Sofia - Bulgaria would consider a pullout of its troops from the international military contingent in Iraq, Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin was quoted as saying Thursday.

Baghdad, Nov 6: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has said that US President-elect Barack Obama won’t stick to his stance of withdrawing US troops within 16 months of taking over the White House, as promised during the election campaign.

“There won''t be quick disengagement here. A great deal is at stake,” the Daily Times quoted Zebari as telling a foreign news agency.

He said that Baghdad would respect the will of the American voters and that it was looking for a successful partnership with Obama.

Baghdad - Four explosions in central and eastern Baghdad killed three people on Thursday and wounded another 15, police reported, according to the Voices of Iraq (VOI) agency.

A detonation killed a civilian and injured another four near Imam Abdul Qader al-Kilani shrine in central Baghdad, police told the agency.

Also in central Baghdad two bombs going off consecutively killed a a civilian and a tribal police member. The blasts also wounded five people, including three tribal police members.

Washington, Nov 6: Noticing the continued decline in violence in Iraq, the US has reportedly decided to reduce its troops’ presence in the country to 14 combat brigades this month.

This reduction in US troops would be at least two months in advance as originally planned.

US Military officials said two brigades from the 101st Airborne Division will leave Iraq this month and only one will be replaced. A brigade is roughly 3500 soldiers.

London - Barack Obama's "astonishing victory" in the US presidential elections wil

Baghdad - Three policemen were killed in separate attacks around Iraq on Wednesday, reports said.

In one incident, a policeman was killed and four others were wounded in an explosion near a police station in the southern province of Amarah, a security source told the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency.