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U.S. says does not recognise Baghdad "governor" BAGHDAD, April 21 (Reuters) - The United States does not recognise a former exile who says he is governor of Baghdad and Washington thinks his deputy cannot represent Iraq at an OPEC meeting this week, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. Barbara Bodine, coordinator for central Iraq in the U.S. civil administration supervising the country's reconstruction, said Washington did not recognise Mohammed Mohsen al-Zubaidi. "We don't really know much about him except that he's declared himself mayor," said Bodine, a former U.S. ambassador to Yemen. "We don't recognise him. There hasn't been...

MOSUL, Iraq, April 15 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - At least 10 Iraqi people were shot dead and scores wounded Tuesday, April 15, in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul, a hospital doctor said, with witnesses claiming U.S. troops opened fire after a crowd turned against an American-installed local governor. "There are perhaps 100 wounded and 10 to 12 dead" following the shooting near the local government offices in a central square, Dr. Ayad al-Ramadhani said at the emergency department of the city hospital, reported Agence France-Presse (AFP). Three witnesses questioned by AFP and casualties who spoke to hospital staff...