BAGHDAD — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi ...

According to a NASA-led analysis, last year's rate of rise was 0.23 inches (0.59 centimeters) per year - much higher than expected.

The work of the Syria Strategy Project and the considerable policy recommendations found in this report present a realistic ...

Allied forces are closing in on Baghdad but could soon encounter a Republican Guard division guarding the city, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says. He told the British Parliament that the war ...

Iraq’s Development Road aims to reduce dependence on oil by turning the country into a key trade corridor between Asia and Europe.

The study provided a clear picture of the well-planned ancient irrigation system that once flourished in the region.

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with ...

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern ...

Sophy Roberts combines history and travelogue in a compulsive account of ambition and hubris in 19th-century Africa ...

Night - Clear. Winds from E to ENE at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 24 °F (-4.4 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11 ...

But what takes years to build can collapse seemingly overnight. Iraq is the latest country in which many leaders are attempting to move out of Iran’s orbit. Last year, the Axis rapidly slid from ...