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Brothel shootout in Baghdad leaves 12 dead

albawaba - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Unknown gunmen stormed a brothel in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 12 people, security and medical officials told AFP.At least seven women and five men were shot in the suburb of Zayouna, which is renowned for its redlight district.There is no further information on the identity of the ...
Iraqi PM orders army shuffle to combat violence

albawaba - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

By-standers look at the wreck of a bomb used in a sectarian suicide attack in Baghdad. AFP Photo Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has called for serious change in the senior ranks of Iraq's armed ...
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Istanbul hosts meeting of Syrian opposition leaders

Iraq News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition leaders Thursday began their three-day meeting in this Turkish capital city to decide on their participation in talks aimed at end the civil war in the country. As the meeting began in Istanbul a prominent Syrian figure in the opposition proposed a transition plan for the country that requires President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to a senior aide and ...
UAE issues stamp to commemorate satellite

Iraq News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Emirates Post has issued a stamp to showcase the UAE's achievement in the field of science and technology, and to commemorate the "Y1A", the first multipurpose satellite by Yahsat. The satellite, a milestone for the nation, is designed to provide advanced satellite services to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South West Asia. The stamp is available in a denomination of four ...
Family over fame Lebanese singer Najwa freezes Arab Idol plans until dad gets better

albawaba - Friday 24th May, 2013

Last song for "Arab Idol"? Najwa wants her father to be better before she returns on stage. Last year, the popular talent show "Arab Idol" concluded its season in the presence ...
Egypts cash-strapped rulers woo former regime tycoons

Channel News Asia - Friday 24th May, 2013

Almost three years after an uprising fuelled bythe old regime's venality, Egypt's cash-strapped Islamist government is makingamends with businessmen who offer to pay their way back into the ...

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Suspect killed in Orlando has confessed to 2011 triple murders says FBI

Iraq News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...
Obama seeks more transparency in use of drones

Iraq News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

WASHINGTON - In a major counter-terrorism speech, President Barack Obama Thursday defended the covert US drone program and stressed that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save lives. He also said the use of lethal force extends to U.S. citizens as well. This disclosure comes a day after his administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US ...
Taliban car bomb kills 13 in Pakistan

Iraq News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 13 people, including two civilians, were killed in a car bomb targeting a police vehicle in western Pakistani city of Quetta Thursday, police officials said. The bombing also injured at least 20 people in the capital of Baluchistan province, riven by Islamist militancy and a violent separatist insurgency. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the ...

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Canada threatens to retaliate against change in US meat labeling rules

Iraq News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

OTTAWA - Canada has threatened "retaliatory measures" against the United States move changing the so-called country of origin labeling that would track beef and hogs through the meat processing and distribution systems, stating that it is discriminatory, a view shared by the World Trade Organisation. On Thursday, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a final modification to its ...
After breaches Twitter beefs up security with two-step login

Iraq News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NEW YORK - Aiming to tackle recent high-profile breaches, popular micro-blogging site Twitter is introducing an optional two-step login for users to beef up security. The new system would try to ensure "it's really you" when a user signs in to Twitter, which transmits some 400 million messages a day. The move follows recent attacks into the twitter accounts of news organisations' such as ...
Irish biotech firm Elan rejects revised Royalty Pharma bid

Iraq News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

DUBLIN/ WASHINGTON Ireland-based biotechnology firm Elan Thursday rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion takeover bid, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share. Royalty raised its hostile cash bid to $12.50 per share on Monday, from $11.25 previously, but made the new offer conditional on Elan shareholders rejecting, at a ...
Import alert by USFDA hits Wockhardt shares

Iraq News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

MUMBAI - Shares of Wockhardt, one of the leading Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, witnessed a sharp fall of 20% to Rs. 1,315 ($23.61) on the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) on Thursday after the US FDA published an import alert on one of its three manufacturing facilities near Aurangabad. The import alert, 'detention without physical examination of drugs from firms which have ...