Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the veto made by Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president Tariq al-Hashemi on the election law, in front of a banner which reads in Arabic ' Nothing to fear on Iraq as long as Maliki is in power', after Friday prayers in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)Iraqi lawmakers seek to end election crisis
Iraq's parliament is discussing ways to end a dispute over an election law after a vice president vetoed the bill, throwing national polls slated for January into question. Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi vetoed the legislation earlier this week. He wants more votes allocated for Iraqis living abroad, most of whom are Sunnis like him.
U.S. officials fear that rebuilding efforts in Iraq may go to waste
In its largest reconstruction effort since the Marshall Plan, the U.S. government has spent $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, building hospitals, water treatment plants, electricity substations, schools and bridges.
Gates Says U.S. Could Withhold Aid if Afghanistan Cannot Curb Corruption
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Friday that the United States could start holding Afghanistan’s government accountable for corruption by withholding money for projects “where we control the flow of dollars.”
Conflicting blast reports reflect fear in Pakistan
A gas explosion injured one person and damaged a two-story building in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border Saturday. Police initially said it was a bomb but later determined it was an accident.
‘Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders not in Pakistan’
Strongly reacting to some of the reports of the presence of al-Qaeda and Taliban leadership in Pakistan by the US newspapers and some intelligence agencies, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday said that Pakistan was seriously cooperating with the international community in the war against terrorism and the sacrifices rendered by it were unassailable.
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