Iraq


HILLA - At least 17 people were killed and 54 injured, mostly Iranian pilgrims, when two buses collided Friday in Iraq, security sources said.

BAGHDAD - Back-to-back bombings at a vegetable market south of Baghdad on Thursday afternoon killed at least five people, including a policeman who was searching for explosives, Iraqi security and medical officials said.

BAGHDAD - A Sunni-backed bloc that came first in elections seven months ago is united against the bid by Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to remain in office, a party spokesman said Monday, in another clear sign of deep divisions over efforts to end Iraq's political impasse.

BAGHDAD - The spokesman for the Sunni-backed bloc that came first in parliamentary elections seven months ago says the entire coalition is united against having Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki remain in office.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bombing targeted the convoy of a deputy minister in Iraq's government on Monday, killing a bodyguard and wounding at least seven people, police officials said.
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