MORE SIGNS OF PROGRESS

Iraq produced 2.5 million barrels of oil Sunday, the biggest daily total since the fall of Saddam Hussein in April last year, an official of the US-led coalition said.

Of that output, between 1.7 and 1.8 million barrels were exported, said the official on the condition that he not be named. He also said that oil revenues were expected to climb to $14 billion this year.