Major developments on Wednesday about Iraq:
-- Diplomatic sources said Hussain al-Shahristani, a Shiite nuclear scientist imprisoned in Abu Ghraib for years for refusing to help Saddam Hussein build a nuclear weapon, is being considered as prime minister of the interim government to take power June 30.
-- The head of Iraq's Governing Council said President Bush's idea of demolishing Abu Ghraib prison was "a waste of resources."
-- U.S. troops captured a key militia lieutenant, the brother-in-law to radical Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, during overnight clashes in Najaf that killed 24 people and wounded nearly 50.
-- Masked gunmen killed two Russian technicians and wounded at least five in an ambush on their convoy in Baghdad, prompting the company employing them to order its staff out of Iraq.
-- Five people were killed and seven others injured by a roadside bomb in Baqouba, about 30 miles northeast of Baghdad. The police chief of Baladrooz was present but escaped injury.
-- The Polish command said coalition base Camp Kilo near Karbala came under mortar fire. Demolition teams also defused three roadside bombs in the area.
-- A U.S. Army vehicle was damaged by a roadside bomb in Baghdad's Tahreer Square. There was no word on casualties.
--U.S. troops killed a man and injured his wife in their car five minutes after curfew in Kirkuk, Iraqi police said. The couple's baby was not hurt.
-- Top U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer said a task force has set aside an initial $25 million to compensate Iraqis who suffered under Saddam's regime. A separate commission will discuss property issues.
-- British Prime Minister Tony Blair played down apparent differences between Britain and the United States over coalition involvement in Iraq after the June 30 transfer of power.
-- Diplomatic sources said Hussain al-Shahristani, a Shiite nuclear scientist imprisoned in Abu Ghraib for years for refusing to help Saddam Hussein build a nuclear weapon, is being considered as prime minister of the interim government to take power June 30.
-- The head of Iraq's Governing Council said President Bush's idea of demolishing Abu Ghraib prison was "a waste of resources."
-- U.S. troops captured a key militia lieutenant, the brother-in-law to radical Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, during overnight clashes in Najaf that killed 24 people and wounded nearly 50.
-- Masked gunmen killed two Russian technicians and wounded at least five in an ambush on their convoy in Baghdad, prompting the company employing them to order its staff out of Iraq.
-- Five people were killed and seven others injured by a roadside bomb in Baqouba, about 30 miles northeast of Baghdad. The police chief of Baladrooz was present but escaped injury.
-- The Polish command said coalition base Camp Kilo near Karbala came under mortar fire. Demolition teams also defused three roadside bombs in the area.
-- A U.S. Army vehicle was damaged by a roadside bomb in Baghdad's Tahreer Square. There was no word on casualties.
--U.S. troops killed a man and injured his wife in their car five minutes after curfew in Kirkuk, Iraqi police said. The couple's baby was not hurt.
-- Top U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer said a task force has set aside an initial $25 million to compensate Iraqis who suffered under Saddam's regime. A separate commission will discuss property issues.
-- British Prime Minister Tony Blair played down apparent differences between Britain and the United States over coalition involvement in Iraq after the June 30 transfer of power.
