Prime minister hails lack of violence, but election watchdogs say disillusioned voters preferred to stay away from polls

The group says deadly mortar attack on camp near Baghdad airport was a joint operation by Iraq and Iran.

More than two million Shia pilgrims gather in Karbala for Ashura without a single bombing.

Baghdad is evacuating Iraqis trapped in Syria but is reluctant to open its border to Syrian refugees.

Halfway through a three-month mandate from the Security Council to report on adherence to a peace plan, the head of the mission suspends its activities, saying neither side is prepared to pull back from the fighting.