Articles Written by:    RYAN LUCAS     

« Previous  |  Next »

Iraq's Sunni VP rejects parts of election law

An Iraqi police officer allows a heavily loaded car to pass a checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Violence has dropped sharply in Iraq over the past year, but politicians and security officials have warned in recent weeks of ...

From RYAN LUCAS, TheNewsTribune.com,  18 Nov 2009

Kurdish, Sunni demands may derail Iraqi elections

BAGHDAD - Iraq's Kurds threatened Monday to boycott national elections, days after the country's Sunni vice president threatened to veto the newly passed election law needed to hold the January vote. ...

From RYAN LUCAS, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Joost,  International Crisis Group,  Electoral Commission,  Massoud Barzani

Iraq's Kurds threaten to boycott elections

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq - Iraq's Kurds are threatening to boycott national elections slated for January unless the allocation of seats in parliament is revised in what they describe as a "fair manner." The office of Kurdistan autonomous regional President ...

From RYAN LUCAS, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Massoud Barzani

Gunmen kill 13 men execution style west of Baghdad

Police played down the incident as tribal violence in an attempt to defuse sectarian tension, but the political connection suggests the killings could also have been the work of insurgents or rival Sunnis vying for power before January ...

From RYAN LUCAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Nouri al-Maliki

Iraq election law delays decision on flash points

BAGHDAD After weeks of hard-nosed negotiations, analysts say the election law passed by Iraq's parliament allowing national polls to go forward in January extends compromises to all sides but with key concessions to the Kurds. However, analysts warn ...

From RYAN LUCAS, San Diego Union-Tribune,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Saddam Hussein,  Electoral Commission,  Barack Obama

US VP Biden woos Poland after missile program cut

WARSAW, Poland - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sought reconciliation with America's staunch allies in eastern Europe Wednesday, starting with Poland, which eagerly signed on to a revamped U.S. ...

From RYAN LUCAS, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  21 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Joe Biden,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Donald Tusk,  NATO

Polish president ratifies EU reform treaty

WARSAW - Poland’s president approved the European Union reform treaty yesterday, ratcheting up the pressure on the Czech Republic as the only nation not to sign off on the agreement designed to sharpen EU decision-making and increase its ...

From RYAN LUCAS, Boston Globe,  11 Oct 2009
Related Topics: European Commission,  Fredrik Reinfeldt,  European Union,  Lech Kaczynski,  Vaclav Klaus

Greece beats Slovenia to win bronze at Eurobasket

Center Sofoklis Schortsanitis came off the bench to score 23 points and lead Greece to a 57-56 victory over Slovenia in the bronze medal game at the European basketball championship on Sunday. In a hard-nosed defensive struggle, Greece used a 14-0 ...

From RYAN LUCAS, Taiwan News,  21 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Bostjan Nachbar

Spain beats Serbia to win Eurobasket title

Pau Gasol scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead world champion Spain to a 85-63 win over Serbia in the final of the European basketball championship on Sunday. The victory gives Spain its first ever European title after six runner-up ...

From RYAN LUCAS, Taiwan News,  21 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Pau Gasol,  Rudy Fernandez,  Bostjan Nachbar

Gasol, Spain beat Serbia to win Eurobasket title

KATOWICE, Poland - Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead world champion Spain to a 85-63 win over Serbia in the final of the European basketball championship Sunday. ...

From RYAN LUCAS, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  20 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Pau Gasol,  Rudy Fernandez,  Kosta Perovic,  Marc Gasol,  National Basketball Association

« Previous  |  Next »

Who is This?

Help us add to our database, by linking this writer their entry in Wikipedia or Source Watch, or by suggesting that we remove it from our index.

Suggest an Entry

Enter a url from sourcewatch.org or wikipedia.org:


recommend removal

close