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Baghdad enjoys rare heavy metal band

Baghdad -- Members of the heavy metal band Dog Faced Corpse say it was a rare treat to play their loud music in Baghdad despite area opposition.

107 cholera cases in Iraq

Baghdad -- Iraqi health officials said 107 cases of cholera have been confirmed in the central and southern regions of the country.

Investors poised to move in Iraq

Baghdad -- Investors are poised to move into Iraq with $74 billion in projects not related to oil, an Iraqi official said.

KBR employees told to turn in cell phones

Baghdad -- U.S. Defense Department contractor KBR says it has ordered its employees in Iraq to turn in their personal cell phones for security reasons.

Plants' ability to find water is studied

Tel Aviv, Israel -- Israeli scientists say they are attempting to resolve the inefficiencies of current irrigation methods by improving plants' ability to find water.

A Big-Oil Iraqi Invasion
Five years after the U.S. military moved into Iraq, it's beginning to look like the nation may be moving toward a boost to its oil output. And it stands to do so by encouraging a second western wave, this one made up of big oil companies.
Oil giants poised to return to Iraq

Baghdad -- Four Western oil giants are close to signing no-bid contracts with Iraq that would give them an advantage in future contract bidding, industry analysts said.

U.S. companies lagging in Iraq investments

Baghdad -- U.S. corporations are holding back from investments in Iraq while Asian and European companies have begun moving in, trade officials said.

Iraqi Kurd oil ready with no place to go

Baghdad -- Iraqi Kurds said they are ready to ship $18 million worth of oil a day, but political disputes have hampered shipments.

Kurdish Iraqis find new oil fields

Baghdad -- Kurdish excavators in Iraq discovered three fields holding an estimated 2 billion barrels of oil, the region's oil minister announced Wednesday.

Baghdad stock exchange plugs in

Baghdad -- A small group of brokerage traders in Iraq were cheered this week by exchanging white boards for a new electronic trading system.

Angelina Jolie tours Baghdad

Baghdad -- Hollywood actress and humanitarian, Angelina Jolie reportedly took a tour of central Baghdad's Green Zone.

Cholera confirmed in Baghdad

Baghdad -- At least one case of cholera has been reported in Baghdad, raising concern that the epidemic in northern Iraq is spreading south.

CBS News translator killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD -- A translator kidnapped from his home has become the third CBS News employee killed in Iraq.

Former actor is Iraqi hangman now

Baghdad -- Basam Ridha has gone from small roles in Hollywood to a major role in Iraq -- overseer of executions.

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