Nepalese sue US company over Iraq

Iraq strikes gas deal with Shell
Iraq agrees to set up a joint venture with Royal Dutch Shell to invest in the country's natural gas reserves.

Iraq economic outlook 'improves'
Iraq's economic prospects have improved, thanks to better security, increased oil output and exports, says an IMF review.

Ex-KBR executive in guilty plea
Ex-chief executive of KBR, Albert Stanley, pleads guilty on corruption charges relating to gas contracts in Nigeria.

UAE waives billions of Iraqi debt
The UAE says it is cancelling the entire debt owed to it by Iraq, a sum of almost $7bn (£3.5bn) including interest.

Iraq to sue oil-for-food suspects
The Iraqi government says it will sue firms and people suspected of corruption in the UN's oil-for-food programme.