Ravaged and Remade, Iraq Is On Its Own As U.S. Ends War -- New York Times
BAGHDAD — At a crowded market in the city center here, the flotsam of the war is for sale. Ripped Fuel workout supplement. Ready-to-eat meals, macaroni-and-cheese “Mexican style.” Pistol holsters. Nothing seems off limits to the merchants out for a quick dinar, not even a bottle of prescription pills from a pharmacy in Waco, Tex., probably tossed out by a departing soldier.
The concrete blast walls that shielded the shopping stalls have lately come down. Since then, three explosions have struck the market, killing several people.
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MIDDLE EAST
Strains on display: No Iraqi leaders attend U.S. end-of-war ceremony in Baghdad.
Panetta formally shuts down US war in Iraq.
US troops clear highway for pullout from Iraq. Doubts, fears nag Iraqis as U.S. pulls out.
Netanyahu targets violent segment of West Bank settlers.
Iran to transfer nuclear production across series of secret facilities.
Syria 'authorised forces to shoot to kill' in crackdown. Russia proposes UN Council resolution on Syria.
US endorses harsher sanctions against Iran.
Israel prepares for second stage of prisoner swap.
Another Palestinian mosque torched in West Bank.
ASIA
Iran warns Afghanistan to stop U.S. drone flights.
Panetta says security gains a 'turning point' in Afghanistan war.
Pakistan to impose Nato transit tax following 'friendly fire' troop deaths.
China's ambassador to Burma meets Aung San Suu Kyi.
U.S., North Korea weigh resumption of food aid.
North Korean border guards flee to China.
Wukan seige: Chinese government vows to hunt down rebel village 'leaders'.
Bootleg liquor containing toxic methanol kills 143 people in east India; 7 suspects arrested.
UN says Myanmar opium production increases again.
AFRICA
DR Congo opposition calls for mass protests.
Egyptians set to give Islamists biggest bloc in vote. Accusations flare as Egyptians vote in 2nd round.
Morocco bans EU fishing vessels amid Western Sahara row.
Western Sahara rebels 'detain kidnap suspects'.
Africa's Sahel region braces for oncoming food crisis.
Conference outlines pathways to prosperity for South Sudan.
EUROPE
Italian govt calls confidence vote on austerity.
Britain to attend talks on euro fiscal pact.
European debt crisis: Optimism fades less than a week after summit deal.
Russia pledges at least $10 billion to save euro.
US soldiers stop Russian convoy at Serbia-Kosovo border.
Italy risks "social explosion" over austerity: union chief.
Arab uprising could spark unrest in UK: general.
Jacques Chirac found guilty of corruption.
AMERICAS
U.S. death penalty sentences plunge to historic lows in 2011.
Nearly one in five U.S. women raped in lifetime: study.
Chevron faces $10.6bn Brazil legal suit over oil spill.
Venezuela to send drug kingpin to U.S.-source.
Report: Colombia's coca crop a forest killer.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Terrorist attack survivors outraged by White House guest.
Carlos the Jackal sentenced to life, again.
Hezbollah allegedly helps cartels launder coke money.
Obama withdraws threat of veto over detainee rules. Americans face Guantánamo detention after Obama climbdown.
Islamists in tweet offensive.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Asia frets over oil as US eyes new Iran sanctions.
China trims holdings of US Treasury debt.
Europe's economic and debt woes touch Asia.
Latin America's biggest airline LATAM is approved.
Euro drops below key $1.30 mark.
Exclusive: Regulators know where MF Global funds went.
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