Explosions rock heart of Iraqi capital, killing at least 34 people

BAGHDAD - Multiple explosions rocked Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and sending plumes of smoke into the sky across the street from a major government building in a brazen reminder of the ability of insurgents to penetrate the heart of the capital. The attacks come as al-Qaida-led militants are battling for control of mainly Sunni areas to the west in the first test of the