A suicide car bomber has killed nine people in a convoy carrying an Iraqi government minister in central Baghdad. At least 20 others were injured after the bomber slammed his car into the escort. Iraq’s Labour Minister Mahmoud Jawad Radhi escaped unhurt, officials say.

TEHRAN (FNA)- We will never allow any action to take place against Iran from Iraq’s territory, Kurdish Regional Administration Leader Massoud Barzani said in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The leader of Iraq’s Kurdish regional administration, Massoud Barzani, arrived in Tehran leading a high-profile delegation on an official visit to Iran.