Baghdad — A fire at a newly opened mall in eastern Iraq's Wasit province killed more than 60 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. The nation's Interior Ministry said in ...

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An Iraqi people smuggler charged Vietnamese migrants £1,500 per person to plot their illegal routes to the UK on small boats. Ramal Briem, 33, called the migrants ‘chickens’ and planned to smuggle ...

ATHENS, Greece -- He insisted he was here to win, and it seemed a nice, if naive, way to talk like Olympians, especially boxers, do. Najah Ali said he would "go for the gold," sounding as if he had no ...

BAGHDAD — A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. Civil defense teams rescued more than 45 ...

AKRE, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — For many people, the vernal equinox — which marked the beginning of spring Friday — is just another date on the calendar. But in Iran, it's celebrated as the Persian ...

KUT, Iraq — A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. Civil defense teams rescued more than 45 ...