UPDATE 1-Iraq loses U.S. appeal in U.N. oil-for-food lawsuit
September 18, 2014 at 12:53 PM EDT
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Iraq's effort to sue dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with the Saddam Hussein regime to subvert the United Nations' oil-for-food program and deprive Iraqi citizens of humanitarian aid.