Iraq has canceled a $4.2 billion weapons deal with Russia. A spokesman for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced the cancellation Saturday, saying the prime minister had “suspicions of corruption” surrounding the deal. The spokesman said an investigation in under way, but it was not immediately clear who or what was being investigated. Baghdad and Moscow […]
Iraq Cancels $4.2 Billion Arms Deal With Russia
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
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Car Bombs Kill Syrian Security Forces
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
A Syrian activist group says two car bomb attacks in southern Syria have killed at least 20 Syrian security force members. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says two bombs exploded minutes apart Saturday when the cars pulled up separately into a military camp in Deraa. Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad is insisting that […]
Turkish Helicopter Crash Kills 17 Soldiers
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Local officials in southeastern Turkey say a military helicopter has crashed, killing 17 soldiers. Provincial governor Ahmet Aydin said the Sikorsky helicopter crashed Saturday in the district of Pervari in Siirt province. He said the aircrafh went down in a mountainous region in bad weather. No one survived the crash. Aydin said an investigation has […]
27 Killed in Sri Lankan Prison Riot
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
Sri Lankan authorities said Saturday they have called in the military to quash a riot in the country’s largest prison that has left at least 27 people dead and 43 wounded. The riot erupted Friday at Welikada prison in Colombo, the capital, when inmates confronted security personnel carrying out searches for drugs and contraband. Prisoners […]
