The New York Times
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 07:49
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki announced Friday that he would seek a third term as prime minister.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 07:03
Obama's new counterterrorism plan faces obstacles with realities on the ground in Syria and Iraq.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 11:49
The Israeli military mobilized troops around the Gaza Strip on Thursday after Palestinian militants there fired some 30 rockets at southern Israel over 24 hours.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 11:17
The Iraqi prime minister, in an apparent rebuff to his international critics, said Wednesday that finding a political settlement to the differences among the country’s factions was not as important or urgent as fighting extremist Sunni insurgents.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 07:00
Saudia Arabia will provide $500 million to the United Nations to help the more than one million displaced Iraqis.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 06:57
Iraq’s major parties initially thought they had a deal ready when they sat down Tuesday to form a new government, but the effort collapsed in factional acrimony in less than half an hour.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 06:55
Seven Colombians accused of involvement in the stabbing death of a United States drug agent were handed over to American authorities on Tuesday at a police base in Bogotá.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 08:09
The patrol was attacked as it came upon a warehouse with armed guards. In the firefight, 21 men and one woman were killed — all of them assailants, the military said — and one soldier was injured.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 08:04
Shortly after midday in this village nestled in clouds, the progenitors of the long, dirty war across Central Africa came out of the jungle and laid down their guns.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 07:53
The United States military intelligence services played a pivotal role in setting up the murders of two American citizens in 1973, providing the Chilean military with the information that led to their deaths, a court here has ruled.