Juneau Empire - Associated Press

Effort to bring aid to Indonesia impeded
The main airport at Indonesia's tsunami-battered Sumatra island was closed for much of the day Tuesday after a relief plane hit a herd of cows, hampering the world's still-fragile efforts to get aid to victims of the disaster.

Gunmen slay governor of Baghdad region
Gunmen assassinated the governor of Baghdad province and six of his bodyguards on Tuesday, and a suicide truck bomber killed 10 people at an Interior Ministry commando headquarters in western Baghdad, the latest in a steady drumbeat of insurgent violence ahead of Jan. 30 elections.

Powell pledges more help in tsunami tour
Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday the United States may be able to do more to help identify remains of tsunami victims and pledged U.S. support for a regional warning system in hopes of preventing such massive loss of life from future tsunamis.

Israeli tank fire kills 7 Palestinians
An Israeli tank fired two shells into a field in response to Palestinian mortar attacks Tuesday, killing seven Palestinians and wounding six in the deadliest single incident in the Gaza Strip in three months.

House GOP giving ground on ethics rules
The new Congress convenes with House Republicans, leery of a bruising floor fight, stepping back from plans to significantly relax ethics rules that ensnared Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Calls to postpone Iraqi elections grow
More Iraqi interim government officials are calling for postponing Jan. 30 elections to ensure a higher Sunni voter turnout, a sign that a campaign of violence might be taking its toll on Iraqi resolve. The country's electoral commission, however, insists that voting take place as scheduled. Ananova: News on the move from the leading site for breaking UK and world news, sport, entertainment, business and weather stories and information.


Ananova: War In Iraq

Straw almost lost early adviser job
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw narrowly avoided having to resign his first job at the heart of government in a row over the role of special advisers, newly-released documents have revealed.

Death toll rises to ten in Iraqi truck bombing

Suicide Car Bomb Kills Six in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car bomb detonated near an Iraqi National Guards barracks Tuesday in western Baghdad, killing six people and wounding 40, police said. The blast in Baghdad's Qadessiyah... [in The Guardian]


US News: Iraq News

U.S. Marine Killed in Action in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine was killed in action in al-Anbar province west of Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military said. The military statement gave no further details. Anbar province includ... [in Reuters]

U.S. Looks at More Help for Iraq Military -- NY Times
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. military commander in Iraq is considering adding hundreds of American advisers to work directly with Iraqi troops in an attempt to deal with increasing rates of deser...

Pentagon Raises Iraq Toll in Dec. to 72
It also released the identities of the first U.S. Iraq casualties of 2005, a soldier and a Marine. Spc. Craig L. Nelson, 21, of Bossier City, La., died Dec. 29 at the National Naval Medical Center i... [in Yahoo]

TWO ARRESTED FOR INCITING ANTI-IRAQI VIOLENCE
CENTCOM: News Release


Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Gunmen Slay Governor of Baghdad Region
Gunmen assassinated the governor of Baghdad province and six of his bodyguards on Tuesday, and a suicide truck bomber killed 10 people at an Interior Ministry commando headquarters in western Baghdad, the latest in a steady drumbeat of insurgent violence ahead of Jan. 30 elections.

CIVIL AFFAIRS TEAMS SUPPLY POWER TO NORTHERN IRAQ VILLAGE
CENTCOM: News Release