Iraq hangs 13 prisoners as PM urges rapid executions for terror offences

Iraq has hanged 13 prisoners convicted on terror charges following a recommendation by the prime minister to speed up executions of those on death row for terror-related offences.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is facing fresh questions over gaps in security after the bodies of eight policemen and members of a pro-government Shiite militia were found on the side of a road north of Baghdad this week.