http://www.mail.com/people/16780-massoud-barzani.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/16780-massoud-barzani.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2139794-iraqi-pm-visits-kurdish-north-hoping-to-mend-ties.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister on Sunday made a rare visit to the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region in a bid to melt the ice between the Kurds and the Shiite-led central government, as a suicide attack in Baghdad claimed the lives of seven people. The visit came as authorities said a border guard was killed and two others were wounded in ... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:09:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2139794-iraqi-pm-visits-kurdish-north-hoping-to-mend-ties.html 2013-06-09T17:09:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027886-officials-suicide-attack-kills-26-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Baghdad cafe crowded with young people late Thursday, killing at least 26 and wounding dozens ahead of provincial elections scheduled for the weekend. The rare evening attack, which came at the start of the local weekend, brought to 30 the number of people killed across the country Thursday. The ca... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:50:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027886-officials-suicide-attack-kills-26-iraq.html 2013-04-18T20:50:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976146-kerry-warns-iraq-iran-flights-to-syria.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Just days after the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confronted Baghdad for continuing to grant Iran access to its airspace and said Iraq's behavior was raising questions about its reliability as a partner. Speaking to reporters during a previously unannounced trip to Baghdad, Kerry said that... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:09:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976146-kerry-warns-iraq-iran-flights-to-syria.html 2013-03-25T01:09:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899600-kurdish-refugees-mixed-feelings-syria.html DOMIZ REFUGEE CAMP, Iraq (AP) — Syrian Kurds who fled their country's civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win a measure of autonomy after the fall of the regime, but fear chaos and the rise of Islamists could instead make their lives worse. More than 81,000 Syrian Kurds have found refuge in northern Iraq's auton... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:48:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899600-kurdish-refugees-mixed-feelings-syria.html 2013-02-18T19:48:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881588-gunmen-kill-4-northern-iraqi-city-mosul.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen killed four people in three attacks on Sunday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, officials said. Violence has dropped in Iraq since the country's worst sectarian fighting in 2006 and 2007, but insurgents carry out near-daily attacks on security forces and civilians to try to undermine the Shiite-led government. ... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881588-gunmen-kill-4-northern-iraqi-city-mosul.html 2013-02-10T17:50:00Z 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/business/economy/1839878-exxon-mobil-meets-kurd-leader-baghdad-talks.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Kurdish regional government says its president has held talks with the head of Exxon Mobil amid signs that the energy giant may be exploring new options with the Kurds' rival, the central government in Baghdad. The Kurds said late Tuesday that regional President Massoud Barzani met with Exxon Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson in Switzer... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1839878-exxon-mobil-meets-kurd-leader-baghdad-talks.html 2013-01-23T09:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826422-bombs-iraq-kill-26-shiite-pilgrims.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents unleashed a string of bomb attacks mainly targeting Shiite Muslim pilgrims across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 26 people and extending a deadly wave of bloodshed into a second day. The violence that left nearly 60 dead since Wednesday morning followed nearly two weeks of relative calm and threatened to fuel rising tensions ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826422-bombs-iraq-kill-26-shiite-pilgrims.html 2013-01-17T16:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823764-string-attacks-iraq-kill-33.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber driving a vehicle packed with explosives blew himself up outside the offices of a major Kurdish party in northern Iraq early Wednesday, the deadliest in a wave of morning attacks that killed at least 33 people across the country. The violence comes amid rising tensions among Iraq's ethnic and sectarian groups that threaten ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823764-string-attacks-iraq-kill-33.html 2013-01-16T15:01:00Z 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