Iraqi senior official escapes bomb explosionBAGHDAD - An Iraqi high-ranking official escaped unhurt in a bomb explosion Tuesday, an interior ministry source said. Qaeda recruits children as suicide bombers in IraqBAGHDAD - A boy masquerading as a flower seller blew himself up last September outside the house of Sheikh Imad Jassem, an Awakening Council leader in Tarmiya, 25 km north of here. Seven killed in two blasts in IraqBAGHDAD - At least seven people were killed and about a dozen injured Monday in two separate blasts in downtown Baghdad, the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency reported, citing police sources. Iraq calls on Arab states to cut ties with IsraelBAGHDAD - Iraq’s Prime Minister Wednesday called on all Arab and Muslim countries to cut their ties with Israel, calling the Israeli military attacks on Gaza ‘a dreadful crime’, according to a press statement. Suicide bombing kills 37 in IraqBAGHDAD - At least 37 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide bomb attack near a shrine in northern Baghdad Sunday, an interior ministry official said. Suicide bomber kills 23 at Iraqi conferenceBAGHDAD - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a national reconciliation conference in Iraq Friday, killing at least 23 people and wounding 42 south of Baghdad, security sources said. Iraqi security forces given control of Baghdad’s Green ZoneBAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces Thursday were handed over control of Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone from US troops in a landmark event leading towards Iraq’s full sovereignty, local media reported. Iraq signs troop-withdrawal agreements with Britain and AustraliaBAGHDAD - Iraq’s defence ministry Wednesday signed two agreements on the withdrawal of British and Australian troops from the country, a ministry spokesman said. Trial of Bush’s shoe-attacker Iraqi journalist put offBAGHDAD - The trial of Montazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad has been postponed, according to court officials. Suicide attack on anti-Israel protest in Iraq kills twoBAGHDAD - A suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up Sunday in the middle of an anti-Israel demonstration in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killing two people, the police said. 24 killed in Baghdad car bombingBAGHDAD - At least 24 people were killed and 50 wounded in a car bomb explosion in northern Baghdad Saturday, the interior ministry said. Curfew imposed as 14 killed in Iraq jail breakBAGHDAD - A curfew was imposed on the western Iraqi city of Ramadi Friday after Al Qaeda militants launched a pre-dawn breakout from a police station in the city, triggering a shoot-out that left 14 people dead. Oil exports beat IMF’s expectations: Iraqi oil ministryBAGHDAD - The Iraqi oil ministry has managed a significant increase in oil exports that surpassed expectations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a ministry spokesman said Wednesday. Iraq arrests suspects in Kirkuk restaurant bombingBAGHDAD - Iraqi police Tuesday arrested suspected perpetrators of a restaurant bomb attack in Kirkuk that left 45 dead and 85 injured including many women and children. |