A suicide bomber detonated his device near a bus terminal about 30 miles east of Mosul in northern Iraq, killing eight Iraqis, the U.S. military said.

The U.S. military said Sunday that attacks in Iraq with Iranian- made bombs had fallen off in recent days after a sharp but brief increase earlier in the month, and that the overall flow of weaponry from Iran had dropped. U.S.

By STEVEN R. HURST By Steven R. Hurst The Associated Press BAGHDAD Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims clambered aboard buses or began trekking homeward on foot Saturday at the end of Ashoura, a 10- day ritual to cleanse the spirit and scourge the body in honor of their founding saint.

Rocket and mortar attacks in Iraq have decreased to their lowest levels in more than 21 months, the U.S. military said Monday. Last month saw 369 "indirect fire" attacks - the lowest number since February 2006.

Thousands of Kurds and supporters took to the streets in northern Iraq Thursday to protest the Turkish parliament's decision to authorize the government to send troops across the border to root out Kurdish rebels who have been conducting raids into Turkey.