Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition at protesters in the capital Wednesday as tensions rose elsewhere in the country between persistent anti-government demonstrators and paralysed politicians.

BAGHDAD – Iraq's capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade — their city covered in snow. It was a rare moment of respite during which residents took selfies and children ...

BAGHDAD — As dusk draws near during the holy month of Ramadan, the streets of Baghdad are normally filled with people shopping for sweets, snacks and supplies for the iftar, the sunset meal at which ...

BAGHDAD -- The siege by supporters of an Iranian-backed militia at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad ended Wednesday after the militia ordered them to withdraw, spreading relief to the diplomats trapped ...

Commerce is thriving on Saddoun Street again, and its storefronts have the feel of a global bazaar. Glossy billboards show off electronics from South Korea. Vendors hawk cell phone service from Egypt.

NAJAF, Iraq — A straight black ribbon cuts through barren land on the edge of town like some sort of surrealist vision: a literal highway to nowhere. The two-mile runway, still bearing skid marks from ...

BAGHDAD -- Three men convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping sat before the judge, awaiting their fates. But first they had to face their victims' seething families. "They broke his arms. They broke ...

A dozen ballistic missiles struck Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil early Sunday morning, local officials said. The missiles were launched from the "east outside Iraq's borders" towards a ...