BBC Online

A surprise visit by US President George Bush to Iraq has been overshadowed by an incident in which two shoes were thrown at him during a news conference.
An Iraqi journalist was wrestled to the floor by security guards after he called Bush “a dog” and threw his footwear, just missing the president. The US president has now continued to Afghanistan to inspect troops there.
He arrived before dawn at Bagram air force base, and is due to hold talks with President Hamid Karzai.
Earlier in Baghdad, Bush and Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki signed the new security agreement between their countries. [Read more]