A car bomb targeting Iranian pilgrims struck near a Shiite shrine in the holy city of Kufa today, killing at least 12 people and wounding 37, a local official and police said.

A senior official of a government department that manages Sunni mosques was killed this evening by unidentified gunmen.

A senior official of a government department that manages Sunni mosques was killed this evening by unidentified gunmen, a colleague said.