Last week, US forces launched an offensive near al-Qaim in Iraq and claimed to have killed scores of insurgents.
Asserting that the party was in no way connected with the issue, the Congress recalled that it was not in power at the Centre between 1996 and 2003 when the deal was executed.
About a dozen US troops were guarding the sprawling facility when Iraqi looters raided the site.
Another bomb hit Iraqi children plaing near an American military convoy in Baghdad, killing three and injuring 22.
39 of the 41 Indian construction workers, who were abducted by ISIS militants, have reportedly been executed.
The debate, which allowed Cheney and Edwards to cross-question, led to some heated arguments.
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denied reports that $1 million had been paid as ransom.
Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed and family members welcomed Antaryami, Tilak Raj and Sukhdeo Singh on their arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport by a Kuwait Airlines flight.
Relatives of the three Indian hostages freed in Iraq yesterday rejoiced and thanked the captors for releasing their dear ones.
Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani arrived in Najaf Thursday to try and end weeks of fighting between Shia militiamen and US and Iraqi forces.
Half the 4,500 companies that took part in the United Nations oil-for-food programme in Iraq allegedly paid kickbacks or illegal surcharges and are being given a chance to respond to the charges, two top investigators said.
Early indications put interim prime minister Iyad Allawi's outfit in second place with about 18.4% in the partial count.
Another group assigned with the task of disposing off chemical and biological weapons is reportedly twiddling its thumbs.
The UK has warned its citizens travelling abroad that they could be targeted by terrorists seeking revenge for British air strikes against Islamic State militants in the Middle East.
Al Qaeda chief, Osama bin Laden, and ousted Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, have been nominated for the title of the 'Greatest Arab' of all time in a Middle Eastern variant of the BBC's Great Britons series.
The attack occurred just minutes before leaders of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party were due to hold a news conference to name candidates for the January 30 election.
A hijab-clad Muslim woman in the US was reportedly removed from a Southwest Airlines plane after she asked for switching seats with a flight attendant saying she "did not feel comfortable" with the passenger.
The six Royal Marines and two sailors have boarded a plane with British diplomats on their way to the Iranian capital Tehran.
'Legal custody and physical custody can be two separate things," he added,' Bremer said.
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