Sepcial Report: Tension accelerates in Iraq

An Iraqi rushes an injured woman into a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq , after she was hurt in a car bomb explosion Sunday, April 16, 2006, in Mahmoudiya. A car bomb exploded in the public market in Mahmoudiya, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Baghdad, a short distance from the mosque, killing at least 10 people and wounding 25, police said.(Xinhua/AP)

Bomb Blast in south of Baghdad

     BAGHDAD, April 16 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and 18 others wounded when a car bomb exploded near a crowded market in a town south of Baghdad on Sunday, an Interior ministry source told Xinhua.

Seven workers killed by gunmen in northern Iraq

     BAGHDAD, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Seven workers were killed and three others wounded by unidentified gunmen in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday, a police source said. Enditem

Three U.S. marines killed in western Iraq

     BAGHDAD, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military announced on Sunday that three marines were killed by enemy action in Iraq's restive western Anbar province. Enditem