| Iraqi Court Ratifies Election Results The decision ended weeks of wrangling and legal disputes and removed the key obstacle to seating the country’s new 325-member Parliament. nytimes.com |
Blunt General Appointed to Lead Forces in Mideast Gen. James N. Mattis would be in charge of American military forces in a strategic area from Egypt through Pakistan, and from Central Asia past the Persian Gulf. nytimes.com |
Lebanon Gives Palestinians New Work Rights Lebanon granted Palestinian refugees the same rights to work as other foreigners, a step in ending years of discrimination. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iraqi Artifacts Are Found in Storeroom BAGHDAD — More than 600 ancient artifacts looted and smuggled out of Iraq were rediscovered in a storeroom of the office of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. feeds.nytimes.com |
Detainees Fared Worse in Iraqi Hands, Logs Say The documents offer few glimpses of what happened at American detention sites, but they contain details of abuse by the Iraqi Army and the police. feeds.nytimes.com |