May 16th, 2006 at 08:13am Under Iraqi Dinar News
Reuters – U.S. forces in Iraq, locked in a war
that cannot be won by military force alone, are facing a weapon
that tends to favor insurgents — time.
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May 16th, 2006 at 07:29am Under Iraqi Dinar News
Reuters – Defense witnesses for Saddam Hussein's
lesser-known co-defendants gave evidence on Tuesday, hoping to
show that minor Baath party officials caught up in the "trial
of the century" were innocent of crimes against humanity.
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May 16th, 2006 at 07:01am Under Iraqi Dinar News
AFP – Iraq's prime minister designate Nuri Maliki will present a list outlining the make-up of his government to the main Shiite alliance, with a view to presenting the coalition to parliament a day later.
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May 16th, 2006 at 06:39am Under Iraqi Dinar News
AFP – The trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein over the killing of Shiites in the 1980s has begun hearing the testimony of defense witnesses, marking a new stage in the long-running process.
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May 16th, 2006 at 06:21am Under Iraqi Dinar News
AFP – Iraq has apprehended an aide to the country's most-wanted man, Iraq Al-Qaeda chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in the city of Ramadi, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
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May 16th, 2006 at 05:57am Under Iraqi Dinar News
AFP – At least eight Iraqis have been killed in renewed violence, including six civilians who were shot dead when gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Baghdad.
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May 16th, 2006 at 04:00am Under Iraqi Dinar News
The Christian Science Monitor – Ibrahim Mohamed and his wife Khuthar happily dote on their baby. They are openly affectionate and laugh warmly at each other’s jokes. But if they had to do it over, they wouldn’t have married.
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May 16th, 2006 at 04:00am Under Iraqi Dinar News
The world’s most significant trading relationship took a psychologically important turn Monday as China moved to make its exports more expensive.
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May 16th, 2006 at 03:20am Under Iraqi Dinar News
The UAE should allow the dirham to appreciate against the US dollar to reduce inflationary pressure in the economy, according to analysts quoted in Gulf News. Kuwait has revalued its currency by raising the value of the dinar by 1% against the greenback.
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May 16th, 2006 at 02:00am Under Iraqi Dinar News
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. [NYSE:AIB ] is issuing the following update on trading following a review of performance in the year to date. All trends in this update are in constant currency terms.
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