Index Finds Iraq Second Most Unstable Country
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Iraq now ranks as the second most unstable country in the world, ahead of war-ravaged or poverty-stricken countries such as Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Congo, Afghanistan, Haiti and North Korea, according to the 2007 Failed State index issued today by Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for ...
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Iraq's Interior Ministry is "dysfunctional," filled with sectarianism and corruption, according to an independent assessment of the Iraqi security forces to be published tomorrow. The report said that Iraq's national police force, controlled by that ministry, is "operationally ineffective" and sh...
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U.S. intelligence experts painted a gloomy picture of Iraq, saying in a report seen on Friday sectarian bloodshed had surpassed the threat from al Qaeda and warning of the consequences of a rapid U.S. withdrawal.
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Viewpoint: The return of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatens the Maliki government but does not promise any more stability
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Iraq could plunge into still deeper chaos unless billions of dollars the international community has pledged for rebuilding are spent quickly, the Baghdad government will warn this week.
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BAGHDAD : Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has declared a state of emergency across Iraq, except for the northern region of Kurdistan, for 60 days due to a spike in deadly violence, his spokesman said.
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LONDON, Oct 20 (IPS) - Oil-producing countries are among the most   corrupt, a new survey by Transparency International shows.
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Myanmar and Somalia have been ranked as the most corrupt nations in Transparency International's 2007 index, released Wednesday &#151; adding pressure to the Southeast Asian country's military regime as it faces the biggest anti-government protests in nearly two decades.
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Violence in Iraq is unlikely to subside  after Sunday's election and may well get worse before it gets  better, U.S. and British officials say, a sentiment seconded by  many Iraqis.
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Iraq looms as the first major problem for whoever wins the November 2 US presidential election, with the US-led international coalition appearing increasingly shaky.
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A new US intelligence report gives a more gloomy view of Iraq's future than Bush administration statements.
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Oil prices held just below the $47 mark  on Monday as Iraq resumed exports from both its northern and  southern outlets after lengthy disruption, despite fierce  fighting in the holy city of Najaf.
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Iraq has emerged as the world's second most unstable country, behind Sudan, more than four years after President George W. Bush ordered the U.S. invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, according to a survey released on Monday.
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The United States is among the least peaceful nations in the world, ranking 96th between Yemen and Iran, according to a new index released on Wednesday that evaluates 121 nations based on their peacefulness.
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Iraq's oil exports were still running at half their normal rate Sunday as instability due to an anti-U.S. uprising prevented the re-opening of a main pipeline feeding the country's terminals in the Gulf.
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A new U.S. intelligence report described a deteriorating situation in Iraq that could erode further with Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence driving much of the unrest, according to part of the document obtained Friday.
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HOUSTON  War in Iraq. Instability in Venezuela. Civil unrest in Nigeria. Governmental wranglings in Russia. With so much uncertainty in so many of the world&#39;s leading oil-producing ...