Suicide Truck Bomb Kills 20 in Northern Iraq

Iraqi police say a suicide truck bomber has killed at least 20 people and wounded 27 in a Kurdish village in northern Iraq. The blast took place early Thursday in Wardak...

50 Killed in Baghdad Blasts

BAGHDAD (RPRN) 8/19/2009---Iraqi police say six massive explosions near high-profile targets across Baghdad have killed at least 50 people and wounded about 300. One blast Wednesday tore through the neighborhood...

Gates Spends Final Day in Iraq Meeting Kurds

By Edward Yeranian CAIRO (RPRN) 7/30/2009--U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sounded an optimistic note about the possibility of speeding up U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq, Wednesday, after meeting for a second...

Gates: US May Speed Up Iraq Withdrawal

WASHINGTON D.C. (RPRN) 7/29/2009--U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there is a chance the United States may speed up the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.  He spoke after a...

Gates Makes Unannounced Visit to Iraq

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 7/28/2009--U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Iraq on a previously unannounced visit. Gates is scheduled to meet with Iraqi leaders, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, to...

Chimps To Become Extinct In the Wild Within Ten Years

By Andrea Frascione, staff writer The Jane Goodall Institute Puts Up for Adoption Chimps Orphaned by Poachers JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (RPRN) 7/27/2009 - The Jane Goodall Institute Chimpanzee Eden is a sanctuary for rescued...

Iraqi PM Hints He is Open to Longer US Stay

BAGHDAD (RPRN) 7/24/2009--Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has hinted that he is open to the presence of U.S. troops beyond December 31, 2011, a firm deadline set by both countries...

Obama to Press Iraqi PM on Reconciliation

WASHINGTONG, D.C. (RPRN) 7/22/2009--U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to press Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to move more quickly on national reconciliation during talks in Washington Wednesday. The leaders...

Deadly Suicide Blasts in Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD (RPRN) 7/09/2009--Iraqi officials say two suicide bombers have killed at least 34 people and wounded 62 others in the northern town of Tal Afar. Police said the first bomber...

Iraq Opens Bids for Oil Fields

BAGHDAD (RPRN) 6/30/2009--The Iraqi government has opened bidding for development rights for some of the country's massive oil and gas fields. More than 30 international firms, including U.S. giant Exxon...