The humble three-wheeled tuk-tuk has become the symbol of Iraq’s uprising

It is tuk-tuk vs. Land Cruiser at the heart of Iraqs uprising — and the scrappy tuk-tuk, for now, is winning.

Across a divided nation, skepticism about impeachment

Protesters call to impeach President Trump in front of the White House on Sept. 24

Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchange fire at border

Christians and Yazidis see a bleak future in a proposed independent Kurdish state

Bashiqa has become the focus of a tug of war between the Iraqi government and the Kurdish region

Iran blocks flights to Iraq’s Kurdish region ahead of independence vote

Iraq seeks other nations’ help to build a nuclear reactor

Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs AlJafari speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly

Independence movements in Catalonia and Iraqi Kurdistan face the point of no return

In both cases most outsiders would prefer these votes were not happening at all

Turkey’s permanent state of crisis

Erdogan has dismantled Ataturk’s secularism in just over a decade and has done so with little mercy for his opponents

Boko Haram’s victims — now rescued but on the verge of starvation

At a remote camp of 24,000 displaced people in the city of Bama, an average of six people have died per day, mostly from diarrhea and malnutrition

Inside the city of Fallujah, Iraqi forces dodge snipers and car bombs in final fight for the city

Iraqi special forces recaptured the city’s main hospital, which had been used as a base by the enemy, storming it in the afternoon, but the fight here is not over

"People of the world, famous and common, pay tribute to Muhammad Ali "The greatest of all time

Muhammad Ali transcended the boundaries of sport, country and even religion, and might have been the greatest ambassador the United States ever employed. His death left a massive void, one that people famous and common tried to fill with words. In many ca

Iraqi forces complete buildup around IS-held Fallujah

The government launched a large-scale offensive to dislodge IS militants from Fallujah

Syria’s cease-fire strengthens al-Qaida branch

In one, young men line up for combat training. In another, a bearded al-Qaida fighter in a mosque urges a crowd of men to join jihad

Cancer deaths rose during the recession. But why?

Increases in the unemployment rate were associated with additional cancer deaths except in countries with universal health care

Egyptian journalists in mourning over ‘terrible conditions’ for media

Denmark, a social welfare utopia, takes a nasty turn on refugees

Moqtada al-Sadr is back, proving that he’s still a force in Iraqi politics

Fire damages future refugee home in eastern Germany

Bahrain frees U.S. journalists but keeps its own media behind bars