KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi army forces arrested a man on Saturday suspected of being behind two vehicle bombs in the northern city of Kirkuk that killed more than 100 people, an Iraqi army official said. Iraqi troops backed by U.S. soldiers seized Mehdi Saleh in the town of Hawija, 210 km (130 miles) north of Baghdad, the senior official, who declined to be named, told Reuters. He gave no further details. A truck bomb planted outside a mosque in Kirkuk on June 20 killed 73 people, many of them ...

US Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that America's role in Iraq was switching from deep military engagement to one of diplomatic support, ahead of a complete withdrawal from the country in 2011. He told newly sworn-in American citizens, mainly soldiers, that the United States had honoured its June 30 obligation to withdraw troops from Iraq's towns and cities and the focus was now on strengthening political ties. "You have lost comrades, 4,322 fallen angels, over 30,000 wounded -- 17,000 critical, but because of your ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss banks including ZKB and Mirabaud are pulling out of business with individuals who pay U.S. taxes, newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung (NZZ) reported on Saturday. The banks are reacting to pressure from U.S. authorities, who are waging a legal battle with UBS to try to force it to give up the names of tens of thousands of Americans suspected of cheating the U.S. government by concealing accounts abroad, the newspaper said. Without giving its sources, NZZ said ZKB wanted to stop doing business with all ...