Baghdad bomb delays selection of assembly
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As religious and political leaders met in Baghdad yesterday to discuss the selection of a 100-member interim assembly, a few kilometres away seven people were killed and 47 injured when a mortar shell exploded in a busy street.
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Plans to expand a Nato training mission in Iraq are delayed after France and Belgium voice last-minute doubts.
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Violence in Iraq threatens to overshadow the start of Tony Blair&#39;s party conference as the prime minister struggles to turn attention to the domestic agenda ahead of the next election, expected next year.
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Mention of the war in Iraq clouded a House resolution marking the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and 16 lawmakers voted Thursday against the otherwise non-controversial measure.
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The first official visit to Iran by   Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, that was due to   take place on Monday may be delayed for a day or more, Iraqi   and Iranian officials said on Sunday.
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A big explosion hits central Baghdad injuring 10 people, six days before elections are due to take place.
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A bomb exploded Saturday in a Shiite district of Baghdad, killing nine and injuring 28 as Iraq&#039;s incoming prime minister prepared to present his Cabinet to parliament for approval, police said.
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One recent accomplishment in Baghdad would make for awkward fodder for tonightâs State of the Union speech.
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Elections in Iraq scheduled to take place by Jan. 31 may be postponed by continued widespread violence or a coordinated boycott by Sunni Muslims, US and Iraqi officials said.
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BEIRUT - The Lebanese Parliament, which was scheduled to elect a new president yesterday, postponed the vote until Oct. 23 after it failed to muster a quorum because of the deadlock among the country's political factions.
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Influential Sunni Muslim groups and Iraq&#39;s two main Kurdish movements yesterday requested a delay in nationwide legislative elections set for Jan. 30, saying they feared
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Leading Iraqi political parties have called for forthcoming elections to be delayed because of mounting violence in the country. Fifteen political parties - including two Kurdish groups
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BAGHDAD -- Leading Iraqi politicians called yesterday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of the spiraling violence as US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent victims of an intimidation campaign by insurgents against Iraq's fledgling security forces.
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BAGHDAD- The head of Iraqâs electoral commission said on Saturday he was not empowered to delay the countryâs elections as demanded by some political parties, but he did not rule out a postponement.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 8 -- The United Nations has delayed the release of a quarterly report on human rights in Iraq to avoid criticizing Washington and Baghdad while they are seeking to rally congressional and international support for the war effort, according to U.N. officials.
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U.S. leaders condemn killing of lawmaker BAGHDAD, Iraq  -- A suicide bomber rammed a police checkpoint in northern Iraq with an explosives-laden vehicle Saturday, killing 14 people, including some who died when their homes collapsed in the blast.
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A much-anticipated ceremony to transfer   operational command from U.S-led forces to Iraq's new army was   postponed on Saturday at the last minute amid confusion, a U.S.   military spokesman said, citing poor planning.