race, Possible Kingmaker - Summary

    Earth Times

    Baghdad - Iraq's main political alliances were still neck-and-neck as vote tallying continued Friday, while early results pointed to the emergence of the Iraqi National Alliance as a possible kingmake...

  • New Iraq Poll Results Show Tight Race, Possible Kingmaker - 2nd Update

    Earth Times

    Baghdad - Iraq's main political alliances were still neck-and-neck as vote tallying continued Friday, while early results pointed to the emergence of the Iraqi National Alliance as a possible kingmake...

  • Iraqi Police Arrest 5 Suspected Terrorists

    Defense Link

    American Forces Press Service BAGHDAD, March 12, 2010 – Iraqi police arrested five suspected terrorists, including a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader in northern Iraq, during combined operation...

  • Iraqi Pm Seeking Coalition Partners

    Breaking News.ie

    The Iraqi prime minister’s bloc said today it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least two southern provinces...

  • Iraq's Election Race Tight, Results Slow To Come

    The Star

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results in Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained far ahead ...

  • Iraqi Pm: Laying Groundwork For New Coalition Government

    USA Today

    BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results sho...

  • Iraqi Pm: Laying Groundwork For New Coalition Government

    USA Today

    BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results sho...

  • Iraq's Election Race Tight As Results Delayed Again

    Calgary Herald

    Iraqi workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters in Baghdad seal and store ballot boxes on March 8, 2010, following Iraq's second general elections since the U.S.-led inv...

  • Iraq Pm Begins Work On Forming Coalition Government

    The Guardian

    Iraq 's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, today began preparing negotiations for a new coalition government after edging ahead in the latest counts of Sunday's general election.The poll's outcome is st...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Government

    Boston Herald

    B AGHDAD — The Iraqi prime minister’s bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results ...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    New Jersey Online

    (AP) — BAGHDAD - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election result...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    Yahoo! News

    -backed Shiite religious coalition leading but also gave another province to al-Maliki. Al-Maliki's rivals also raised new allegations of fraud, which could mar the process that will determine who sh...

  • [03/12] Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    Find Law

    BAGHDAD (AP) - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed i...

  • [03/12] Shiite Group Leads In Southern Iraq Province Vote

    Find Law

    BAGHDAD (AP) - An Iraqi Shiite religious alliance with ties to Iran is leading in one southern province according to the latest vote tallies released. Results have only been released for six of 18 pro...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    WHP CBS 21

    Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki addresses the 62nd United Nations General Assembly September 26, 2007 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. (Spencer Platt/File, Getty Images)...

  • Iraq Results Trickle Out

    Times of Oman

    BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns on Thursday from Iraq's parliamentary election, and a rival grouping complained of serious fraud.

  • Iraq Counts Votes After Election Marred By Violence

    Times of Oman

    BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns on Thursday from Iraq's parliamentary election, and a rival grouping complained of serious fraud.

  • Shiite Group Leads In Southern Iraq Province Vote

    San Diego Union-Tribune

    Iraqi journalists and representatives of Iraqi political blocs and entities look at a screens showing the partial preliminary results from four of 18 provinces in Iraq in Baghdad, Thursday March 11, 2...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    The Miami Herald

    BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it w...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    Fox 23

    Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki addresses the 62nd United Nations General Assembly September 26, 2007 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. (Spencer Platt/File, Getty Images)...

  • New Results Show Tight Iraq Race, Possible Kingmaker - Update

    Earth Times

    Baghdad - Iraq's main political alliances were still neck- and-neck as vote tallying continued Friday, while early results pointed to the emergence of the Iraqi National Alliance as a possible kingmak...

  • Un Envoy: No Indication Of Widespread Fraud In Iraq Election

    Christian Science Monitor

    In his first interview since the Iraq election, Ad Melkert, said that while the UN is looking into individual complaints including missing voter names and tampering with election data, there doesn't a...

  • Shiite Group Leads In Southern Iraq Province Vote

    Sify

    The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at...

  • Iraqi Pm Leads Vote In Early Results

    Timmins Daily Press

    Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns on Thursday from Iraq's parliamentary election, and a rival grouping complained of serious fraud.Results from five provinces, the ...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    Gadsden Times

    The Iraqi prime minister's bloc says it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least two southern provinces.

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    Breitbart

    BAGHDAD (AP) - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc says it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least two southern pr...

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    Yahoo! News

    "This is propaganda from certain lists. The elections took place in a good atmosphere and the results reflect the views of the Iraqi people," he said. Meanwhile, the national election com...

  • [03/12] Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    Find Law

    BAGHDAD (AP) - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc says it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least two southern pr...

  • Iraqi Pm Starts Laying Groundwork For New Govt

    San Diego Union-Tribune

    Iraqi journalists and representatives of Iraqi political blocs and entities look at a screens showing the partial preliminary results from four of 18 provinces in Iraq in Baghdad, Thursday March 11, 2...

  • Extra: Iraqi Shiite Coalition Leads Tally In Southern City

    Earth Times

    Baghdad - The Iraqi National Alliance, a coalition of mostly Shiite religious parties, is leading in early results from the southern Iraqi city of Amara, an Iraqi electoral official said Friday. Amal ...

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