Ten years after the invasion of Baghdad, which led to Saddam Hussein’s downfall, Iraqis are dealing with bombings, protests and political strife.
Timeline of the Iraq WarSyria Opposition Elects Naturalized American Citizen as Prime Minister
By HANIA MOURTADA and RICK GLADSTONE
Syrian forces had clashed with anti-Assad fighters across the Lebanon border, but had never before used warplanes to strike at suspected rebel hideouts inside Lebanese territory.
After Frosty Past, Pope And Top Argentine Talk
By RACHEL DONADIO and ALAN COWELL
The pope, who was a cardinal in Buenos Aires, and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have clashed over social issues like legalizing gay marriage.
Jordan’s King Finds Fault With Everyone Concerned
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
In an interview to be published this week, King Abdullah criticized other Arab leaders and officials in Jordan while insisting that only he can lead the country’s transition to democracy.
Wanted Congolese Rebel Leader Turns Himself In to U.S. Embassy
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Bosco Ntaganda, accused of massacring civilians, said he wanted to be sent to the International Criminal Court, where has been wanted on war crimes charges for six years.
China Cites Risk of New Tension as U.S. Bolsters Missile Defenses
By CHRIS BUCKLEY
The statements underscored China’s caution on taking further action against North Korea despite its third nuclear test.
Lawmaker Says Britons Agree to New Press Rules After Hacking Scandal
By ALAN COWELL and STEPHEN CASTLE
Lawmakers on Monday were said to have struck a deal on new regulations for newspapers, potentially one of the strongest peacetime press curbs in three centuries.
Freedom Is Brief for Canadians Who Fled Prison by Helicopter
By IAN AUSTEN
Two Canadian convicts shimmied up a rope at a provincial detention center north of Montreal to a helicopter hijacked by two accomplices, but they were back in custody a day later.
Zimbabwe Police Defy Order to Free Lawyer, Group Says
By LYDIA POLGREEN
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights criticized the police for continuing to detain Beatrice Mtetwa, who was arrested the day after a largely peaceful referendum on a draft constitution.
AT WAR
Former Pentagon Lawyer Offers Pros and Cons of Drone Court
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
The speech by Jeh C. Johnson, the Defense Department’s former general counsel, offered a window into the thinking of someone who participated in the inner circles of Obama administration national security decision-making until recently.
China Arrests Man After Wife’s Self-Immolation Protest
By CHRIS BUCKLEY
The husband of a Tibetan woman who died after setting herself alight was detained by the police after he refused to blame domestic problems for her act, an overseas group said.
Local Russian Hijab Ban Puts Muslims in Squeeze
By ELLEN BARRY
Torn between education and their faith, Muslims in the Stavropol region find themselves at the center of an emerging debate over religion in Russia.
U.N. Rights Council to Vote on Resolution on Sri Lanka
By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE
The resolution urges Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of mass civilian slaughter in the army campaign that crushed a rebel group in May 2009.
Pakistani Militants Kill 4 in Attack on Court Complex
By DECLAN WALSH
The attack at the court complex in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Monday also wounded at least 30 people, including a judge.
Car Bomb Kills at Least 10 in Somali Capital
By REUTERS
A suicide bomber who set out to assassinate a Somali security official blew up his car in Mogadishu on Monday, missing his target but killing at least 10 people, police and rebels said.
Former Romanian Premier Ordered Released From Prison
By DAN BILEFSKY
The former Romanian prime minister, Adrian Nastase, will be released early from prison after serving nine months of a two-year term for corruption.
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