http://www.mail.com/people/16668-jalal-talabani.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/16668-jalal-talabani.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934720-too-money-spent-iraq-too.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost. In his final report to Congress, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen's conclusion was all too clear: Since the ... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:01:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934720-too-money-spent-iraq-too.html 2013-03-06T18:01:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1911468-doctor-iraqi-president-speaking-stroke.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is able to speak and understand people around him as he recovers from a stroke he suffered in December, a doctor responsible for his medical care said Sunday. In an interview, Dr. Najmaldin Karim described the improvement in the president's health as encouraging. Karim is a neurosurgeon who is also governor of... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:40:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1911468-doctor-iraqi-president-speaking-stroke.html 2013-02-24T11:40:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861032-iraqi-presidents-absence-leaves-political-hole.html BAGHDAD (AP) — President Jalal Talabani's unexpected exit from Iraqi politics couldn't have come at a worse time for his nation, threatened by mounting antagonism among Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites. The 79-year-old Talabani, who suffered a stroke six weeks ago, had assumed the role of father figure, the only leader seemingly capable of transcending Iraq's se... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861032-iraqi-presidents-absence-leaves-political-hole.html 2013-02-01T06:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847664-iraq-2-soldiers-killed-rally-shooting-site.html FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) — Gunmen killed two Iraqi soldiers and abducted three others in Fallujah on Saturday as hundreds of mourners gathered in the restive western city for the funeral of protesters killed during a shooting by army troops a day earlier, according to officials. The attacks and kidnappings appeared to be in retaliation for the deaths of protes... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847664-iraq-2-soldiers-killed-rally-shooting-site.html 2013-01-26T11:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1801194-iraqi-president-to-recovering-stroke.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's ailing president is responding to treatment and is making progress in recovering from a stroke last month, the leader's office said Saturday. The brief statement described Jalal Talabani's condition as "reassuring" and said his medical team has started him on a course of rehabilitation. It added that he "has passed the difficult stag... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1801194-iraqi-president-to-recovering-stroke.html 2013-01-05T12:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786868-iraq-protests-break-sunni-stronghold.html RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — Large, noisy demonstrations against Iraq's government flared for the third time in less than a week Wednesday in Iraq's western Anbar province, raising the prospect of a fresh bout of unrest in a onetime al-Qaida stronghold on Syria's doorstep. The rallies find echoes in the Arab Spring. Protesters chanted "the people want the downfall... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786868-iraq-protests-break-sunni-stronghold.html 2012-12-26T17:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783782-bombing-kills-4-wounds-11-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — An explosion at a shop selling CDs killed 4 people in a town northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday. Police officials say a bomb hidden in a plastic bag exploded near the shop Saturday afternoon in the town of Qazaniyah. Eleven people were wounded in the attack, and the shop was completely destroyed. Qazaniyah is 180 kilometers ... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783782-bombing-kills-4-wounds-11-iraq.html 2012-12-22T20:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1781070-iraq-confirms-arrest-ministers-bodyguards.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities said Friday they've arrested 10 bodyguards of the country's Sunni finance minister in a terrorism-related sweep, the first official confirmation in a case that is inflaming the nation's simmering political and sectarian tensions. Protests broke out in response to the detentions in at least two cities in Sunni-dominated wes... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1781070-iraq-confirms-arrest-ministers-bodyguards.html 2012-12-21T18:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1778346-iraq-finance-minister-staff-members-kidnapped.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's finance minister on Thursday accused a "militia force" of kidnapping members of his staff and said he holds the prime minister personally responsible for their safety. Finance Minister Rafia al-Issawi leveled the charges just hours after Iraq's ailing president was flown to Germany for medical treatment following a stroke. The 79-yea... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1778346-iraq-finance-minister-staff-members-kidnapped.html 2012-12-20T20:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1775814-iraq-ailing-president-to-treated-germany.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will be flown to Germany for further treatment after suffering a stroke earlier this week, two Kurdish officials close to him said Wednesday. Medical experts from Germany and other countries began arriving earlier in the day to assess the 79-year-old president's condition. Iraqi doctors at the Baghdad intensiv... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1775814-iraq-ailing-president-to-treated-germany.html 2012-12-19T13:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1773436-iraqi-president-talabani-suffers-stroke.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has suffered a stroke and was in intensive care at a Baghdad hospital Tuesday, injecting new uncertainty into the country's political future a year after the U.S. military left. Although his official powers are limited, Talabani, 79, is respected by many Iraqis as a rare unifying figure seen as able to rise ab... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1773436-iraqi-president-talabani-suffers-stroke.html 2012-12-18T17:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1769630-iraq-bombs-strike-disputed-northern-area-kill-8.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings rattled two cities in disputed areas in Iraq's north on Sunday, killing at least eight people and raising concerns that extremists are trying to exploit ethnic tensions in the country. The deadliest series of blasts struck Shiite Muslim targets in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk. Police Major Imad Qadir, who is responsible for... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1769630-iraq-bombs-strike-disputed-northern-area-kill-8.html 2012-12-16T18:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1768136-iraq-kurd-deal-offers-hope-challenges-remain.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A deal brokered by Iraq's president this week gives the central government and the Kurdish minority an opportunity to step back from a military standoff that has threatened to tip the country back into armed conflict just a year after the last American troops left. The Kurds, a different ethnic group from Iraq's majority Arabs, have their o... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1768136-iraq-kurd-deal-offers-hope-challenges-remain.html 2012-12-15T07:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1764740-iraq-baghdad-kurds-agree-to-ease-tensions.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's central government and Kurdish leaders have reached a deal aimed at easing a military standoff that began last month, the country's president announced Thursday. The agreement calls for both sides to eventually withdraw their military forces from disputed areas in Iraq's north, though there is no timetable for how soon the drawdown m... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1764740-iraq-baghdad-kurds-agree-to-ease-tensions.html 2012-12-13T19:57:00Z