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| Iraq suicide bombs kill 18 and injure governor Qassim Mohammed was inspecting site of first bomb in Anbar province when he was caught up in second blastExplosions in central Iraq have killed 18 people and wounded the governor of Anbar province, according to officials.Two bombs exploded in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, a police official told the Associated Press. He said the governor, Qassim Mohammed, had been inspecting the damage from the first bomb when he was caught in the blast of the second.Hikmet Khalaf, the deputy governor of the province, told Reuters that Qassim Mohammed was taken to hospital.A police colonel, Jabbar Ajaj, said both blasts were suicide attacks, with the first bomber in a car and the second on foot.There are 18 provincial governors in Iraq. Anbar, a Sunni Arab province west of Baghdad, is strategically important because it was a stronghold of insurgency before the US military began paying fighters to participate in the pro-government Sons of Iraq program, also known as the Awakening Council.Recent attacks have raised fears that violence will increase ahead of Iraq's general elections in March 2010.IraqGlobal terrorismguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Will you be sad to see Ross go? Jonathan Ross has said he is leaving the BBC, after 13 years working for the corporation. What is your reaction? newsforums.bbc.co.uk |
$10m prize Who will invent the 100 miles to the gallon car? news.bbc.co.uk |
Taco Bell founder dead at 86 RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. (AP) -- Glen W. Bell Jr., an entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Taco Bell chain, has died. He was 86.... hosted.ap.org |
Police in Cyprus foil €11m plot to smuggle ancient artefacts Copper and silver coins, terracotta urns and clay and limestone figurines found in homes, sheds and vehiclesAuthorities in Cyprus have smashed a smuggling ring, recovering dozens of ancient artefacts it planned to sell for €11 million (£15.5m).In what is believed to be the largest antiquities theft case of its kind in the Cyprus's history, police seized objects dating back thousands of years from homes, storage sheds and vehicles where they were being hidden.The artefacts include copper and silver coins, terracotta urns and clay and limestone figurines believed to date from the copper age to around 400BC.Ten suspects were arrested in raids over the weekend, and authorities are searching for five others.CyprusArchaeologyguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |