After 5 years of war, Iraqis desperate for water

By Missy Ryan and Sattar Rahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At a communal water station in a Baghdad slum, a young boy's skinny arms fly up and down as he uses a bicycle pump to coax water from the dry ground. His efforts produce a languid stream that will tide over his family -- and the families of the children waiting near him to fill their cooking pots -- until the next day. This is a daily ritual for millions of... [read full story]