Fire hits Iraq's biggest ballot warehouse before recount

A fire ripped through Iraq's biggest ballot warehouse on Sunday ahead of a vote recount prompted by allegations of fraud during legislative elections that saw a surprise victory for a populist cleric.A senior security official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the fire broke out in a warehouse located in Al-Russafa, one of the largest voting districts in eastern Baghdad.Around 60 percent of Baghdad's two million eligible voters had cast their ballots in the May election in Al-Russ