Young men guarding the entrance to Khazna, a village in northern Iraq inhabited by Shiite Shabaks, a Kurdish-speaking minority, taking a break to eat their lunch. Joseph Sywenkyj for The New York TimesUS Commander In Iraq Wants Troops In Disputed Land -- Yahoo News/AP
BAGHDAD – America's top commander in Iraq said Monday he wants to deploy U.S. soldiers alongside Iraqi and Kurdish troops in a disputed swath of northern territory following a series of horrific bombings by insurgents hoping to stoke an Arab-Kurdish conflict.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iraq abandons nationwide census.
Iran releases French teacher on bail: Elysee.
Kuwait wedding fire killed 41 people in 3 minutes. Scorned wife admits lighting deadly wedding fire.
For Hamas, challenges may be growing.
Gulf Arab money 'behind purchases of Israeli land"
ASIA
NKorea puts troops on alert over military drill: state media.
NKorea agrees to resume joint projects with SKorea. North Korea to reopen its border to the South.
Aid trickles into Taiwan.
Worried India celebrates independence.
U.S. Senator Webb wins release of American in Myanmar.
Magnitude-6.8 quake strikes off Japan.
AFRICA
Frederick Chiluba likely to avoid jail after Zambian corruption trial.
Suspected rebels attack U.N. compound in Somalia.
Nigerian police raid Islamic sect compound. More news here.
Horn of Africa damages ruling due.
Chief negotiator for Ugandan rebel leader quits.
AFRICOM to aid Congo rape victims.
EUROPE
Suicide truck bomb kills at least 20 in Russia.
Russia: Missing ship found off Cape Verde, crew OK.
Mass firings as Russia reforms bloated military.
Accident at Russian hydroelectric plant kills 10.
French minister urges burka ban.
Super lottery fever grips Italy.
AMERICAS
Mexican Army takes over customs on US border.
Mexico cartels go from drugs to full-scale mafias.
Doctored economic data cast doubt on Argentina.
Consul: Dozens of Colombians detained in Caracas.
Chavez says U.S. troops involved in ouster of Honduras’s Zelaya.
Three indicted in largest corporate identity theft case in history.
Two tropical storms loom in Atlantic, another in the Gulf.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
US senators talk terrorism, Gitmo issues in Yemen.
Al-Qaeda warns of 'spectacular attacks' on UK.
Lockerbie bomber not expected to live for more than three months.
U.K. FM Miliband under fire for saying terrorism can be 'justified' in some circumstances.
ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL NEWS
A rally with troubling aspects.
Oil prices fall to new lows for the month.
Japan's economy leaves recession.
Singh targets 9% growth for India.