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As of Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at least 4,151 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,371 died as a result of hostile action, …
Read More »Palestinians reject partial peace accord
JERUSALEM – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected Israel’s idea of an interim peace agreement at a Sunday summit, a Palestinian negotiator said, insisting on an all-or-nothing approach that virtually ruled out an accord by a January target date.
Read More »US hands over key Iraq province
The US military has handed Anbar province, once the centre of Iraq’s Sunni insurgency, to Iraqi control at a ceremony in the provincial capital.
Read More »Israeli troops shoot Palestinian
Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank have shot and wounded a mentally disabled Palestinian man during a raid on his house, medical officials say.
Read More »Persian Gulf Monarchies to Boost Links with Turkey
TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil-rich Persian Gulf monarchies will sign an accord with Turkey aimed at boosting ties between the Arab bloc and Ankara, the chief of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) said on Sunday.
Read More »Israel and Palestinians seek quick “understandings”
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday, hoping to cap his scandal-plagued leadership of Israel with a document of peace understandings within the next two weeks, officials said.
Read More »Six dead after PKK attack on Turkish military base
TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) – Four Turkish security personnel and two Kurdish separatists were killed early on Sunday after rebels launched a rocket attack on a military station in eastern Turkey, a security source told Reuters.
Read More »Ahmadinejad Blames Zionists for Georgia Crisis
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that there is evidence that proves Zionists are behind the events on South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Read More »OPEC may Pressure S. Arabia to Cut Output
TEHRAN (FNA)- OPEC members may exert pressure on Saudi Arabia at the upcoming meeting of the world oil cartel in Vienna to cutback its production amid falling energy prices.
Read More »Iraq election law must pass mid-Sept for 2008 vote
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament must pass a contentious elections law by mid-September in order to allow anticipated provincial polls to be held this year, the Electoral Commission said on Saturday.
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