A man walks past a torn poster of Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki posing with the country's soccer team, on a street in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Atef Hassan
Iraqi PM says he won't allow US to meddle in vote
Iraq's prime minister says he will not allow the U.S. ambassador to meddle in an effort to bar hundreds of candidates from running in March parliamentary elections because of suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime. Nouri al-Maliki says Ambassador Christopher Hill will not be allowed to overstep his position as a diplomat. His comments appeared to be in response to U.S. praise for a court decision Wednesday lifting the ban on more than 450 candidates.
Iraq Government says Decision to Reinstate Ba'ath Candidates 'Illegal'
The Iraqi government says the decision to allow candidates with ties to the Ba'ath Party to run in March elections is "illegal." Meanwhile, the head of Iraq's electoral commission says he is awaiting a decision on the matter from the country's top court.
Bombings hit Iraq Shia pilgrims in Karbala
Two suicide bombers have killed at least 10 people and injured 25 in the outskirts of Karbala in Iraq, reports from Iraqi police say.
New dangers in Pakistan Taliban leader's 'death'
The death of Pakistan's Taliban supremo in a US missile strike, if confirmed, would deal a major blow to the militant nexus but could magnify the dangers should Al-Qaeda exploit a leadership vacuum. US officials increasingly believe that Hakimullah Mehsud, who rose suddenly to the Taliban leadership after a US missile killed his predecessor Baitullah Mehsud six months ago, has succumbed to the same fate.
McChrystal Sees Signs of Progress In Push to Stabilize Afghanistan
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, head of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, said he no longer believes the battlefield situation there is deteriorating, the first time he has made such a determination since taking command in Kabul last summer.
Kunduz bombing highlights 'confusion of war'
India offers to revive talks with Pakistan
India offered on Thursday to resume high-level peace talks with Pakistan, an overture that reflected a significant warming between the nuclear-armed countries more than a year after the deadly siege in Mumbai.
Homegrown terrorism a growing concern for US intelligence
Homegrown terrorism is a growing threat, US intelligence chief Dennis Blair said this week. But the number of American Muslims engaged in extremist activity remain small and still largely focused overseas.
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