Jun 13th, 2005 · Iraqi doctors and other medical personnel have become the targets of an organized campaign of killings and kidnappings. The government has launched a television campaign, appealing to citizens to help protect doctors.
Jun 13th, 2005 · Confusion over a shooting incident between U.S. Marines in Iraq and a private contracting firm has highlighted the tensions between private security contractors and the miltiary and communication and coordinatinon problems. Last month, 16 U.S. contractors were held in a detention center and allegedly roughed-up after Marines claimed the contractors fired on both U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians. The contractors refute the claim.
Jun 12th, 2005 · A French journalist and her Iraqi assistant have rejoined their families after five months in captivity in Iraq. They were released by their kidnappers Saturday after what the French ambassador called a dangerous mission.
Jun 12th, 2005 · A series of explosions rock two cities in Iran, killing at least five people and injuring dozens. Bombs hit first in Ahvaz, near the Iraqi border, and later in Tehran, the capital. Iran is preparing for presidential elections this week.
Jun 8th, 2005 · Robert Siegel sits down with the prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is in Washington this week for a visit to the White House. They discuss Iraq, Iran, the European Union and Kurds.
Jun 8th, 2005 · During his third tour of duty in Iraq, Marine Cpl. Jeffrey Starr of Snohomish, Wash., was killed in combat on Memorial Day. Phyllis Fletcher from member station KUOW in Seattle reports on Cpl. Starr and how is family is remembering him.
Jun 7th, 2005 · President Bush meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. Iraq and the upcoming G-8 summit that takes place next month in Scotland are topics of discussion.
Jun 4th, 2005 · Air National Guard Staff Sgt. John Neubaum watched his daughter graduate Friday from Dallastown High School in Pennsylvania. No big deal, you say? Well, Neubaum viewed the ceremony from Iraq through a video uplink provided by the non-profit group "Freedom Calls."