Suicide bombers driving two large vehicle bombs again penetrated the heart of Baghdad today, killing 147 people and wounding more than 700, less than three months before a national poll that will be contested on supposed security gains. The attacks had...

After fleeing their bloodied homeland, where violence and increasing conservatism confine their compatriots’ lives, some Iraqis in exile are taking the opportunity to enjoy living outside the box. Around 1 a.m., five Iraqi women in tight jeans...

Unremarked upon by the Western media, a systematic campaign of persecution is taking place in the Gaza Strip, and to a lesser extent in the West Bank. The general silence surrounding this campaign aids its perpetrators. The victims are Palestinian...

Yet another example of how the ends (Islamic hegemony) justify the means (depravity, debauchery, and, in general, disgusting activities). More on this story.

At least 22 police officers and Awakening Council members were killed in an ambush southwest of Diyala Wednesday, a U.S. military official said.

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.

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...

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...

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...