Wolfowitz: World Bank has role in rebuilding Iraq

2006-04-10 14:15:19

The World Bank has a role to play in helping Iraq rebuild, its chief Paul Wolfowitz told AFP in an interview Saturday.

Jaafari wants parliament to decide his exit

2006-04-05 16:17:42

Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi called for Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari to step aside, but said that the incumbent Shiite premier wanted his exit to be decided by the parliament.

Iraq Shi'ites urge PM to quit

2006-04-01 21:58:06

Leaders of Iraq's ruling Shi'ite Alliance bloc called publicly for the first time on Saturday for Ibrahim al-Jaafari to step down as prime minister.

Iraqi president optimistic about government

2006-03-25 08:49:49

Iraq's president issued a highly optimistic report Friday on progress among politicians trying to hammer out the shape of a new unity government.

Iraq president optimistic sbout government

2006-03-25 08:50:51

Iraq's president issued a highly optimistic report Friday on progress among politicians trying to hammer out the shape of a new unity government.

Iran leader OKs talks with U.S. on Iraq

2006-03-22 09:12:08

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that he approves of talks between U.S. and Iranian officials on Iraq, but warned that the United States must not try to "bully" Iran.

Iraq's new parliament sworn in

2006-03-16 21:28:31

Three months after elections, Iraq's new parliament was sworn in Thursday, with parties still deadlocked over the next government.

China offers Bangladesh river data for flood forecasts

2006-03-13 08:34:32

China has offered Bangladesh "real-time data" on the upstream water flow of one of South Asia's biggest rivers in an attempt to help forecast floods in the delta nation, an official said.

Rumsfeld: US to rely on Iraqi forces in case of civil war

2006-03-10 22:05:25

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H.Rumsfeld on Thursday said the U.S. military will depend on Iraqi security forces to control the situation if a civil war breaks out in that country.

Iraq political deadlock as PM row deepens

2006-03-08 09:35:25

Iraq was plunged into political deadlock as the dominant Shiites opposed efforts by President Jalal Talabani to convene parliament amid bickering over who should lead a government of national unity.

Iraqi president fails to order new parliament into session

2006-03-07 09:10:59

Iraq's president failed in a bid to order parliament into session by March 12, further delaying formation of a government and raising questions whether the political process can withstand the unrelenting violence or disintegrate into civil war.

Iraq to call new parliament into session

2006-03-06 19:57:05

Iraq's president said Monday that he would call the country's new parliament into session for the first time on March 12, staring the clock on a 60-day period during which the legislature must elect a new head of state and sign off on a prime minister and Cabinet.

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