Four people have been killed and more than two dozen wounded in attacks across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Three labourers were killed and another 14 wounded when a bomb went off in an empty lot where they were waiting for work near Palestine Street, one of the main thoroughfares of Baghdad.
Another person was killed and five others were wounded when two mortar rounds aimed at a police station in northern Baghdad struck near a housing construction site where they were working.
In the centre of the capital, a roadside bomb struck an electricity company vehicle, wounding a passenger and five bystanders.
The attacks came one day after a triple bombing in central Baghdad killed 28 people and wounded scores more in the deadliest attack in the city since June.
Security in Baghdad has improved considerably over the past year, as US and Iraqi forces have driven militias and insurgents from the capital, but militants continue to strike on a near-daily basis.
Cabinet meeting
Today's attacks come as Iraq's cabinet was meeting behind closed doors where it is expected to discuss a controversial military accord that will govern the presence of US troops in Iraq beyond 2008.
Baghdad and Washington have been racing to frame the terms of the deal ahead of the expiry of the UN mandate on 31 December, but an Iraqi government spokesman said more talks would be needed.
Despite the looming deadline there was still uncertainty that the draft proposal would actually be discussed as ministers have yet to receive a copy of the latest text presented by the US side.
The most recent draft stipulated that US forces will withdraw from Iraqi cities by June 2009 and from the country by the end of 2011.
The signing of the so-called Status of Forces Agreement has been repeatedly delayed despite several months of negotiations and last month Baghdad proposed more changes.
Iraqi national security adviser Muwaffaq al-Rubaie said last week that the US administration has agreed to remove a clause which could have allowed its troops to remain in Iraq after the end of 2011.
