Iraq's Maliki says will not quit without court ruling

Iraq's caretaker premier Nuri al-Maliki said Wednesday it will take a court ruling for him to leave power, defying the president's decision to task a rival with forming a government. "I confirm that the government will continue and there will not be a replacement for it without a decision from the federal court," Maliki said in his televised weekly address. The two-term premier has accused