Iraqis protest poor public services across country

Protesters scuffled with riot police and marched along sewage-filled streets in demonstrations across Iraq on Sunday to demand better utilities and job security from their government.

Authorities estimated several thousand protesters turned out in Baghdad, Basra, Ramadi and a small town in Iraq's eastern Diyala province. They were galvanizing on popular uprisings across the Mideast to repeat long-standing complaints about Iraq's limited electricity, shoddy water and sewage services, and potential layoffs in government jobs. (AP)