Archive - 30 December 2006

Foreign minister says any upsurge in violence would depend on the Iraqi government's ability to deflect growing sectarianism and extremism.

The latest confirmed victim is a five-year-old girl whose body was found late yesterday.

What is relevant in a negative manner is the prospect of another year of shrinking pocket and rising inflation.

State-run Iraqiya TV reports that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been executed by hanging at an unspecified location early this morning.

Given the tumultuous events of 2006, there could only be one winner of our award for the person who has dominated the headlines for reasons good or bad.