Military

Iraqi officials say at least 10 people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in a suicide car bombing in central Baghdad Monday.

The officials say the bomber rammed his explosives-filled vehicle into a bus taking employees to Iraq's oil ministry. Several of the dead were policemen from a nearby police academy.

To the south, Iraqi police say gunmen disguised as police officers executed five schoolteachers and a bus driver in a classroom at a Shi'ite school in Iskandariya.

The U.S. military says three U.S. soldiers were killed today in roadside bomb attacks. Two of the soldiers died in western Baghdad, the third was killed 80 kilometers southeast of the capital.

Meanwhile, the U.S military has released 500 detainees from Abu Ghraib prison to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins in October. Officials say another 500 prisoners will be freed over the next week

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.