Losing his mom a decade after that bombing in Iraq prompted McCart, 275 pounds at the time, to lose at least 50 pounds. He developed a passion for martial arts, especially Muay Thai and kickboxing.

Iran's Tavanir said that it ceased electricity supplies to neighboring Iraq in order to meet increased local demand.

It is planned that next week, the UAE-based Dana Gas and its partners will conduct the initial pre-production testing of the ...