Theft of radioactive material raises security concerns

Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material whose theft last year has raised fears among Iraqi officials that it could be used as a weapon if acquired by the Islamic State group.

Baghdad reported the stolen material to the International Atomic Energy Agency in November but has not requested assistance to recover it, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday.

The material, stored in a protective case the size of a laptop computer, went missing from a storage facility in Basra belonging to US oilfield services company Weatherford, an document said.