Iraq's Oil Police require more money, equipment and members as U.S. forces, now in training mode, prepare for end-'11 departure. Oil Police official acknowledges gap but pledges to do best with what he's given.
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Maliki's supporters in Basra hint at federalist moves while calling fraud on rival's political triumph.
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An acrimonious battle temporarily stops between bosses and workers in Iraq's southern oil sector while elections dominate Iraq and unions call for the end of Maliki's rule.
Rumaila legal challenge set for April 27
Court gives government and MP time to prepare response in case that could nullify BP and CNPC's contract to develop the Rumaila oil field.
Protests across south Iraq as recount calls escalate
Fears of unrest grow as politicians, observers and insiders see Shia-dominated south unrest as the controversy over the March 7 vote recount grows.
Powering Baghdad
Nearly a nuclear power plant's worth of private generators fill in for the struggling national electricity grid in Baghdad.
U.S. worries Oil Police behind on Iraqi security build up
Iraq's Oil Police require more money, equipment and members as U.S. forces, now in training mode, prepare for end-'11 departure. Oil Police official acknowledges gap but pledges to do best with what he's given.
