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  • In Syrias shadow Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.

    Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) hold a joint news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, December 12, ...

  • Iraq Trade Bank plans Lebanon Turkey expansion

    The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) has announced plans to expand its domestic presence, as well as open branches in Lebanon and Turkey to tap growing trade between the countries, Reuters has reported. TBI is awaiting approval from the Lebanese authorities and plans to apply soon for a licence in Turkey, Hamdiyah al-Jaff, president and chairwoman of the bank told the news service. The bank has 16 ...

  • Biden Phones Iraqi PM Concerned About Sectarian Violence

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden telephoned Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday to express concern over the recent rise in violence, including bombings. The White House says Biden pledged continued U.S. support for Iraq in its fight against terrorism. A statement says Biden and Maliki agreed on the importance of reaching out to all political leaders in Iraq and the need for a ...

  • U.S. plans to move Iranian exile group out of Iraq hit snag

    Members of the Iranian opposition group Mujahedin Khalq in a street in Tirana, Albania. The exiles have been moved to Albania from a camp in Iraq as part of a relocation ...

  • Egypt in talks with Qatar Iraq over energy imports

    Egyptian oil minister Sherif Haddara has said negotiations with Qatar over a gas swap deal and Iraq over oil imports are ongoing and will "soon" be finalised, Ahram has reported. "Communications are open with them," Haddara said. "These are big deals and need time. Soon we will hear that they are ...

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Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to junior high hell, courtesy of Todd Solondz's black comedy "Welcome to the Dollhouse." If junior high were this bad, I must've blocked it out. But then again, I think very few of us had it as bad as Dawn Wiener (Heather Matarazzo), Solondz's gawky, bespectacled heroine. First of all, she's saddled with a last name like Wiener, which makes her an easy target for names such as "Wiener Dog" ... ...

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  • UNHCR Keep Borders Open to Fleeing Syrians

    GENEVA -- The United Nations refugee agency is appealing to nations to keep borders open to refugees fleeing worsening violence in Syria. With Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq already hosting more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warns the number is expected to grow as the conflict intensifies. Responding to reports that Syrians ...

  • Court British investigation into Iraqi abuses falls short

    A British government investigation into claims that Iraqi civilians were abused by British forces fell short of expectations, a court said. The British Defense Ministry established a panel to investigate claims that British forces mistreated Iraqi civilians. One of the claims involved the death of Baha Housa, 26, who died while in British military custody in 2003. British forces were accused ...

  • The Conscientious Objector and Inside Iraq the Untold Stories Launched on Portico

    Net2TV Corporation (www.net2television.com) is offering two award-winning movies on its Portico connected-TV service through Friday, June 7. The feature-length films -- "The Conscientious Objector" and "Inside Iraq: the Untold Stories" -- are critically acclaimed and have won awards at CINEQUEST Film ...

  • UK ordered to hold inquests into civilian deaths during Iraq war

    judgment that could have an impact on how the British military is able to conduct operations among civilians in the future, the court ruled on Friday that up to 161 deaths should be the subject of hearings modelled upon coroners' inquests.In practice, a series of hearings - possibly amounting to more than 100 - are likely to be held as a result of the judgment, which follows a three-year ...

  • Poor response to Iraq abuse claims

    The British government's response to claims that British troops abused and unlawfully killed civilians in Iraq was inadequate, the High Court has ruled. Lawyers representing 180 Iraqi civilians had called for a full public inquiry in Britain. The court stopped short of ordering such an inquiry, but said there should be a series of further investigations into the allegations. It said ...

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