WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush's old strategy for Iraq, which he announced a year ago was framed around "eight pillars," and still lives on in a weekly progress report while the administration has been working on a new plan for the Middle East country, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

    The State Department continues to issue a 30-page public report every Wednesday that details exactly how the U.S. government is meeting the goals set forth in the now-abandoned plan, which has been declared by the president and his national security team as a failure, the newspaper said. Full story>>

British, Iraqi forces raid police station in Basra

Iraqis walk past the rubble of an Iraqi police unit destroyed British forces in Basra, Dec. 25, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    BAGHDAD, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- British and Iraqi forces stormed one of main police stations in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday and transferred dozens of detainees, a local police source and a witness said.

Car bombs kill at least 10 in Baghdad

A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up inside a minibus in Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Talbiyah, killing two people and wounding up to 20 others Monday.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    BAGHDAD, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a car bombing attack in a mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Monday rose to at least 10 people with some 15 wounded, police said.

Military: Three more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

   BAGHDAD, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Three more U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq in the past two days, the U.S. military said on Monday.

    One U.S. soldier was killed in a bombing attack in Baghdad on Monday, while the other two died from wounds sustained during fighting on Sunday, the military said in a statement.

    According to the military, a roadside bomb exploded near amounted patrol in a southern neighborhood of Baghdad on Monday, killing one soldier and wounding two others.

3 Iraqi policemen killed in suicide attack in Iraq

   BAGHDAD, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber struck a police checkpoint at the entrance to the University of Anbar in Ramadi City, some 110 km west of Baghdad, on Monday, killing three policemen and wounding three others, a local police source said.

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