Roadside bombs and a drive-by shooting killed four Iraqis and wounded 24 in Baghdad today as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's new national unity government held its first meeting to discuss issues such as improving Iraq's security.

At least 24 bodies – many of them strangled – were found dumped in parts of Baghdad, Iraqi police said today.

At least 23 bodies – many of them hanged – were found dumped in parts of Baghdad today, Iraqi police said.