IRAQ'S prime minister may offer amnesty to insurgents and could extend it to those who killed American troops in an apparent bid to lure Saddam Hussein loyalists from their campaign of violence.

The question of whether to use military force against Iraq should only be decided after weapons inspectors have finished their work, Russia’s Defence Minister said last night.

IRAQ'S UN ambassador blasted President George W Bush's speech to the General Assembly yesterday, saying it lacked credibility and was motivated