Annan: Iraq invasion "a real disaster"

    UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Most leaders in the Middle East think the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and its outcome were a "real disaster" for the region, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday. Full Story

Fire erupts in U.S. arms depot in Baghdad

    BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- A U.S. ammunition depot at a base in southern Baghdad caught fire Tuesday night, causing a series of explosions that jolted the capital, media reports said Wednesday. Full Story

Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned

    BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Hundreds of Iraqi policemen fell ill from poisoning Sunday after having their evening meal at a base located in the town of Numaniyah, southern Iraq. Full Story

U.S. casualties in Iraq rise sharply

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A total of 776 U.S. troops were wounded in action in Iraq last month, the highest monthly number in nearly two years, as American soldiers were fighting in Baghdad trying to check a spiral of sectarian violence, figures released by the Defense Department showed. Full Story

U.S. Army plans to keep troops level in Iraq till 2010

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The chief of the U.S. Army said Wednesday that he plans to keep current American troops level in Iraq through 2010.

    The chief of staff, General Peter Schoomaker, told a Pentagon press briefing that he aimed to have enough troops at the ready in Iraq through 2010. Full Story