Iraqi justice troubles Amnesty International

Middle East Times - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Amnesty International reports. Amnesty published its 328-page "State of the World 2013" report, highlighting the rights record of 155 countries and territories. In a forwarding statement, the rights group said the world is "an increasingly dangerous place" where governments are more interested in protecting their borders than the rights of their citizens. On Iraq, the ...

Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in central Iraq

San Diego Union-Tribune - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

BAGHDAD -; Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody ...

Iraq produces 3.1m bpd of oil in April

MENAFN - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

(MENAFN) Iraq's oil ministry announced that the country's total oil output reached 3.1 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, reported Xinhua News.According to the minister of oil, Abdul Kareem Luaybi, in 2014, Iraq's oil production will rise to 3.4 million bpd.Meanwhile, oil shipments went up to 2.6 million bpd in April, up from 2.4 million bpd in the previous month.Revenues ...