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Sunnis end Parliament boycott in Iraq
Sunni lawmakers ended their five-week boycott of Parliament on Thursday, raising hopes the factious Assembly can make progress on benchmark legislation demanded by Washington.…
UN chief ducks as rocket lands close by
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was unharmed but ducked behind the podium after a rocket landed near Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s office on Thursday while the…
Official arrested for Saddam death video
The person believed to have recorded Saddam Hussein’s execution on a cellphone camera was arrested on Wednesday, an adviser to Iraq’s prime minister said. The adviser to Prime…
Bombs kill 40 in Iraq as insurgent groups offer truce
Bombs killed at least 40 people at markets in two Iraqi cities, hours after key lawmakers said seven Sunni Arab insurgent groups offered the government a conditional truce.…
Shi’ite clashes continue to disrupt Iraq
A radical Shi’ite cleric called on his followers on Thursday to end clashes with Shi’ite rivals so that stalled talks on a new Constitution can proceed. Clashes continued for a…