One Day From Elections, Iraq Is Racked By Violence

By
NPR Staff
and
Cheryl Corley
All Things Considered | Apr 29, 2014

In a town northeast of Baghdad, at least 17 people are dead and dozens wounded after a pair of bombs struck an outdoor market. As Tim Arango of The New York Times explains, it's just the latest deadly attack on the eve of Iraq's national parliamentary elections.

Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
Profile Image
NPR Staff
Profile Image
Cheryl Corley

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

Brooklyn man convicted of hate crime for killing O’Shae Sibley sentenced to 20 years

Dmitriy Popov fatally stabbed the Black, gay dancer at a Midwood gas station in 2023.
Gothamist |

Let Us Avoid Cyclosporiasis

Katelyn Jetelina shares what you need to know about the stomach bug cyclosporiasis.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Fifty Years of NYC's Greenmarkets

All Of It with Alison Stewart |

Is this the summer New Yorkers should all wear shorts to the office?

An investigation into my office dress code — and the depths of my own psyche.
Gothamist |
YOU ARE ONLINE