Iraq



According to Aljazeera news, A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks.


Monday's blast in the town of Buhriz, south of Baquba, also wounded 22 people, police and medical sources said.

The attack came a day after a series of bombings in and around Baghdad killed at least 39 people.
Armed groups have attacked dozens of cafes in Iraq in recent months, and have repeatedly targeted other crowded areas such as markets and mosques - despite increased security measures put in place by the authorities.