Iraq: Blackwater staff to face charges

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi government said it will file criminal charges against employees of security firm Blackwater USA who were involved a gun battle in Baghdad in which civilians were killed, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said Sunday. The official said the charges will come within a week.

It is not clear how Iraqi courts will attempt to bring the contractors to trial. The Iraqi government has no authority over private security firms contracted by the U.S. government, according t...