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US Troop Withdrawal to Test Iraq's Stability
The new wave of bombings continued today in Iraq. With US troops leaving cities and towns next Tuesday, is the country faced with sectarian civil war? Also, German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House, and the world mourns Michael Jackson.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe new wave of bombings continued today in Iraq. With US troops leaving cities and towns next Tuesday, is the country faced with sectarian civil war? Also, German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with President Obama at the White House. On Reporter's Notebook, Michael Jackson was, indeed, an international superstar. We get reaction to his death from places around the world.
Banner image: A US soldier of the 1st battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, leads a sniffer dog as they check the ceremony room prior the transfer of their base to the Iraqi security forces in the city of Baquba, 60kms northeast of Baghdad. Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has demanded a public apology from Barack Obama over claims that Washington has interfered in Iran's internal affairs.
Read the story8 minUS Troop Withdrawal to Test Iraq's Stability
Next Tuesday is the official deadline for US combat troops to withdraw from Iraq's towns and cities. At Iraq's request, the American presence already is being pulled back. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki calls the withdrawal a "great victory" for the Iraqi people. But many Iraqi people have other ideas.
Read the story35 minThe World Mourns Michael Jackson
Before he died yesterday, Michael Jackson was preparing for 50 concerts, one for every year of his life. He planned to perform them in London. But speakers of English were by no means his only fans, as we hear from Pete Paphides, chief pop music for the Times of London .
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