Beyond the Headlines: Dec. 26-Jan. 1

Officials question Ahdab threatsAHDAB – Oil and security officials from both local and central governments say tension with farmers near the Ahdab oil field are not signs of problems to come.In recent week local media and some officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was an escalation of tension around the field, being developed by the Iraq subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corp., called al-Waha.The field, in Wasit province south of Baghdad, is being devel...