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Tariq Aziz due on trial in Iraq

Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz is due to go on trial over the deaths of a group of Baghdad merchants.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/m...ast/7372356.stm

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Iraqi body bars 500 candidates

Iraq's election commission has barred around 500 candidates from running in national elections in March. Ref. Source 8

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Iraq election campaign under way

Campaigning for next month's elections in Iraq is under way amid a continuing row over the ban on scores of candidates.
Full story: Ref. Source 9

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New PM For Iraq

Secularist Iyad Allawi emerges as the leader with the most seats in Iraq's parliament ahead of PM Nouri Maliki, final election results show. Ref. BBC

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Call to bar Iraq election winners

Six of the winning candidates in Iraq's elections should be disqualified because of alleged ties to the former Baath government, a vetting panel says. Ref. Source 8

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Iraq had elections, so why isn't there a new government?:

Here's a look at where the election results stand, what happens next and when a new government might take shape in Baghdad. Ref. Source 8

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New Iraqi parliament is sworn in

An new Iraqi parliament is sworn in, more than three months after inconclusive elections. Ref. Source 7

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Shiite bloc confirms Maliki as Iraq prime minister; election deadlock nears end:

A coalition of Shiite political blocs chose incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as their candidate for Iraq's top government job on Friday afternoon, breaking a months-long deadlock and pushing government formation forward. Ref. Source 8