An Iraqi child sits next to a garbage dump and running sewege outside his family home in Baghdad's poor neighbourhood of Hay Ur on May 24, 2011. A 100-day deadline set by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki amid nationwide protests over poor basic services, high unemployment and rampant corruption, expired this week, though the premier has pulled back from the threat of major changes if ministers did not shape up as signs of progress are visible, from road construction projects to sewage system upgrades. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR
