May 5 2008
Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and even condos in the heart of Baghdad.
Mar 27 2008
A massive explosion at a fireworks factory left two people dead and two injured Wednesday, while subsequent fires rapidly spread, sending thick clouds of black smoke into the sky, officials and witnesses said. It was unclear what caused the blast in...
Mar 26 2008
The report by the British-based Jane’s Information Group ranked Afghanistan as the world’s third most-unstable country after the Gaza Strip and West Bank, and Somalia. Afghan violence has grown steadily over the last two years to the highest level...
Mar 26 2008
It’s not all that surprising that U.S. and Iraqi forces moved against Shi’ite militias in Basra today: the British essentially abandoned the city months ago; even now, in the middle of these clashes, “there are no British troops on the...