Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraq steps up security after blasts kill 155 (AP)
• Iraq leaders draw up election law compromise: deputy speaker (AFP)
• Large trucks used in Iraq bombings that killed 155 (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Baghdad governor blames security forces for carnage (AFP)
• Iraq renews call for U.N. probe after Baghdad bombings (Reuters)
• Iraqis mourn, blame politics for Baghdad blasts (Reuters)
• Some of the deadliest attacks in Iraq (AP)
• Science aims to beat Iraq crime (AFP)
• Baghdad bombings death toll rises to 155 (Reuters)
• Iraq bombings: US military spokesman praises Iraqi response (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraq bombings spark international fury (AFP)
• Iraqi searches for brothers in ancient cemetery (AP)

Iraq steps up security after blasts kill 155 (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT AP - Iraq's government made progress on a new election law that could ease tensions and pledged tighter security Monday after suicide bombings claimed at least 155 lives, including as many as two dozen children trapped in a bus leaving a day care center.

Iraq leaders draw up election law compromise: deputy speaker (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:13 PM PDT AFP - Iraqi leaders agreed a compromise on a key election law on Monday, the deputy parliament speaker said, amid growing concerns that polls scheduled for January might have to be delayed.

Large trucks used in Iraq bombings that killed 155 (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:47 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD -- Iraqi authorities said Monday that suicide bombers had used two large trucks -- a water tanker and a refrigerated food truck -- in attacks Sunday that killed at least 155 people and wounded nearly 600, the deadliest bombings since 2007.

Baghdad governor blames security forces for carnage (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:41 PM PDT AFP - Baghdad's governor on Monday blamed negligence or even collusion by the security forces for devastating twin suicide bombings that killed around 100 people in the heart of the capital.

Iraq renews call for U.N. probe after Baghdad bombings (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - Iraq renewed calls on Monday for a U.N. inquiry into the support given by foreign countries to insurgents after twin suicide blasts against government buildings in Baghdad killed more than 150 people.

Iraqis mourn, blame politics for Baghdad blasts (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:45 AM PDT Reuters - The Iraqi government blamed the bloodiest bombings in years on al Qaeda and other extremists, but many ordinary Iraqis think political infighting before next year's election is the cause and fear worse is yet to come.

Some of the deadliest attacks in Iraq (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 06:05 AM PDT AP - Some of the deadliest militant attacks in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:

Science aims to beat Iraq crime (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 AM PDT AFP - While still seen as a form of "black magic" by many crime-fighters, Iraqi scientists are honing their skills in analysing data from the scene to curb attacks such as the massive bombings in Baghdad.

Baghdad bombings death toll rises to 155 (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:17 AM PDT Reuters - The death toll from Sunday's two suicide bombs in Baghdad, one of Iraq's bloodiest attacks in years, has risen to 155 with more than 500 wounded, police said on Monday.

Iraq bombings: US military spokesman praises Iraqi response (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The US military spokesman in Iraq says he is heartened by the Iraqi government's response to Sunday's devastating attacks against government ministries. But as the Iraqi government further tightened security in the capital, there were no answers as to how the suicide bombings could have taken place after the government vowed to overhaul security following a similar attack just two months ago.

Iraq bombings spark international fury (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:07 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi security forces were on high alert on Monday, a day after twin suicide vehicle bombs blamed on Al-Qaeda killed 99 people in Baghdad, provoking widespread international condemnation.

Iraqi searches for brothers in ancient cemetery (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT AP - The graves stretch some 10 miles into the desert, in what may be the largest cemetery in the world.

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