1.
Poll: Almost half in U.S. creationist
BAGHDAD, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- An Arabic-language newspaper said Tuesday Iraq's interim defense minister could not guarantee the safety of voters or candidates for the Jan. 30 election.
"You ask me as defense minister, will I be able to provide safety for candidates and voters? I say no, I have no plan until now," Hazem Sha'alan was quoted as telling London-based Asharq al-Awsat.
"The Iraqi citizen doesn't know what elections are and doesn't know who the candidates are or who the voter is."
Sha'alan said he planned to run as an independent candidate in the elections for a transitional national assembly, CNN reported.
He also said a "vile coalition" inside Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's interim government is obstructing efforts to fund the new Iraqi army and pay pensions to former soldiers.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
WILMINGTON, Del., June 3 (UPI) --
A group investigating the disappearance of Amelia Earhart concluded she died on an uninhabited Pacific island where her plane made an emergency landing in 1937.
|
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UPI) --
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in San Francisco, the organization said.
|
If you're in the market for a car or truck it might make more sense to consider a new vehicle this year rather than a used one.
|
LAKE PARK, Fla., June 3 (UPI) --
A Florida man says he wants to install a 341-foot flagpole at the car dealership he owns in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, victims and first-responders.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
