3 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald
Attacks push Iraq closer to sectarian war
The overall level of violence in Iraq has increased markedly in recent weeks as al-Qaeda in Iraq gains in strength.
11 hrs ago | Voice of America
New attacks in three Iraqi cities have killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more -- a day after more than 70 died in assaults on Shi'ite Muslims, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis.
13 hrs ago | AlertNet
Bombings in Iraq kill at least 12
In this file photo from May 15, 2013, residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad.
15 hrs ago | BBC News
Fresh bombings in Iraq 'kill 13'
At least 13 people have been killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left at least 70 people dead.
17 hrs ago | The Miami Herald
Officials: More attacks in Iraq; 7 killed
A police officer says a suicide blast at a checkpoint, followed by militants who opened fire at Iraqi troops, has killed three soldiers in Tarmiyah.
Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec.
Scores killed in series of bomb blasts in Iraq
Scores of people were killed in Iraq Friday, in a day marked by several bombings including two outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 worshipers in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence.
Car bombs, shooting in Iraq leave 21 dead Car bombs hit Shiite...
Baghdad police said the first blast hit a bus and taxi stop during the morning rush hour in the city's eastern Sadr City neighborhood.
Sectarian violence erupts anew in Iraq
At least 15 people were killed Saturday in Baghdad and Anbar provinces, police said, in what appeared to be a continuation of sectarian violence.
Will Shrinking Rivers Force Kurdistan's Nomads to Abandon Their Lifestyle?
This spring, National Geographic Young Explorer Julia Harte is traveling along the Tigris River from Southern Iraq to Southeastern Turkey, documenting ancient sites and modern communities along the river before they are transformed by the IlA su Dam, an 11 billion-cubic-meter hydroelectric dam that will generate 2 percent of Turkey's power.
Blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad, May 17, 2013.
Bombs Targeting Iraqi Sunnis Kill 70
A series of bomb attacks has targeted Sunnis in Iraq, killing 70 people and increasing fears of renewed sectarian conflict.
Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq
Family members of Mohammed Aboud, chant slogans against the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army rebel group and the al-Qaida-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra during his funeral in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, 2013.
Erdogan drags heavy bag to Washington
SPEAKING FREELY Erdogan drags heavy bag to Washington By Egemen B Bezci Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be greeted by Barack Obama at the White House today after waiting more than six months for an appointment since the US president was elected for a second term in November.
Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq
Mourners carry the coffin of a man killed due to Tuesday's liquor stores attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
Yes, Iraq Is Unraveling - By Michael Knights
As American troops were pulling out of Iraq in 2010, the U.S. effort to stabilize the country resembled the task of an exhausted man who had just pushed a huge boulder up a steep hill.