Tony Blair used his diplomatic skill to talk his way out of a humiliating citizen's arrest by a barman in a trendy east London restaurant.

A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed at least 67 people in Iraq on Tuesday (local time), officials said.

The US administration has bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people - far more than previous estimates- including more than 400 children.

Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday (local time), killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months.

A decade after Australia joined the invasion of Iraq, demands are still being made for an inquiry into the decision to go to war amid fears the nation could again be dragged into a future conflict in Asia or the Gulf.

New documents have raised questions over Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's claim that his Cabinet colleagues were fully aware of his determination to deal with Saddam Hussein has been bluntly called into question by testimony from two of his most senior officials.

Former PM Helen Clark says concerns by the US Embassy over the screening of Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 for a Labour Party fundraising event showed "outright bullying" and "unprofessional" conduct by officials.

Former PM Helen Clark decided to send soldiers to Iraq to stop Fonterra losing Oil for Food contracts, according to a US Embassy cable - in just one of many WikiLeaks revelations that have been labelled 'disturbing'.

Tony Blair is to be recalled before the Iraq inquiry.