Iraq's leading parties said they have failed to reach a deal on forming a new government before the first meeting of parliament. Iraq's interim deputy president Rowsh Shaways said Sunday talks between the Shia alliance that won landmark elections and Kurds who came second would resume after parliament's opening session next Wednesday to hammer out differences. The parliament is due to meet on Wednesday, more than six weeks after polls that gave many in Iraq hope that a new authority would clamp down on attacks, car bombs and execution-style killings.