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Officials: Iraq bomb injures 24 Pakistani pilgrims

Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb blast outside Baghdad has injured 24 Pakistani pilgrims.

Iraq: ‘Roadside bomb kills 3 soldiers’

Two security officials say the bomb exploded at noon today, hitting an Iraqi army patrol in Badoush....

World powers to meet Iran again next month

A fresh round of talks on Iran`s nuclear programme will be held in Russia next month, officials anno...

Ex-Libya PM fears death if extradited home

Libyans accuse Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which he denies.

US, Iraq discuss F-16 sales

The US and Iraqi defence officials have held discussions in the past three days over sale of 18 F-16...

Iran talks resume in Baghdad

ran and the group of international negotiators - the five permanent UN Security Council members and ...

Iran told to hand over enriched uranium stockpile

The world’s leading countries have challenged Iran to hand over its enriched uranium stockpile in re...

Five killed in Iraq violence

The deadliest attack occurred in Iraq`s Anbar province when a roadside bomb hit a bus, carrying Leba...

Iran is offered new plans to ease nuclear concerns

Iran claims its nuclear programme is only for electricity and medical applications.

US to judge Iran`s deal with IAEA on action

The potential deal between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog on nuclear inspection was a "step forwar...

Iranian delegation in Baghdad for nuclear talks

The next round of nuclear talks between the six major powers and Iran scheduled on Wednesday.

China says Baghdad talks can help Iran nuke issue

China`s Assistant Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said Beijing looks forward to the start of a "substanti...

Baghdad safe for upcoming nuclear meeting: Iran

The last round of nuclear talks between Iran and UNSC`s five permanent members plus Germany conclude...

Interpol issues `red notice` for fugitive Iraq VP

Iraq has charged Tariq al-Hashemi with terrorism and has accused him of running death squads.

Iraq VP goes on death squad trial in absentia

Tariq al-Hashemi, accused of several counts of murder, has dismissed charges as politically motivate...

Baghdad violence leaves six dead: Officials

Baghdad violence left six people dead on Monday, including a mother and her three children who were ...

Iran hopeful over Baghdad nuclear talks: Salehi

The latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and the UNSC`s five permanent members concluded in Is...

Twin explosions in Iraq`s Baghdad

A roadside bomb and a car bomb exploded in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday, killing 5 civilian...

Twin blasts rock Baghdad, four killed

Violence has ebbed across Iraq in recent years, but militants still launch deadly attacks around the...

Al Qaeda claims Iraq`s worst violence in a month

Al Qaeda says the Thursday morning wave of attacks that struck 10 cities across Iraq is just the beg...

Iraq attacks kill at least 37

Officials said extremists launched 12 attacks in the Iraqi capital and in the cities of Kirkuk, Sama...

Iraq to help Libya in chemical weapons` disposal

During the 1990s, Saddam Hussien`s regime was forced under the UN sanctions to destroy its large ars...

‘Kuwait-Iraq flights to resume after 20 years’

Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, after which flights between the Iraq and its small neighbour to the so...

Iran wants nuclear talks in Baghdad: Iraq

Iran wants crucial nuclear talks with world powers to take place in Baghdad instead of Istanbul as...

Car bomb kills five in Iraq: Officials

A car bomb apparently targeting a local police chief killed five people and wounded 10 in central ...

Fresh clashes erupt in northern Syria: Activists

Syria`s relentless violence overshadowed hopes for a peace plan brokered by UN envoy Kofi Annan.

Annan urges Syrian govt to lay down arms first

Kofi Annan is arranging visits to Iran and Saudi Arabia seeking support for his Syrian peace plan.

Arab leaders tackle Syria crisis at Baghdad summit

Arab leaders on Thursday urged a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria at a landmark summit in ...

Iraqi VP demands inquiry into bodyguard`s death

Tariq al-Hashemi in a speech Tuesday had accused Iraq`s government of covering up the imprisonment a...

Iraq prison staff detained over jailbreak

The entire staff of the detention centre is being questioned as part of the investigation into the p...

Iraq: 17 detainees escape in prison break

A police spokesman said that 10 of those who escaped from Interior Ministry detention centre were al...

Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Iraq attacks

Al Qaeda`s front group in Iraq claimed it was behind a wave of attacks that killed 46 people across ...

Iraqi al Qaeda behind Baghdad police attack

A suicide car bomb attack against police officers and cadets killed 19 people in Baghdad on February...

Iraq militia frees US hostage after 9 months

The American, identified as Randy Michaels, was shown on television in a US military uniform with no...

Al Qaeda claims deadly attacks on Iraqi cities

In the past two months, al Qaeda and other Sunni militants have stepped up attacks on Shi’ites.

Rapid-fire attacks across Iraq kill at least 55

The early-morning attacks were conducted against mainly Shi`ite targets in Baghdad and several other...

Blast at Iraqi police academy, 20 dead

Insurgents often target Iraqi security officials to underscore how vulnerable to violence the countr...

`Iraqi Vice President behind death squads`

Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has denied the charges, and the accusations have angered many Sunnis...

Iraq opens new oil export terminal in Persian Gulf

Oil exports through southern Iraq will be boosted by about 200,000 barrels per day beginning in Marc...

Iraq`s Sunni-backed ministers to return to Cabinet

Iraqiya`s decision comes after weeks of boycott over the government`s arrest warrant against Iraq`s ...

Court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers

Gunmen linked to al Qaeda seized hostages during Sunday mass at the Our Lady of Salvation church in ...

Car bomb north of Baghdad kills 3 Iraqi soldiers

An Iraqi official said a bomb blast north of Baghdad killed three Iraqi soldiers.

Baghdad bomb blast kills 1: Iraq officials

Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb targeting a police patrol has killed one person in southeastern ...

Two anti-al Qaeda women gunned down in Iraq

The wife and daughter of an anti-al Qaeda leader in Iraq were on Saturday gunned down inside their h...

Suicide bomber kills 32 at Baghdad funeral march

Insurgents have stepped up violence in Iraq since US military withdrawal last month.

34 executions in Iraq this year: Ministry

Iraq has executed 34 people so far this year compared with a total of 68 who were hanged last year...

Car bombs target Iraqi Shi`ite Muslims again

The turmoil has fuelled fears that Maliki is trying to shore up Shi`ite power and sideline Iraqiya.

Car bombs kill 13, wound 75 in Iraq capital

Bombs in two parked cars exploded in a mainly Shi`ite area of Iraq`s capital on Tuesday, killing at ...

Explosion kills 2 Shi’ite pilgrims south of Baghdad

Bombings targeting members of Iraq`s Shi’ite Muslim majority have been on the rise during the past d...

Blast kills 2 Shi’ite pilgrims south of Baghdad

Over 80 people have been killed in a wave of violence which Iraqis fear will rekindle the large-scal...

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