Baghdad Violence

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  2 Iraqi Journalists Shot Dead North Of Baghdad

  Gunmen shot dead two Iraqi television journalists north of Baghdad on Tuesday who had been on a reporting trip with a top security officer, the channel said.

• 111 killed in Iraq's deadliest day in two years

  A wave of violence killed 111 people across Iraq on Monday, the country's deadliest day in two and a half years, after Al Qaeda warned it would seek to retake territory and mount new attacks.

• Coordinated bombs kill 56 during Iraq pilgrimage

  Coordinated car bombs in four Iraqi cities targeting Shiite pilgrims killed at least 56 people and wounded dozens more early on Wednesday in Iraq's latest wave of sectarian-fuelled violence, officials said.

• Blasts in Baghdad, 57 killed

  A wave of attacks in Baghdad Thursday killed 57 people as Iraq faced a political crisis, with its vice president accused of running death squads and the premier warning he could break off power-sharing.

• Nine killed in Iraq attacks, say officials

  A series of roadside bombs and shootings killed nine people, including two policemen and three worshippers, in and around Baghdad today, security officials said.Twenty people were also wounded in the violence, the latest in a surge of killings in August and as Muslims observe the holy fasting month of Ramadan, when insurgents typically step up thei...