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/ 26 February 2007
United States troops in Iraq have found a huge haul of deadly armour-piercing bombs of a type Tehran has allegedly smuggled to Shi’ite militias, US officers said Monday. Displaying the trove of bomb parts and mortar shells, the commanders said it was impossible to tie the shipment directly to the Tehran government, but said many of the weapons were clearly Iranian-made.
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/ 28 January 2007
At least 24 Iraqis were killed in ambushes, car bombs and fire fights on Sunday as Shi’ite Muslims headed to the shrine city of Karbala for Ashura, one of their most sacred ceremonies. A car bomb ripped through Baghdad’s Sadr City, the impoverished Shi’ite bastion of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, killing eight people and wounding 18, a security source said.
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/ 27 January 2006
United States software tycoon Bill Gates, Britain and Nigeria unveiled an ambitious -billion plan at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday to prevent 14-million tuberculosis (TB) deaths over the next decade. Gates committed to tripling his own foundation’s funding against tuberculosis to -million by 2015.
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/ 27 January 2006
With Muslim extremists blamed for fomenting global unrest, leaders from Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan and Pakistan met at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to mull the Islamic world’s fractious relations with the West. The discussion ranged from terrorism and modernisation to the nuclear balance in the Middle East.
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/ 15 December 2005
Iraqi polls closed on Thursday following a landmark poll to choose a government many hope will restore stability to a nation wracked by violence and sectarian feuding since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Despite a massive security lockdown, three men died in attacks north of Baghdad.
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/ 15 December 2005
Iraqis went to the polls on Thursday in a watershed election for a full-term Parliament that the international community hopes will restore stability and sovereignty to the strife-torn nation. Despite blanket security, a huge blast was heard in Baghdad just after voting began.
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/ 14 December 2005
Iraq ground to a halt on Wednesday with strict security measures kicking in on the eve of a landmark election aimed at restoring full sovereignty and stability to the strife-plagued country. A five-day holiday, which began on Tuesday as part of security steps, brought an apparent calm to the city of seven million.
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/ 15 October 2005
Iraqis voted in force on Saturday on a draft Constitution that turns another page on the ousted regime of Saddam Hussein as insurgents evaded a massive security clampdown to kill four people. About 15,5-million Iraqis had a chance to vote on the charter, which lays out a democratic framework for a new Iraq.
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/ 15 October 2005
Iraqis voted amid tight security on Saturday in a landmark referendum on a Constitution aimed at turning a new page on the ousted regime of Saddam Hussein. About 15,5-million Iraqis were registered to vote on the charter, but a key question was how many would brave threats by insurgents who have vowed to disrupt the democratic process.
Flocking to St Peter’s Basilica in their tens of thousands, in families, clutches of friends or organised busloads, pilgrims said on Wednesday the crush of crowds and the interminable wait are all part of saying goodbye. About a million pilgrims were massed early on Wednesday in the area around St Peter’s Basilica.