Iraq

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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