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Green Zone

The Green Zone (Arabic: ) is the most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It is a area of central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the governmental center of the Coalition Provisional Authority and remains the center of the international presence in the city.

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Talks with Iran set to resume next month in push for accord on its nuclear program

Iran and six world powers wrapped up talks Thursday still far apart over how to oversee Tehran's atomic program, but with resolve to keep dialogue going as an alternative to possible military action.

Envoys said they will meet again next month in Moscow after negotiations stretched out for extra hours and a sandstorm shut the airport in Iraq's capital. But the two sides agreed on little else during two dramatic days of discussions that underscored the serious challenges of reaching accords between Iran and the West."It is clear that we both want to make progress, and that there is some common ground," European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who is formally leading the talks, told reporters. "However, significant differences remain. Nonetheless, we do agree on the need for further discussion to expand that common ground."Saeed Jalili, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, offered a lukewarm assessment of what the negotiations achieved, in light of European and American refusal to ...

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  1. Explosion Inside Baghdad's Green Zone Kills 1

    The Iraqi military spokesman for Baghdad says one person has been killed during an explosion in Baghdad's Green Zone , which is supposed to be the most protected are...

  2. Arab ministers want Syria to halt crackdown

    Arab countries, divided over how to stop Syria's bloodshed, plan to call for the Syrian regime to halt its crackdown on civilians, let in humanitarian groups and fre...

  3. Sunni Muslim rulers snub Iraq at Arab League summit

    Sunni Muslim rulers largely shunned an Arab League summit hosted by Shiite-led Iraq on Thursday, illustrating how powerfully the sectarian split and the rivalry with...

  4. Purported US citizen released to UN in Iraq

    BAGHDAD -- The United Nations mission in Iraq said it took custody late Saturday of a man who was described as a U.S. citizen, who had been held by an Iraqi militia ...

  5. Does the Taliban pose a major security risk in Afghanistan?

    Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer discusses apparent security holes in Afghanistan

  6. Mortar attack hits central Baghdad as landmark Arab summit opens

    Arab leaders on Thursday urged a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria at a landmark summit in Baghdad marred by stayaways and a mortar attack near the Iranian em...

  7. Officials: Dozens killed in bombings targeting police across Iraq

    Bombings across Iraq killed 46 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the run-up to a Baghd...

  8. The 'Green Zone' Workout

    With the new movie " Green Zone " in theaters, men everywhere are going to have new motivation to work out. The film’s star, Matt Damon , has a lean, muscular build ...

  9. The Truth About "Green Zone "

    As principal military adviser on the just-released thriller " Green Zone ," I have an obligation to the soldiers and civilians with whom I served to ensure that my i...

  10. Critics Decry Matt Damon Movie 'The Green Zone ,' Calling It 'Anti-American'

    Less than a week after "The Hurt Locker" won the Oscar for Best Picture, along comes Matt Damon in "The Green Zone ," another look at the Iraq War that has some crit...

  11. Three Foreign Contractors Killed in Rocket Attack on Baghdad's Green Zone

    Three people were killed and 15 people were injured Thursday when a rocket was fired into the International Zone in Baghdad , the U.S. Embassy said.Two Ugandans and ...

  12. Rockets Hit Baghdad During Visit by Pentagon Chief

    Three rockets hit Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday during a visit to the capital by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta , Iraqi police said. No casualties were reporte...

  1. Iran signals wider UN inspections in bid for concessions at nuclear talks

    Iran made the first move Tuesday in attempts to gain an edge in nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers: It agreed in principle to allow U.N. inspectors t...

  2. Rights group claims secret Baghdad prison remains open despite government promises to close it

    Iraqis are still being held illegally at a Baghdad prison that the government was supposed to have shut down in 2011 after allegations that detainees were tortured a...

  3. Bodyguards of Iraqi VP testify on opening day of terror trial they were ordered to plant bombs

    Former bodyguards for Iraq's fugitive vice president testified Tuesday that they were ordered to kill security officials and plant roadside bombs as a politically ch...

  4. Iraq PM: Green Zone Bomb Was Assassination Attempt

    BAGHDAD-- Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that a bombing earlier this week inside Baghdad's Green Zone was an assassination attempt against him, but he defended ...

  5. Afghanistan and US agree on plans for the future

    James Carafano discusses the strategy that could keep US involved for another 10 years

  6. Biden's gay marriage slip

    Vice President's off-script pro-gay marriage comments going to hurt President Obama?

  7. Rocket Hits Baghdad's Green Zone , Kills 4 Iraqis

    Iraqi officials say a late night rocket attack on Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone has killed four Iraqis and wounded 10.A police officer says militants fired ...

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