Three car bombs exploded today in Baghdad, killing at least 17 people, authorities said.

A roadside bomb has killed two Shiite pilgrims and wounded eight south of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.

A wave of bombings in Baghdad killed at least 57 people and injured 200 more today.

Iraq’s Sunni vice president wanted by the Shiite-led government for allegedly ordering hit squads against government officials has said he is innocent of any charges.

Iraq’s vice president vetoed part of a key law today that could delay national elections due in January.

Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki warned today that carving up his country into self-ruled regions could lead to more strife and the country’s break-up.

A car bomb today ripped through a Kirkuk bus terminal that serves travellers to Iraq’s Kurdish region, killing eight people and wounding 26, according to a police spokesman.

American troops battled with Shiite gunmen today in Baghdad, killing at least eight in pre-dawn fighting, the US military said.

Iraq’s prime minister and president today announced a new alliance of moderate Shiites and Kurds, saying Sunni moderates refused to join but the door remained open to them.

A suicide car bomber flattened a restaurant in a busy market in the Shiite holy city of Kufa this morning, killing at least 16 people and wounding 70 in an attack sure to further enflame tensions between Iraq’s Sunni and Shiite populations.

The United States appointed a new head of Iraq’s Health Ministry on Saturday and gave a first batch of its employees 20 dollars each to return to work as UN officials warned of humanitarian disaster if quick action is not taken to restore vital services.