BAGHDAD, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Seven Iraqi policemen were killed when a house apparently rigged with explosives blew up north of Baghdad on Monday, police said. The police had entered the house to conduct a search, police said. The blast took place in the town of Buhriz in volatile Diyala province, where U.S. and Iraqi forces have launched a new offensive against al Qaeda militants. (Baghdad newsroom; Editing by Charles Dick)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) hosts an honor cordon to welcome Iraq's Defense Minister Abdel Qader Jassim to the Pentagon in Washington January 10, 2008. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES) ...
