4 killed as blasts hit Iraq’s Shiite areas March 3, 2013 - 19:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iraqi officials say attacks in two Shiite-dominated areas in the Baghdad region have killed four people and wounded 11. A police officer said three roadside bombs went off simultaneously in the Husseiniya area north-east of the capital, killing three civilians, Belfast Telegraph reported. He said 11 others, including three policemen, were wounded. Another police officer said a soldier was killed when a bomb attached to his car exploded in the northern Utaifiya neighbourhood. Two health officials confirmed the causality figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity. Violence has ebbed across Iraq in recent years, but insurgents frequently attack security forces and civilians in an attempt to undermine the country's Shiite-led government. Partner news  Top stories The deal is estimated at $700mln-$1bln, Vedomosti newspaper reported citing sources in the Russian defense industry. Ahmadinejad will be replaced by Hassan Rowhani as president on August 3 following presidential elections last week. Petr Necas' decision will end his three-party coalition government, which was created after the 2010 parliamentary election. "Are these the people you want to support? Are they the ones you want to supply with weapons?” the Russian President said.   Partner news |  Latest news Ryan Gosling crime drama “Only God Forgives” wins Sydney Film Prize  The violent film, which also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, has divided critics since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last month.David Thewlis joins Edgar Allen Poe story-based “Eliza Graves” The thriller follows a young doctor who comes to apprentice at a mental institution and meets a beautiful patient that he falls in love with.Lionsgate nabs screen rights to “Devil In The Grove” Pulitzer winner Adam Cooper & Bill Collage, whose Moses script Exodus will be the next film that Ridley Scott will direct, will write the script.IMF calls for “ambitious” economic policy reforms in Russia The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for Russia’s GDP growth in 2014 to 3.25 percent from 3.8 percent. |
