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Iraq stays execution of man allegedly held at 16
Iraq has suspended the execution of a Yemeni prisoner whose family claims was 16 years old when he was taken into custody, an Iraqi official and human ...
Iraqi Kurdish leader visits disputed areas
The president of Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region visited Kurdish troops Monday in ethnically disputed areas near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, a move ...
Baghdad, Kurds said to reach security agreement
Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that Baghdad and Kurdish officials reached a preliminary agreement to allow inhabitants of disputed northern areas ...
Officials: Gunmen kill 6 family members in Baghdad
Police and health officials say gunmen have broken into a house in eastern Baghdad, killing six members of an Iraqi family. Two police officers say ...
Iraq says it can't search all Syria-bound planes
Iraq's prime minister says his country is unable to search all Syria-bound Iranian planes that fly through Iraqi airspace. But Nouri al-Maliki said ...
Insurgent attacks kill 30, wound dozens in Iraq
Insurgents launched attacks against security forces and civilians in central and northern Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding ...
At renovated Iraq shrine, Shiites mark a holy day
It is the most impassioned day of the year for Shiite Muslims — Ashoura, when one of the faith's most revered figures, Imam Hussein, was martyred in ...
Baghdad, Kurds trade accusations of troop buildup
Baghdad and Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region accused each other Thursday of rushing troops into disputed border regions amid heightened tensions ...
Kurdish fighters gather in disputed area in Iraq
The commander of Kurdish forces dispatched fighters to a disputed northern area of Iraq Wednesday, as tensions mounted between Iraq's central ...
Kurdish commander warns of battle against Iraq
The commander of Kurdish Peshmerga forces warned Tuesday that his troops might attack Iraqi government soldiers at "any minute" after the central ...
Hezbollah man wanted by US freed from Iraq custody
Iraq freed a jailed Hezbollah commander wanted by the United States on Friday, his lawyer said, returning him home to Lebanon in a move that ...
Iraqi police clash with Kurdish guards, 1 dead
A shootout between Iraqi police and Kurdish guards in a disputed northern city left a civilian dead and four policemen wounded on Friday, adding ...
Wave of bombings kills 17 people across Iraq
Insurgents unleashed a new wave of bombings across Iraq early Wednesday targeting security forces and civilians, and killing 17 people and wounding ...
Husband of slain Iraqi-American pleads not guilty
There were signs that her traditional Muslim family may have been struggling in the U.S. even before Shaima Alawadi was murdered: Court documents say ...
Iraq reconsiders $4 billion Russian arms plans
Iraq is reconsidering plans to buy more than $4 billion in arms from Russia, officials said Saturday, throwing the proposed purchase into question ...
Gas rationing, shortage fray nerves in NYC
A gasoline shortage caused by Superstorm Sandy forced 1970s-era rationing on New Yorkers Friday, adding a fuel-gauge obsession to their frayed nerves ...
Iraq official: Exxon seeks exit deal this year
Exxon Mobil expects to reach a deal by year's end to sell its stake in a major oil field in southern Iraq, an Iraqi official said Friday.
Child rapes, killings terrify parents in Iraq
The brutal crimes struck a nerve, even in a country that has seen a horrific amount of bloodshed in the past decade: Young Iraqi girls kidnapped, ...
Iraq signs oil deal with Russian-led group
Iraq's Oil Ministry says it has finalized a deal with a consortium led by Russian oil giant Bashneft to search for oil in the country's south.
Iraq official: Exxon Mobil wants out of big field
U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has expressed an interest in pulling out of a major oil field development project in the country's south, a senior ...
Car bomb near Iraqi military base kills 33
A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives detonated the vehicle near an Iraqi military base as soldiers changed shifts north of Baghdad ...
Iraq signs gas deal with Pakistani company
Iraq has inked a final deal with a Pakistani company to explore for natural gas in the country's east in the latest move by Baghdad to develop its ...
Iraq's Sunni VP receives new death sentence
An Iraqi court handed the country's fugitive Sunni vice president a new death sentence on Sunday after finding him guilty of ordering his bodyguards ...
Iraqi tourist sector hurt by Iran's currency pain
The plunge in Iran's currency is proving bad for business in neighboring Iraq. Yousif Jassim Mohammed would know. The Iraqi merchant's gift shop sits ...
Iraq court hands Sunni VP 2nd death sentence
An Iraqi court on Thursday unexpectedly convicted the country's fugitive Sunni vice president on charges of instigating bodyguards to assassinate a ...