Reuters - The United States admitted 444 Iraqi refugees in February, according to preliminary figures released by a U.S. official on Saturday, up from 375 in January but below the pace needed to meet its 12,000 annual target.
AFP - The United States on Saturday called for an end to violence in the Israel-Palestinian conflict but said Israel had a right to defend itself, a national security spokesman said.
AFP - US President George W. Bush on Saturday warned his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to "stop exporting terror" ahead of the Iranian leader's historic visit to Iraq.
AP - As of Saturday, March 1, 2008, at least 3,973 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,237 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a
landmark trip to Iraq on Sunday, the first Iranian president to
visit since the two neighbours fought a protracted war in the
1980s that killed a million people.
AFP - US President George W. Bush Saturday refused to speculate on whether more US troops would be pulled out of Iraq after July saying the decision would be made by his top military leaders.
AP - The number of Iraqi refugees admitted to the United States rose slightly for the second month in a row, although the Bush administration still will struggle to meet its target of 12,000 by the end of September.
AP - Iranian officials said Saturday that U.N. Security Council debates on new sanctions over the country's nuclear program would be illegal and fresh sanctions would undermine global security.
AP - President Bush's last trip to Iraq was kept secret until he arrived at a U.S. military base. Eight hours later he left, after Iraq's leaders traveled to meet him there.
AP - Even if fledgling Israel-Palestinian peace talks survive the latest round of bloodletting in Gaza, the violence underscores a growing sense that time is running out for Israel and moderate Palestinians to forge a deal.