Iraq’s prime minister disclosed today that more than 170 malnourished Iraqi detainees were found at an Interior Ministry detention centre and that some appeared to have been tortured.

World leaders have today welcomed the adoption of Iraq’s new constitution, but some observers cautioned that the country still faces major obstacles on its path to stability.

US military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed 1,000 as clashes with both Sunni and Shiite militants killed seven Americans in the Baghdad area.