The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April - the highest figure in almost five years.<br /><br />Tensions between Iraq's Sunni minority and Shi'ites, who lead the government, have reached their highest level since US troops pulled out in December 2011.<br /><br />At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombings in the capital, Baghdad on May 20.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/