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.
Bush reaches out for views on Iraq policies
President George Bush has asked former secretaries of state and defence - including some who have publicly criticised his policy - about their views on Iraq.
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129 killed in deadly day in Iraq
Two massive suicide bombs, separate attacks on United States forces and a wave of smaller bombs in the capital Baghdad have exacted the bloodiest daily toll in Iraq for four months.
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A suicide bomb has left 49 people dead and wounded 68 in the southern Shi'a city of Kerbala in the worst single attack in Iraq for more than a month.
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 Silent protest: Scott Cameron shows his sign in Duluth, Minnesota. Cameron's modest memorial to American troops in Iraq has transformed a quiet downtown street into the latest front in the country's tense debate about the war. News from Iraq Photo: AP |
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