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Iraqi president calls for dialogue to solve crisis
May 29th, 2012
Iraq's president on Saturday urged the nation's bickering factions to resolve the bitter political dispute that has gripped the government for nearly six months, warning that the crisis threatens to split the country. (Source: Associated Press) -
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's presumptive prime minister has called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Quentin Tarantino's violent slavery revenge fantasy "Django Unchained" will be released in China in May, its U.S. distributors said on Friday, and a Hollywood source said additional cuts had been made after Chinese authorities halted the film's initial rollout this month. The movie was pulled from theater... [Full Article]
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the event, watched by around 125 million people across Europe, w... [Full Article]