warmth and compassion. this is newsday on the bbc. i m monica miller in singapore. 0ur headlines. iraq s prime minister says he ll vacate his post if the complicated political situation in the country continues. on monday, there was an outbreak of violence in central baghdad after the shia cleric, moqtada al sadr, said he was resigning from iraqi politics, and his supporters stormed government buildings. iraq has had no functioning government since inconclusive elections last october and the country s president says new elections may be the answer to the deadlock. caroline hawley reports. in the centre of baghdad, a second day of deadly violence. here, a rocket propelled
places on the planet. in baghdad traffic cop, sa d saddam abdul hasan, is responsible for one of the busiest junctions in the city. every day he keeps the city moving bu he works in some pretty extreme temperatures. the bbc s hanan razek reports. translation: the real challenge is standing under the sun - while trying to control the junction and avoiding chaos. directing traffic in central baghdad is hot work and is only getting hotter. translation: the temperature is extremely high. today it was 56. the other day it must have hit 60. in iraq this summer, there were 26 days when it was more than 50 degrees. baghdad s population has grown by a third is past decade to almost nine million,
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