In Iraq, car bombs exploded near two of Baghdad's most high profile hotels, have killed at least 10 people, with dozens more wounded, according to police and an interior ministry source. The explosions occurred just before midnight yesterday and were heard across the city centre. The first explosion went off near the Babylon hotel, a swanky and recently refurbished hotel overlooking the Tigris river. The second car bomb exploded a few minutes later in an area close to the Ishtar and a popular club which is usually crowded at that time.