AP - Iraq's parliament is discussing ways to end a dispute over an election law after a vice president vetoed the bill, throwing national polls slated for January into question.

AP - The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.

AFP - World football's governing body FIFA on Friday announced its decision to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) until further notice "because of government interference".

Reuters - Iraqi lawmakers failed on Thursday to resolve differences over an election law, dampening hopes of holding a vote on time in January and throwing into doubt a partial U.S. troop withdrawal later next year.

AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says warnings that politics could push back Iraqi elections scheduled for January aren't affecting his plans for a troop withdrawal now.

AFP - The Iraqi parliament will on Saturday attempt to finally pass an electoral law jeopardised by Vice President Tarek al-Hashemi's demand that it be changed before a general election can go ahead.

AFP - The top US military officer in Iraq warned on Wednesday of attacks in the run-up to an expected January general election and said he would ask Washington to alter troop drawdown plans if necessary.

Reuters - The U.S. military does not have to decide until April or May whether to push back the end of its combat operations in Iraq due to a possible delay in the country's next election, the U.S. commander said Wednesday.

AFP - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday promised major deals -- including large oil contracts -- to French business chiefs keen to restore their place as Iraq's top business partners.

AFP - Iraq's general election planned for January, only the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein, was thrown into jeopardy on Wednesday after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law.

AFP - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday promised major deals -- including large oil contracts -- to French business chiefs keen to restore their place as Iraq's top business partners.