British army almost 'seized up' in Iraq, Afghan wars The Star | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's army was on the verge of "seizing up" in 2006 when it faced a "perfect storm" of simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a former military chief said on Wednesday. A British soldier kneels in Military Operating Base Shorabak in Helmand province, February 7, 2010. Br...
Nepal lifts ban on workers in Iraq The Himalayan | KATHMANDU: In order to offer legitimacy to 30,000 Nepalis working illegally in Iraq, the government today decided to lift a ban on Nepali workers in the war-ravaged country. | "Today's decision will be applicable to those currently working in Iraq," said Purna Chandra Bhattarai, spokesperson for t...
Veterans with disabilities thrive at business boot camp Nashville Tennessean | LOS ANGELES — Sgt. Neil Avant was headed to a meeting with businessmen in Baghdad last year when a man wearing women's clothes with explosives hidden underneath blew himself up. | Avant's injuries, including nerve damage to both legs, ended his Arm...
British army almost 'seized up' in Iraq, Afghan wars The Star | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's army was on the verge of "seizing up" in 2006 when it faced a "perfect storm" of simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a former military chief said on Wednesday. A British soldier kneels in Military Operating Base ...
Afghan bungles justify surge, claims Obama The Australian | BARACK Obama has declared that the blunders revealed in leaked US military documents about the Afghan war show why he backed a revised US strategy late last year. | In his first public comments after more than 91,000 documents were posted on the Wi...
Nepal lifts ban on workers in Iraq The Himalayan | KATHMANDU: In order to offer legitimacy to 30,000 Nepalis working illegally in Iraq, the government today decided to lift a ban on Nepali workers in the war-ravaged country. | "Today's decision will be applicable to those currently working in Iraq,...
Iraq: Trade Union Banned in the Electricity Sector Scoop Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 6:42 pm | Press Release: International Trade Union Confederation | Iraq: Trade Unions Banned in the Electricity Sector | Brussels, 26 July 2010 (ITUC OnLine)...
Twin car bombs kill 25 in Iraq NZ Herald By Rebecca Santana 8:15 AM Tuesday Jul 27, 2010 Email Print | BAGHDAD - Two car bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims during a religious festival in the holy city of Karbala killed 25 pe...
US military investigates contractor work force The Miami Herald | BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why the contractors were allowed to work in the country...
US military investigates contractor work force Wtop By REBECCA SANTANA | Associated Press Writer | BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why th...
Pakistan slaps down Cameron in terror row Independent online | Pakistan on Thursday slapped down remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron that it is guilty of exporting terrorism, saying close ally London knows the menace has no borders. | "Terrorists have no religion, no humanity, no specific ethnicity or geography. Terrorists' networks, as the UK knows full well, mutate and operate in different regi...
OPEC predicts oil market will stay well supplied into next year Daily Star Lebanon | Outlook signifies low chance of increasing production | Friday, July 16, 2010 | - Powered by | Christopher Johnson | Reuters | LONDON: The oil market will stay well supplied and an overhang of stocks will be more than sufficient to meet any extra demand next year, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Thursday. | OPEC ...
