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13 bullet-riddled bodies found in Iraq

World
2009-11-17

GUNMEN wearing Iraqi army uniforms abducted and killed at least 13 people in a village west of Baghdad, in what some described as revenge against Sunnis who helped fight al-Qaida, Iraqi officials said yesterday. ...

Iraq backs deal with Europeans, Americans

Business | Energy
2009-11-11

IRAQ'S government yesterday announced it had approved a major oil deal with a consortium grouping United States and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc to develop a prized field in the country's...

Up to 6 killed, 37 wounded in south Baghdad bike bombing

World
2009-11-1

THE death toll from a bike bomb explosion at a marketplace in south Baghdad today rose to six and 37 people were injured, a local police source said. "Our latest report said that six were killed and 37 injured...

Female veterans feel less pain: study

World
2009-10-29

FEMALE veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are less likely to complain of painful physical conditions than their male counterparts, according to a United States study. The study of more than 91,000 US veterans...

Baghdad probes lax security

World
2009-10-27

IRAQI security forces blocked streets around the capital of Baghdad yesterday and conducted intense searches at checkpoints as authorities investigated the massive security failure that allowed two truck bombs to strike...

Two car bombs kill 30 in Iraqi capital-police

World
2009-10-25

TWIN suicide car bombs targeting two government buildings including the justice ministry killed at least 30 people and wounded 40 in central Baghdad today, police said, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for months....

Police: 14 al-Qaida suspects arrested in Iraq

World
2009-10-23

IRAQI security forces arrested 14 suspected al-Qaida members in western and northern Iraq, including three who were formerly detained by US troops in the country, local police officials said yesterday. Six men...

Thousands of poor Iraqis queue for oil jobs

World
2009-10-19

WITH a clutch of deals between Iraq and global oil majors in the pipeline, unemployed Iraqis hope to finally benefit from their country's oil wealth. Thousands have been queuing this month to apply for 1,670...

CNPC in joint bid for Iraqi oil

Business | Energy
2009-10-19

THE Iraqi government has approved a contract with a British-Chinese consortium to develop a prized oil field in southern Iraq, a significant achievement for a country that has struggled to attract foreign investors...

19 killed in bomb attacks as violence escalates in Iraq

World
2009-10-12

A SERIES of bombings killed at least 19 people and wounded 60 yesterday in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, said police and hospital officials, a worrying sign that violence may be on the rise in this former hotbed...