PRESS TV RSS Newshttp://presstv.irPRESS TV New SiteCopyright © 2009ASP.NET 2.0Iraq Supreme Court rejects VP veto attempthttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111767&sectionid=351020201Baghdad rejects Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's veto of the new election law as divisions over parliamentary seat distribution might jeopardize the key vote scheduled for January. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:49 US bases under mortar attacks in Iraqhttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111754&sectionid=351020201A number of mortar shells have targeted the sprawling US military bases on the outskirts of Tikrit in Iraq's northern province of Salah al-Din. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:43:45 Maliki slams veto on election lawhttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111642&sectionid=351020201Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has condemned the Vice President's veto on a key election law, describing it as a threat to democracy. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:37:20 Iraqi VP's veto threat may delay elections http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111611&sectionid=351020201An Iraqi political pundit cautions that the veto threat by the country's Sunni Arab vice president against a key election law passed by the parliament this month will toss the voting into a crisis mode. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:44:45 Iraqi VP vetoes new election lawhttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111587&sectionid=351020201Iraq's Sunni Arab Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi has vetoed part of an election law over its failure to allocate any seats to Iraqis living abroad. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:53:58 Iraqi Kurds renew vote boycott threatshttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111592&sectionid=351020201Iraqi Kurd leaders threaten to boycott the key national elections scheduled for January unless Kurdish areas receive more seats in the parliament. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:53:46 13 Sahwa fighters killed in Iraqhttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111460&sectionid=351020201Unidentified militants clad in Iraqi army uniforms have fatally shot thirteen Sunni Sahwa tribal fighters in apparent execution-style attacks west of Baghdad. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:44:25 Iraq demands right to nuclear powerhttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111413&sectionid=351020201Iraq's Science and Technology Minister Raed Fahmi says the country needs access to civilian nuclear energy for its economic and energy needs. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:24:53 Gunmen kill 12 near Iraqi capitalhttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111400&sectionid=351020201Unknown gunmen wearing military uniforms have killed 12 men in a pre-dawn attack at a village near Baghdad, police and villagers say. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:22:39 Iraqi VP threatens to veto election lawhttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111386&sectionid=351020201Iraq's Sunni Arab Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi has warned parliament that he will use his veto if the election law is not amended within 48 hours. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:19:05