Death Toll Rises As Demonstrators, Security Forces Clash

At least 46 people have been killed in days of protests in Iraq, reports Reuters.

On Friday, officials confirmed 18 deaths in the southern city of Nasiriya, 16 in Baghdad, four in Amara and four in Baquda. Other fatalities were reported in Hilla and Najaf. 

In a televised speech, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi promised to listen to the movement's "legitimate demands." He pledged to work toward a basic income for poor families, housing for the homeless and to fight corruption,...