Occupying troops in Iraq have formally handed over power to the interim government of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. But the eyes of the world remain firmly fixed on the embattled Gulf state as ousted leader Saddam Hussein faces his destiny and US-led forces keep watch in Baghdad and beyond.

Suicide bombing leaves three dead
Three Iraqi civilians were killed in the western Iraqi town of Ramadi after a suicide bomber attacked an American patrol.
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US soldier sentenced over Abu Ghraib abuses
An American soldier has been sentenced to jail and a dishonourable discharge from the army for the notorious abuses of Abu Ghraib prisoners which he claimed he was ordered to carry out.
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Insurgents dump bodies along the road
The bodies of 18 people, which displayed bullet holes that gave the impression that their killers had shot them at close range, have been found dumped in Iraq.
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  • Iraqi men meet an untimely end in Mosul
  • 'Iraqi old guard leads bands of terrorists'
  • Sunni party official snatched and killed
  • Iraqi police fire at car before it explodes
  • Baghdad governor assassinated
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  • Baghdad blast leaves six dead - police
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  • Suicide blast kills four in Baghdad
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  • US troops on guard in Mosul ahead of polls
  • Suicide bomber strikes in Baghdad
  • Headless bodies found in Baghdad suburb
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  • Iraqi security forces under attack
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    • Dust storm: An American military helicopter lifts a decommissioned assault amphibious vehicle from its base in Al-Asad, west of Baghdad. Photo: AFP