Iraq PM meets UK and French ambassadors

Iraq's caretaker prime minister, el Abdul-Mahdi, on Sunday received British and French ambassors to his country.

During meeting in Iraqi capital, officials discussed efforts to calm situation in region and prevent furr escalation after US killing of Iran's top general in Baghd, according to prime minister's office.

Also on nda were biggest protests country has faced in deces.

Hundreds of thousands are protesting in Iraq since October.

leerless, ecomically-driven protests are targeting Iraq's entire political class and calling for overhaul of sectarian system established after 2003 US-led invasion.

More than 500 people were killed, and thousands wounded in an intensifying crackdown by authorities, but protesters were remaining defiant.