Three bombs planted on motorcycles went off in quick succession near a market and police station in a town in central Iraq on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens more, officials said.

THE Pakistani government has offered rewards totalling more than $1m for information leading to the capture of six leading al-Qaida suspects.

Suicide boat bombings targeting Iraq’s key oil industry in the Gulf forced the closure of two major terminals in the Gulf for several hours, but the facilities resumed work loading tankers today, Iraq’s top oil marketing official said.