IRAQ News, 44 killed, Mar 20, 2012

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit Atlanta Journal Constitution By SAMEER N. YACOUB AP BAGHDAD — Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the run-up to a Baghdad meeting of the Arab world's top leaders, ... See all stories on this topic »

44 dead in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit Times of India A wave of attacks on Tuesday in more than a dozen Iraqi cities killed at least44 people on the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country. BAGHDAD: A wave of attacks Tuesday in more than a dozen Iraqi cities killed at least 44people on the ... See all stories on this topic »

News briefs: 44 killed in Iraq bombing Petoskey News-Review BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the run-up to a Baghdad meeting of the Arab world's top leaders, which the government hoped ... See all stories on this topic »

44 dead as Iraq rocked by wave of violence (UPDATED) Sin Chew Jit Poh by Salam Faraj BAGHDAD, March 20, 2012 (AFP) - A wave of attacks Tuesday in more than a dozen Iraqi cities killed at least 44 people on the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country, just days before Baghdad hosts a landmark Arab summit. See all stories on this topic »

Wave of attacks in Iraq leave 44 dead ahead of summit The Sun By STAFF REPORTER A BLOODY wave of coordinated bombings and gun massacres in more than a dozen Iraqi towns and cities has left at least 44 people dead. The attacks – on the anniversary of the US-led invasion – came ahead of an Arab summit in the ... See all stories on this topic » The Sun

Attacks across Iraq kill 44 in bombings targeting police, pilgrims ahead of ... Newser By SAMEER N. YACOUB | AP | 7 hours, 8 minutes ago in Bombings acrossIraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the run-up to a Baghdad meeting of the Arab world's top ... See all stories on this topic »

44 dead, 180 wounded as Iraq rocked by wave of violence Straits Times A wave of attacks in a dozen Iraqi cities killed at least 44 people on the anniversary of the United States-led invasion of the country, just days before Baghdad hosts a landmark Arab summit. -- PHOTO: AFP BAGHDAD (AFP) - A wave of attacks on Tuesday ... See all stories on this topic » Straits Times

At least 44 killed, 190 others wounded in spate of explosions across Iraq Al-Arabiya (AFP) By Al Arabiya with Agencies Explosions rocked Iraqi towns on Tuesday killing as many as 44 people and wounding up to 190 others, police and hospital sources said. A car bomb targeting a police patrol in Mahmudiya in the south killed three people ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

At least 44 dead in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit MSN Philippines News A wave of attacks Tuesday in more than a dozen Iraqi cities killed at least 44people on the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country, just days before Baghdad hosts a landmark Arab summit. The violence, which left 190 people wounded, ... See all stories on this topic »

Dozens killed in widespread attacks on Iraq invasion anniversary CNN International Baghdad (CNN) -- A spate of car bombings rocked Iraq on Tuesday, the ninth anniversary of the US invasion and days before the nation hosts a meeting of Arab leaders. The violence left at least 43 people dead and 206 wounded, officials said. See all stories on this topic »

50 dead in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit Jakarta Globe An early-morning gun attack on a Baghdad church also left three police dead. Bombs in Hilla, south of Baghdad, Ramadi, west of the capital, and Baquba, in central Iraq, killed five people and wounded 44, officials said. A later roadside bombing in ... See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

Deadly explosions across Iraq kill 44 people TruthDive Baghdad, March 20 (TruthDive): Deadly series of co-ordinated explosions across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday. The wave of attacks in a dozen Iraqi cities happened on the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country, just days before Baghdad ... See all stories on this topic »

Iraq rocked by wave of violence The Australian NEAR-simultaneous attacks in several Iraqi cities killed at least 44 people today, the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country, and just days before Baghdad hosts a landmark Arab summit. The violence, which also left 180 people wounded, ... See all stories on this topic »

Iraq bombings hit cities including Kerbala and Kirkuk BBC News At least 45 people have been killed in a series of co-ordinated attacks across Iraq, officials say. Two car bombs in the predominantly Shia city of Kerbala killed at least 13 people. Another car bomb near police headquarters in the northern city of... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Security forces defuse 6 car bombs in Baghdad Agenzia Giornalistica Italia The report came on a day of violence in Iraq which saw at least 44 people die and 180 others injured in a set of attacks with car bombs and explosive devices in several cities, including Baghdad. There, a bomb which went off in the parking lot of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Bomb attacks kill 45 in Iraq ahead of Baghdad Arab summit Shanghai Daily (subscription) Two other deadly attacks occurred in the city of Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad, when a suicide car bomber and a booby- trapped car struck a police headquarters, killing 13 policemen, and wounding 44 others and six civilians, a local police ... See all stories on this topic »

Delusions Of Power: Obama Is No Gandhi - OpEd Eurasia Review By Deepak Tripathi First the video of United States Marines urinating on bodies of Afghans who had been killed. Then the revelation that copies of the Quran had been burned at Bagram Air Base, which also serves as an American prison camp in Afghanistan ... See all stories on this topic »

March 20 News: Climate Change Could Wipe Out Most Of World's Rare Forests, Say ... ThinkProgress Even more to the point, one out of eight soldiers killed in Iraqbetween 2003 and 2007 were protecting fuel convoys, a telling statistic that has continued in Afghanistan as well. So you would think that any effort to diversify the military's fuel ... See all stories on this topic » ThinkProgress

Conversation Of The Week XXV: Immigrant Rights As Human Rights usariseup According to Source Watch, private military contractors are the second largest force in Iraq with more than twenty thousand active personnel in the country . A recent Democracy Now! report affirms that 48000 people work for private security firms in ... See all stories on this topic »

Nation & World Briefs 03-20-12 French school killer may have filmed shooting ... Defiance Crescent News (subscription) Attacks across Iraq kill 44: Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the run-up to a Baghdad meeting of the Arab world's top leaders, ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian News on March 19, 2012 Just International The explosions targeted a state security headquarters and a security branch, claiming the lives of 44 martyrs and the injury of 166 of security personnel and civilians in addition to huge material damages in the surrounding buildings. See all stories on this topic »

NPR's audience shrank a hair in 2011, pushing public radio further toward a... Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard Arbitron has gradually introduced the meters to the 44 largest US markets over the past few years. Public broadcasters in some markets saw sizable drops in ratings after the switch to meters. Previously, Arbitron relied on weekly diary entries from ... See all stories on this topic » Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit | Firstpost By hidden Arab League summit, for which hundreds of dignitaries and journalists are expected to converge next week, is to be held in Iraq for the first time in a generation. Firstpost

Multiple Bombings in Iraq Kill 44 By Trish Multiple Bombings in Iraq Kill 44 by Trish – GEV.com. A wave of bombings inIraq on Tuesday morning has killed at least 44 people and left almost 200 wounded. The violence was targeted at Shiite pilgrims and police and it is what Iraqi ... Gev.com - Latest Technology,...

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Explosions across Iraq kill at least 29: Sources | AAJ News By Reuters Car and roadside bombs exploded in cities and towns across Iraq on Tuesday,killing at least 29 people, police and hospital sources said, the latest in a spate of violence ahead of next week's Arab League summit in Baghdad. The summit is ... AAJ News

Daily scoreboard « Don Surber By Don Surber BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the run-up to a Baghdad meeting of the Arab world's top leaders, which the ... Don Surber

Russians Understand the Hypocrisy State Department Denies | We ... By Administrator In his blog, he almost never uses previously unpublished materials, most of the space is filled with comments on the recent killing of 16 civilians by a US soldier, on failures of the American economic aid to Iraq, on the generally flawed character of American “nation building” in Moslem countries. “Quite obviously, the State Department is prosecuting ... RT @prashantrao: Death toll in #Iraq violence today now stands at 44 dead, 184 wounded. Attacks in 13 cities, including three separate ... We Meant Well - Peter Van Buren

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit | Iraq attack | | The ... BAGHDAD: Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the... expressbuzz.com/topnews/44-killed-in-iraq.../374363.html

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in ... news.yahoo.com/44-killed-iraq-attacks-ahead-arab-summit-09...

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit (OneNewsNow.com) BAGHDAD- Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the... www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=1560598

News briefs: 44 killed in Iraq bombing - petoskeynews.com Attacks across Iraq kill 44 in bombings targeting police, pilgrims ahead of Arab summit. www.petoskeynews.com/.../pnr-news-briefs-44-killed-in-iraq-...

Wave of attacks leave 44 dead ahead of Arab League summit in Iraq ... MILITANTS in Iraq strike with bombings and shooting sprees in 14 towns and cities. www.thesun.co.uk/.../Wave-of-attacks-leave-44-dead-ahead-o...

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit | Wichita Eagle A man gestures at a destroyed vehicle at the scene of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk , 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. www.kansas.com/2012/.../44-killed-in-iraq-attacks-ahead.html

Bomb attacks kill at least 44, wound more than 190 across Iraq ... KARBALA, Iraq -- A wave of attacks in a dozen Iraqi cities killed at least 44people Tuesday on the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country, just days ... www.nypost.com/.../bomb_attacks_kill_at_least_wound_waa4...

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit Emad Matti, Associated Press Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that ... www.deseretnews.com/.../44-killed-in-Iraq-attacks-ahead-of-A...

At least 44 killed, 190 others wounded in spate of explosions across ... At least 44 killed, 190 others wounded in spate of explosions across Iraq. Tuesday, 20 March 2012. A wave of attacks in a dozen Iraqi cities killed at least 38 ... english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/03/20/201861.html

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit - News-Sentinel.com BAGHDAD (AP) — Thirteen people were killed in bombings across Iraq on Tuesday, authorities said, in a spate of violence that officials had expected in the ... www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/...

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit - Legal News - FindLaw BAGHDAD - Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the... legalnews.findlaw.com/article/08xM14V8jw8q4?q=Iraq

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44 die in Iraq bombings ahead of Arab summit BAGHDAD, 20 MARCH: Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people today, striking at police and Shi'ite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in... www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com...id...

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit - Myrtle Beach Online 44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit. previous next. Mideast IraqViolence; IRAQ BOMBINGS 2; Mideast Iraq Violence. www.myrtlebeachonline.com/.../44-killed-in-iraq-attacks-ahea...

44 killed in blasts ahead of summit - World news, News ... Bombings across Iraq have killed 44 people, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the run-up to a meeting in ... www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/.../44-killed-in-blasts-ahead-of-su...

At least 44 dead as Iraq rocked by wave of violence | The Nation A wave of attacks Tuesday in more than a dozen Iraqi cities killed at least 44people on the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country, just days before ... www.nation.com.pk/.../at-least-44-dead-as-iraq-rocked-by-wa...

44 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit - PTI - Baghdad, Mar 20 (AP) Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people today, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the... www.moneycontrol.com/.../44-killediraq-attacks-aheadarab-su...

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BEIJING Summit News, Mar 20, 2012

China Seeks Peacemaker Role on North Korea Wall Street Journal China again expressed its "concerns and worries" over rocket-launch plans announced by North Korea ahead of an international nuclear summit in Seoul, as Beijing seeks to portray itself as a peacemaker amid rising pressure on Pyongyang from the US and ... See all stories on this topic »

BRICS summit to discuss appointment of new WB chief: China Zee News Beijing: China Tuesday said the crucial BRICS summit in New Delhi next week would discuss issues linked to the appointment of a new World Bank chief as well as measures to deal with the global economic crisis. BRICs countries continue to be touch over... See all stories on this topic »

China defends N-cooperation with Paksitan as 'mutually beneficial' Economic Times BEIJING: Ahead of a key global summit on atomic security, China today defended its nuclear cooperation with Pakistan as "mutually beneficial" and in accordance with international safeguards. Luo Zhaohui, the Director-General of Department of Asian ... See all stories on this topic »

'BRICS Summit to Discuss Appointment of New WB Chief' Outlook PTI | KJM Varma | Beijing | Mar 20, 2012 China today said the crucial BRICSsummit in New Delhi next week would discuss issues linked to the appointment of a new World Bank chief as well as measures to deal with the global economic crisis. See all stories on this topic »

SA greets province's people on President's fifth parliament address Associated Press of Pakistan BEIJING, March 20 (APP): China and Pakistan have several years of cooperation “in Chashma Nuclear power station (and) this station is subject to IAEA safeguards”, said a senior official here on Tuesday. As far this cooperation is mutually beneficial ... See all stories on this topic »

KMT's honorary chair to meet CPC head in Beijing China Post Traveling at the head of a KMT delegation, Wu will depart today for Beijing to attend the regular KMT-CPC summit, the fifth for Wu since his first visit to China in his previous capacity as KMT chairman in 2008, the officials said. See all stories on this topic »

The 2nd China Concentrating Solar Power Summit 2012 Will Be Held in June MarketWatch (press release) Against this background, the 2nd Annual China Concentrating Solar PowerSummit 2012 will again be convened on June 28-29 in Beijing, China. Hot issues in China's CSP industry will be highlighted and investment opportunities will be explored. See all stories on this topic »

Envoy Lauds Growing Ties between Iran, China Fars News Agency "Tehran's economic, political, and cultural relations with Beijingand their coordination on international affairs are strategic," Tehran's Ambassador to Beijing Mehdi Safari stated. Speaking to the Islamic republic news agency, Safari added that the ... See all stories on this topic » Fars News Agency

The 2nd China Concentrating Solar Power Summit 2012 Will Be Held in June SunHerald.com Against this background, the 2nd Annual China Concentrating Solar PowerSummit 2012 will again be convened on June 28-29 in Beijing, China. Hot issues in China's CSP industry will be highlighted and investment opportunities will be explored. See all stories on this topic »

China hopes to boost China-India ties at BRICS Summit Shanghai Daily (subscription) BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese official on Tuesday expressed hope for the growth of China-India relations as a result of meetings between the leaders of both nations at the upcoming BRICS Summit. "Exchanges and cooperation between China and ... See all stories on this topic »

PRESS DIGEST - China - March 20 Reuters | BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Tuesday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. CHINA BUSINESS NEWS -- Several state-owned lenders ... See all stories on this topic »

India, China have 'managed well' their differences over border: Dalai Lama Times of India BEIJING: China and India have "managed well" their differences over the border issue and the presence of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Dharmsala, a top Chinese official said today, ahead of President Hu Jintao's visit to New Delhi ... See all stories on this topic »

China to continue to support Europe in crisis: FM Shanghai Daily (subscription) BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- China will be part of the global community's efforts to provide help to deal with European debt crisis, a senior Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday. Assistant Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu made the remark at a press ... See all stories on this topic »

The Loneliest Superpower - by Minxin Pei Foreign Policy (blog) At the last East Asian Summit in Bali in November 2011, most of the ASEAN countries spoke up in support of Washington's position on the South China Sea. China may be North Korea's patron, but the two countries dislike each other intensely. Beijing's ... See all stories on this topic »

BRICS about global governance, says China Hindustan Times Global governance and sustainable development will be the two items of focus at the upcoming 4th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)summit in New Delhi, China said on Tuesday. financial bonds during thesummit, Ma Zhaoxu, ... See all stories on this topic »

North Korea's rocket to be discussed at Seoul Nuclear Summit The Hankyoreh Park also indicated that the government plans to discuss the matter with leaders from the US, Japan, China, Russia, and the European Union at next week's Nuclear Security Summit and work with them on addressing the issue. The Ministry of National ... See all stories on this topic »

North Korea Invites UN Nuclear Monitors to Return Voice of America (blog) The US, Russia, South Korea and Japan have condemned the planned launch, saying it violates a UN ban on all North Korean launches using ballistic missile technology. Even Pyongyang's long-time ally, China, has expressed rare disapproval. Beijing said ... See all stories on this topic »

Bloomberg New Energy Finance Selects New Energy Pioneers AltEnergyMag (press release) ... the world's leading provider of news, data and analysis on clean energy, water, power and the carbon markets, today announced its selection of 2012 New Energy Pioneers at the fifth annual Bloomberg New Energy FinanceSummit in New York City. See all stories on this topic »

North Korea Launch Plan Raises Regional Tensions Voice of America (blog) South Korea will work closely together with the United States, Japan, China, Russia and the European Union during next week's Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul to deal with the issue.” He said the real purpose of the launch is to develop a long-range ... See all stories on this topic »

Intelligent urban design Daily News Egypt In mid-May, I'll be attending the New Cities Summit in Paris, a three-day forum focused on the future of cities. Cities matter, as they always have, but now more of the world is starting to take notice of their problems and possibilities. See all stories on this topic »

Tendril Selected as 2012 New Energy Pioneer EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) Now in its third year, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer program named nine other companies at the fifth annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit in New York. The Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneers program identifies companies from around ... See all stories on this topic »

Clean Power Finance Selected as 2012 New Energy Pioneer EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) Now in its third year, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer program named nine other companies at the fifth annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit in New York. “We are thrilled to be recognized by Bloomberg New Energy Finance for our technology ... See all stories on this topic »

ECOtality Selected as 2012 New Energy Pioneer EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) Now in its third year, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer program named nine other companies at the fifth annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit in New York. “ECOtality is honored to have been awarded the Bloomberg New Energy Pioneer Award, ... See all stories on this topic »

EU climate chief braced for backlash Financial Times The biggest source of controversy has been the EU's insistence that other nations' airlines pay for their carbon emissions on flights that take off or land in Europe – a policy that Washington, Beijing and Moscow have decried as an infringement on ... See all stories on this topic »

North Korea invites IAEA, says US deal still in force haveeruonline Protestors hold banners during an anti-nuclear rally denouncing upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul on March 19, 2012. PHOTO/ AFP North Korea has invited UN inspectors to monitor a nuclear deal with the United States, insisting the pact ... See all stories on this topic » haveeruonline

Emefcy Selected by Bloomberg New Energy Finance as 2012 New Energy Pioneer Environmental Expert (press release) Bloomberg New Energy Finance has staff of more than 200, based in London, Washington DC, New York, Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town, São Paulo and Zurich. For more information on Bloomberg New Energy Finance: ... See all stories on this topic »

AFRICAN BUREAU OF CONVENTIONS WINS 12TH WORLD TOILETSUMMIT 2012 Conference and Meetings World (press release) Bringing this summit to Africa means we are able to spread our message to an even greater audience.” Previous host cities of this world summit have include Singapore, Korea, North Ireland, Russia, Thailand, India, America, Beijing, Shanghai, ... See all stories on this topic » Conference and Meetings World (press release)

N Korea invites nuclear inspectors The Daily Telegraph "The satellite launch is one thing and the DPRK (North Korea)-US agreement is another," its chief nuclear negotiator Ri Yong-Ho said late Monday in Beijing. North Korea will implement its deal with the United States in full, he told reporters, ... See all stories on this topic »

North Korea breaks deal in 16 days Korea Times Today, the regime also violated its latest Beijing promise. Viewed from past behavior, a nuclear test is most likely to follow sooner or later. What appears to be the core aims behind the scrapping of the shortest gentlemen's promise? See all stories on this topic » Korea Times

DIARY - Turkey - to May 29 Reuters Africa ANKARA - Prime Minister Erdogan to travel to South Korea to attend a Nuclear Security Summit. (until March 27) TUESDAY, MARCH 27 ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to hold monthly monetary policy committee meeting. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 TEHRAN - Prime ... See all stories on this topic »

7th China Offshore Summit in Beijing April 18th-19th, 2012 | China ... SHANGHAI, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Building on the huge success of the previous events from 2006 to 2011, 7th China Offshore Summit 2012 will... www.chinamedia.com/.../7th-china-offshore-summit-in-beijin...

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CARE2 - Protect the Sumatran Tiger from Extinction, Mar 20, 2012

 "The Sumatran tiger is in danger of becoming extinct. According to Sciencedaily.com, this native Indonesian tiger is threatened by deforestation and the loss of thick plantation near the ground. In a new study, researchers found that the loss of thick plantation near the ground is catastrophic for tigers as they use this cover to stalk and catch their prey"
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