Text of report by Iraqi privately-owned newspaper Al-Zaman on 11 September [Report by an unnamed Al-Zaman correspondent in Al-Nasiriyah, Falah al-Ma'muri in Babil, and Anwar Jum'ah in Baghdad: "Babil Council Demands Dismissing Health Director For Hiding Facts of Spread of Cholera"] Hasan al-Tufan, member of the Babil Governorate Council and head of the Services Committee, has said that "the number of infections with cholera has exceeded 50 at the Al-Hashimiyah and Hamzah hospitals." He added that the number of deaths has exceeded 15 cases.

Text of report entitled: "Application of medical cards' system in Sulaymaniyah Governorate", published by Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) newspaper Al-Ta'akhi on 24 August In the presence of the chairman and members of Sulaymaniyah Governorate Council and the head of the governorate's Directorate of Health, the Austrian Newton Company held a seminar on Saturday [23 August].

Australian troops ended their main combat mission in Iraq on Sunday, handing over their responsibilities in southern Iraq to U.S. forces.

By PAUL VON ZIELBAUER By Paul von Zielbauer The New York Times BAGHDAD British forces handed over control of Basra province to Iraq's government on Sunday, giving up military control of the final region under their supervision after 4 1/2 years. U.S.

A car bomb struck a bakery crowded with customers lining up for bread, killing at least 11 people on Saturday as the daytime Ramadan fast was ending, officials said.