InfoAnda - Rockets explode as Arab leaders meet in Baghdad |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Accidental blast kills 3 in NW Pakistan | 5 December 2009
A high note for Callas: Plaque marks NY birth site | 2 December 2008
Iran frees Rafsanjani's grandson on bail: report | | 24 March 2010

Obama delays Capitol Hill pitch on health care | 6 November 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Rockets explode as Arab leaders meet in Baghdad |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Issues 2012 Candidates 2012 Tales from the Trail Political Punchlines Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Bernd Debusmann Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus David Cay Johnston Bethany McLean Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Jack & Suzy Welch Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Slideshow Full Focus Editor's choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Full Article Images of February Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Exclusive: Brazil to rally BRICS against rich countries 28 Mar 2012 Pope meets Cuba's Fidel Castro, slams U.S. embargo | 28 Mar 2012 Authorities charge JetBlue pilot for midair meltdown 10:07am EDT Special Report: Gaddafi's secret missionaries 3:15am EDT Man hugs doctors after seeing face transplant in mirror 27 Mar 2012 Discussed 242 Poll: Americans angry with Obama over gas prices 224 Cheney recovering after heart transplant: spokeswoman 215 Black friend defends shooter of Florida teen Watched Congressman dons a hoodie, gets kicked off House floor Wed, Mar 28 2012 Elephant runs away from circus 12:16am EDT Horror hits the runway in Japan Fri, Mar 23 2012 Rockets explode as Arab leaders meet in Baghdad Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Syrian violence ignores peace diplomacy Wed, Mar 28 2012 Annan says Syria accepts peace plan, U.S. skeptical Tue, Mar 27 2012 Annan due in China, Russia says Syria peace takes time Sun, Mar 25 2012 Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear Sun, Mar 25 2012 Obama to China: Help rein in North Korea Sun, Mar 25 2012 Analysis & Opinion Syria divides Druze in occupied mountain homeland Arab revolts bring Muslim Brotherhood’s Islamist regional vision closer Related Topics World » 1 of 6. Arab leaders pose for a picture ahead of the opening session of the 23rd Arab League Summit in Baghdad March 29, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Saad Shalash By Patrick Markey and Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD | Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:58am EDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three rockets exploded around Baghdad on Thursday despite a massive security operation as Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hosted the country's first Arab League summit in two decades. After years of war, Iraq's Shi'ite-led government had hoped the summit would highlight its growing stability and renewed role in the region, where Sunni Gulf nations have long been wary of Baghdad's close ties to Shi'ite power Iran. One rocket exploded on the edge of the fortified Green Zone where the Arab leaders were meeting. "The blast happened close to the Iranian embassy. The windows of the embassy have been shattered, but there are no casualties," a senior Iraqi security source said. Two other rockets struck central and western Baghdad, but no casualties were reported. . Insurgents often fire rockets and mortars at the Green Zone, which houses ministries and foreign embassies. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon joined Arab leaders at the summit in a former palace of Saddam Hussein, and urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to implement a U.N.-backed peace plan to end a year of violence in Syria. The only high-ranking Gulf Arab leader at the talks was the emir of Kuwait, but his presence was a sign of progress in Iraq's often tense relations with Sunni neighbors. The summit was twice delayed because of clashes between Baghdad and Gulf governments over a crackdown on Shi'ite protesters by Bahrain's Sunni leadership, with the aid of fellow Sunni monarchies Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Sunni power Saudi Arabia sent its Arab League delegate, while Qatar said it had sent a low-level delegation to Baghdad as a message to Iraq's leadership about its relations with Iraq's Sunni minority. "Qatar didn't boycott the Arab League's summit in Baghdad but it tried to signal a message to its Iraqi brothers," Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Bin al-Thani told Al Jazeera television. Leaders attending were from Sudan, Somalia, Comoros, Djibouti, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, Kuwait and Libya. In the weeks before the meeting, Iraq pursued a campaign of detente with Gulf nations. Saudi Arabia named its first envoy in two decades, Kuwait reached a $500 million deal to end a standoff over debt, and Baghdad paid $408 million to Egyptian workers who fled the 1990-91 Gulf War. But the summit was being held as Sunni Arab powers and Shi'ite Iran increasingly jockey for influence in the Middle East, split along sectarian lines over Syria's crisis and Western sanctions on Tehran. Gulf Arab states also worry about Iraq's influence over their own Shi'ite communities. "Any expectations that the Maliki government will be able to emerge as a significant regional player are likely to be disappointed," Crispin Hawes at Eurasia Group said. "Among its neighbors Iraq is viewed with great suspicion and some fear." SYRIA TOPS AGENDA The summit comes as Iraq's power-sharing government, with its Sunni, Shi'ite and Kurdish blocs, crawls back from a crisis following the departure of last U.S. troops in December, nine years after the 2003 invasion. Maliki in December sought the arrest of one Sunni leader and asked lawmakers to sideline another Sunni deputy in measures that fuelled regional worries Iraq might once again slide into broad sectarian violence. Many Iraqi Sunnis, who dominated under Saddam, saw the move as an attempt to shore up Maliki's position at their expense. While violence from Iraq's conflict has ebbed since the days of sectarian carnage in 2006-2007, al Qaeda affiliates and other Sunni Islamist insurgents are still a threat. Iraq's al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for a series of bombs in Baghdad and other cities last week that killed 52 people, a reminder of their capacity to carry out coordinated attacks. Thousands of extra troops were drafted in Baghdad for the summit and a maze of checkpoints and roadblocks turned the Iraqi capital into a fortress. The airport was closed and the government declared a five-day holiday to help ease congestion. Syria's crisis topped the agenda for the summit, with U.N. Ban meeting the leaders to discuss the six-point U.N.-backed peace plan to end the turmoil in Iraq's neighbor. Ban said Syria's President Bashar al-Assad must live up to his agreement to accept the U.N. proposal, telling him: "the world is waiting for commitments to be translated into action." Arab League members have endorsed special envoy Kofi Annan's six-point plan that calls for a ceasefire and peace talks in Syria, but they remain sharply split over how to deal with the violence that risks deepening sectarian divisions. Sunni powers Saudi Arabia and Qatar have led the push to isolate Syria, but non-Gulf Arab states such as Algeria and Shi'ite-led Iraq urge more caution, fearing that toppling Assad could spark sectarian violence. (Writing by Patrick Markey; Editing by Serena Chaudhry and Andrew Roche) World Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Thursday, 29 March 2012
Thousands rally for Mali junta, Toure says free |
Body of French gunman may be sent to Algeria for burial |
U.S. generals, Pakistan army chief meet on NATO skirmish |
France's Sarkozy narrows Hollande's second round poll lead |
Libya militias resume fighting after ceasefire |
Mexico presidential favorite Pena Nieto has clear lead: poll |
Facebook halts secondary market trading, plans for May IPO |
Third Point blasts Yahoo for board picks |
Silicon Valley startup gala spurs feeding frenzy |
One 'Bully' in theaters, but bigger bullies on Web |
The Hunger Games soundtrack tops Billboard chart |
'Mad Men' creator Matt Weiner to direct first movie |
Pope meets Cuba's Fidel Castro, slams U.S. embargo |
Syrian violence ignores peace diplomacy |
BRICS nations voice concern over pace of IMF reforms |
Australia PM stands by Huawei ban despite China plea |
Zimbabwe court says no foul play in general's death |
Poverty drives central Europe's great exodus |
Yemen frees Ethiopians held by gunman seeking ransom |
Torture marred rule of fallen Chinese leader: lawyer |
Spanish strike tests tolerance for austerity |
Japan hangs 3 murderers in first executions since 2010 |
Apple CEO visits Foxconn's iPhone plant in China |
Online advertisers cautioned against privacy blunders |
Pioneering feminist poet Adrienne Rich dead at 82 |
Aerosmith says new album brings a little of 1975 back |
Bad boy Sheen on a comeback
Bobby Brown charged with drunk driving |
No clear way to court for Syria war crimes suspects |
Exclusive: West wants Saudi not to neutralize oil release |
Myanmar's Suu Kyi: from prisoner to would-be lawmaker |
U.N. council worried by Yemen political deterioration |
Turkish prosecutors seek jail for 364 officers |
African leaders scrap Mali trip after runway invasion |
Analysis: Storm clouds gather over Monti's Italy reform drive |
Chavez back in Venezuela after radiation therapy |
Rockets explode as Arab leaders meet in Baghdad |
French gunman's body not wanted in Toulouse or Algeria |
Star-struck Japan PM befriends Facebook's Zuckerberg |
EBay names David Marcus president of PayPal |
Australia PM stands by Huawei ban despite China plea |
Best Buy sales, restructuring disappoint |
Greece's OPAP shortlists three firms for online betting |
Florence + The Machine get Unplugged for MTV |
Glamorous offerings earmark environment at Green Auction |
UK Sonisphere fest cancelled in challenging year |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01