Clashes in Afghanistan over ‘Quran burning’
Reports of several wounded in latest clashes after US apologises over reports copies of Quran were burnt at NATO base. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Categories: Al Jazeera Tags: Afghanistan, Burning, clashes, over, Quran
Iraqi Kurdistan: Tension With Central Government Over Oil Deals
Dr. Hussein al-Shahristani, Iraq’s deputy prime minister for energy issues and former minister of oil, has warned French oil giant Total not to sign contracts with the Kurdistan Regional Government without acquiring approval from the central government,… View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
Categories: Iraq Updates Tags: Central, Deals, Government, Iraqi, Kurdistan, over, tension
Concern High over Global Oil Supplies
The risks to global oil supplies are greater than at any time in the past 30 years, according to a leading banker. View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
Strauss-Kahn in probe over prostitution ring
Former IMF head to be questioned by police for suspected links to cross-border prostitution. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Categories: Al Jazeera Tags: over, Probe, Prostitution, Ring, StraussKahn
Spy files reveal mystery over Chaplin’s birth
British spies investigated silent star over US suspicions of leftist leanings, but could find no trace of his origins. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Russia Said To Block U.S. Drug Plan Amid Wariness Over Central Asian Influence
Russia has reportedly convinced a number of Central Asian countries not to sign on to a proposed U.S. counternarcotics initiative in the region. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Categories: News Tags: Amid, Asian, block, Central, Drug, Influence, over, Plan, Russia, Said, U.S., Wariness
Iraq Bans ExxonMobil from New Oil Lease Sales over Kurdish Deal
Well, that didn’t take long to not go so well.
Remember there was that war in Iraq? And besides hanging the large mustachioed guy who was always shooting rifles off palace balconies, a main goal of all that was to stabilize that sectarian-strife-filled… View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
Categories: Iraq Updates Tags: Bans, deal, ExxonMobil, From, Iraq, Kurdish, Lease, over, sales
German president quits over scandal
Christian Wulff announces resignation amid allegations that he received financial favours before becoming head of state. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
German president resigns over scandal
Christian Wulff announces resignation amid allegations that he received financial favours before becoming head of state. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Anger mounts over Honduran prison tragedy
Survivors accuse guards of negligence as families grow frustrated over lack of answers regarding their relatives’ fates. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)