Masked gunmen stopped two minivans carrying students north of Baghdad, ordered the passengers off, separated Shiites from Sunni Arabs, and killed the 21 Shiites “in the name of Islam", a witness said.

At least five people were killed and 57 wounded in a bomb blast at a Baghdad pet market this morning.

A roadside bomb ripped through a bus today killing 10 people working for an organisation opposed to the Iranian regime, police said.

A bomb in a parked car exploded today near a busy bus station in Baghdad, killing at least four civilians and wounding seven others, police said.

Seven car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital Baghdad today, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens, as politicians met to try to finalise a new Cabinet.

Six car bombs exploded in Baghdad today, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, as Iraqi politicians met to try to finalise a new Cabinet.

The bodies of 31 men were found dumped at eight sites in Iraq, most of them in predominantly Shiite parts of Baghdad, police said today.