Bomb explodes inside hair salon south of Baghdad, kills 5, Iraqi police sayOctober 8th, 2009 Iraqi police: Bomb in barber shop kills 5BAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says a bomb has exploded inside a crowded barber shop south of Baghdad, killing at least five people. The official says the bomb exploded while men were getting shaves and haircuts Thursday at the shop in Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad.
Chicago-area investor wants bidding process for Sun-Times reopenedOctober 7th, 2009 Investor wants Sun-Times bidding process reopenedCHICAGO — There's no one else interested in buying the Chicago Sun-Times. Or is there?
A Chicago-area investor wants a bankruptcy court to reopen bidding for the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times.
APNewsBreak: Top US general in Iraq to send thousands of troops homeSeptember 30th, 2009 APNewsBreak: US to send home more troops from IraqWASHINGTON — The top general in Iraq is sending home thousands more U.S. troops by the end of October as the American military pulls back from the six-year war.
US military says 3 coalition soldiers have died in Basra in southern IraqJuly 17th, 2009 3 coalition soldiers die in southern IraqBAGHDAD — Three soldiers were killed in an attack on a coalition forces base in the former Shiite militia stronghold of Basra, the U.S. military said Friday.
US military in Iraq says 2 soldiers charged with filming female soldiers showeringJuly 13th, 2009 US soldiers in Iraq charged with filming womenBAGHDAD — The U.S. military in Iraq says two soldiers have been charged with filming and photographing female members of their unit while they were taking showers and then distributing the video and images.
Iraq's long-awaited oil bidding round fizzles as only 1 field awardedJune 30th, 2009 Iraq oil auction fizzlesBAGHDAD — The first international bidding process in more than 30 years for development rights to some of Iraq's oil fields has finished, with only one field being awarded. Iraq had offered six oil and two gas fields in a landmark auction the government hoped would help boost output to 4 million barrels per day and generate cash it desperately needs for postwar reconstruction.
BP wins rights to major Iraqi oil fieldJune 30th, 2009 BAGHDAD - A group led by British Petroleum (BP) Tuesday won rights to develop Iraq's Rumaila oil field, the largest of six oil fields on offer in a two-day bidding war in Baghdad. BP and China's CNPC won the rights to develop the field in cooperation with Iraqi partners in a process that has pitted 32 of the world's largest oil companies against each other.
Heavy sandstorm blankets Baghdad, filling emergency wards, delaying oil biddingJune 28th, 2009 Heavy sandstorm blankets Iraq, delays oil biddingBAGHDAD — A heavy sandstorm has blanketed Iraq's capital, closing the Baghdad airport and delaying the country's first oil bidding process in 30 years. Visibility is only a few yards and most of the few people on the streets are wearing surgical masks.
List of companies and oil fields in Iraq's first postwar biddingJune 25th, 2009 Iraq's first postwar oil bidding for oil contractsIraq is scheduled to open its first postwar bidding for oil service contracts on Monday. International oil companies were expelled by Saddam Hussein more than 30 years ago.
British end combat operations in southern Iraq, transfer control to USApril 30th, 2009 British end combat operations in IraqBAGHDAD — British forces handed over military control of the Basra area to U.S. commanders Thursday to clear the way for America's main battlefield ally to exit Iraq after more than six years of war.
Britain begins to pull out troops from IraqMarch 31st, 2009 BAGHDAD - The British army is to begin Tuesday its official troops withdrawal from Iraq's southern city of Basra, a police source said. American troops are expected to replace the withdrawing British troops, which were stationed in Basra's air-base during the past six years since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the source said.
Britain starts withdrawing troops from IraqMarch 31st, 2009 BAGHDAD - The British military Tuesday formally transferred control of its base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra to US forces in a ceremony attended by Iraqi leaders. The transfer follows Britain's agreement last year to withdraw all but 500 of the 4,100 troops it had stationed in Iraq ahead of its complete military withdrawal from the country in July.
Iraq bomb explosion kills sixMarch 29th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Six people were killed and eight others injured Sunday in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq's southern city of Basra, a police source said. Two policemen and four civilians were killed in the blast targeted at a police patrol in Basra's Hamdan neighbourhood, the source said.
US to withdraw 12,000 troops from Iraq by SeptemberMarch 9th, 2009 BAGHDAD - The US military announced Sunday it would withdraw 12,000 of its combat troops from Iraq by September end this year. US military spokesman Maj.
Iraq blames failure to sell Saddam's yacht on financial crisisJanuary 21st, 2009 BAGHDAD - A luxury yacht that belonged to Saddam Hussein failed to tempt a buyer from Europe owing to the credit crunch, an Iraqi government spokesman said Wednesday. 'The Ocean Breeze yacht will return to the southern port of Basra from the Greek port of Piraeus,' Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement.
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