http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:50:39 +0200 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:50:39 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-04-voa8.cfm?rss=iraq Team aims to persuade Israeli and Palestinian leaders to move toward a humanitarian truce in Gaza Strip D8E576A0-F5CE-6150-2DE76346A4B76952 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:45:44 +0200 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:45:44 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-05-voa50.cfm?rss=iraq A female bomber killed 40 people outside a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Sunday D8E576B0-D967-36A2-DCD75C65AA5A202F Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:42:16 +0200 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:42:16 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-06-voa21.cfm?rss=iraq Iraqi, US forces on high alert for possible suicide attacks against worshippers D8E576BF-A3B2-418A-9DA19C0DBF1465D2 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:13:35 +0200 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:13:35 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-06-voa49.cfm?rss=iraq Many analysts say that on Iraq, the key question facing Barack Obama after he becomes president January 20 is how quickly to withdraw US troops from that country D8E576CF-A775-E638-B84B913FA45E47F9 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:44:09 +0200 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:44:09 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-07-voa17.cfm?rss=iraq Rituals take place under unprecedented security after suicide bombing killed at least 35 people earlier this week near Shi'ite shrine in Baghdad D8E576DE-A39C-4306-4BDAFAC3677EA7C7 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:43:15 +0200 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:43:15 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-08-voa10.cfm?rss=iraq Iraqi officials say three roadside bomb blasts killed eight Iraqi soldiers and wounded seven others D8E576EE-CF27-8C49-DA5BD98E11096106 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:44:08 +0200 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:44:08 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-09-voa9.cfm?rss=iraq General David Petraeus says there could soon be a further reduction in US troop presence in Iraq D8E576FE-0DCF-4ACA-4D4CAF18C776B9FB Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:53:55 +0200 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:53:55 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-12-voa9.cfm?rss=iraq Officials say two bombs exploded nearly simultaneously Monday as a police patrol passed by in the New Baghdad district in the east of the capital D8E5770D-FC74-12C9-2A598AEBBD700456 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:06:12 +0200 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:06:12 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-12-voa20.cfm?rss=iraq US Vice President-elect traveled from Afghanistan for talks with Iraqi officials D8E5771D-D038-25EF-72CD1396796615AA Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:35:00 +0200 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:35:00 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-13-voa24.cfm?rss=iraq Earlier Tuesday, Biden met with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki D8E5772C-0C7D-BAF8-5C002BAA9BFD1A79