Ten dead in Iraq suicide bombing

At least ten people have been killed while a further 25 were injured in a suicide bomb attack in northern Iraq, police say.

The attack in Muqdadiyah targeted the funeral of a Sunni fighter and son of a tribal leader.

Mudher al-Shallal al-Araki was killed in a roadside bombing near his family's home the day before, police said.

The suicide bomber targeted the mourners in the graveyard who had gathered for the burial.

Araki was a member of The Awakening, or "Sahwa", which is made up of thousands of Sunni tribesmen and former insurgents who switched sides to fight al-Qaeda with the backing of the US military.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Iraq is suffering from its worst wave of violence in at least five years with sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims increasing.

The UN says 979 people - including 158 police and 127 military personnel - were killed in violent attacks in October. More than 6,500 civilians have died since January, the highest annual toll since 2008.

The country has seen a spill-over of violence from the conflict in Syria, where jihadist rebels linked to the Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni militant umbrella group that includes al-Qaeda, have risen to prominence.