International:Circus Festival In Yurp Renowned circus propietor and American president Richard "Dick" Cheney sent his prime act over to Yurp to intimidate entertain the surrender monkeys who live there. The chimp is known as "George" to veternarian staff based in the White House and is called "Dubya" by ...
Summary: Sheikh Raheem al-Hesnawi, a senior Shiite cleric with a large following in the al-Meshkhab region of southern Najaf was murdered in Najaf. Eyewitnesses said that Turkish forces entered Iraqi territory on Wednesday afternoon for striking elements of the PKK - A Kurdish peshmerga official has denied the ...
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BAGHDAD, 6 June 2007 (IRIN) - Corruption, neglect and insurgent attacks have left Iraq's public services in tatters, residents and officials say. Limited electricity and drinking water are the main problems, causing disease and frustration.
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Generators are still the main source of power in Iraqi homes
"We have one or ...
BAGHDAD, 6 June 2007 (IRIN) - Samir Waleed, 39, said he is scared to go out into the streets of Baghdad after his brother was stopped at a road block, taken away and killed two weeks ago. The deteriorated security situation in the capital has given rise to an increasing ...