Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has become a controversial figure almost overnight with his latest comments on...

A car bomb has exploded near one of Baghdad's major hospitals, killing four people and wounding...

Washington, July 4 (Xinhua) US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has said that he will 'refine' his Iraq policy, but pledged not to change his basic policy position on the...

Washington, July 4 : Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has been branded a "flip-flopper" by the rival Republican Party in the context of the timetable withdrawal of American troops from...

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Obama insists that he has not flip-flopped on Iraq troop withdrawal timetable Obama said he intends to remove troops in 16 months He blamed the McCain campaign for trying to twist his words McCain...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites. The marble block roughly 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and 1 1/2 feet...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama has found himself struggling to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops....

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government on Thursday ordered that campaign materials in upcoming provincial elections can only feature pictures of candidates, in an apparent attempt to keep followers of...

FARGO, N.D. – Sen. Barack Obama raised the possibility of slowing a promised gradual 16-month withdrawal from Iraq if he is elected president, saying Thursday that he would consult with...

>Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday he might "refine" his Iraq policies after meeting with military commanders there this summer. But hours later he held a second news conference: to emphasize his...

A U.S. report said 43 U.S. soldiers of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Island origin have been killed in the Iraq war, Radio New Zealand International reported on Friday. The report, compiled by the U.S....

ANKARA - Turkish Daily News The United States' second highest ranking military officer yesterday held meetings with Turkish military officials at the General Staff and discussed a number of issues...

FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might...

Barack Obama denied Thursday that he was changing his promise to immediately begin withdrawing troops from Iraq after earlier saying he could "refine" his policy, blaming his Republican opponents for...

What cruel irony in the week we celebrate our independence. On Tuesday, a Maryland soldier, Kendell Frederick, who died in a convoy attack in Iraq in 2005, was named a U.S. citizen. The day before,...

Barack Obama, who just months ago seemed unable to capture the Catholic vote, is running even with John McCain among the denomination's voters, a new poll indicates. Catholic scholars said they were...

Violence in Iraq has dropped to its lowest level in more than four years as a result of the 2007 buildup of American forces, the Sunni revolt against al-Qaida in Iraq and Iraqi government crackdowns...

President Bush attends the Naval Medical Center's groundbreaking ceremony for the Walter Reed Military Medical Center on Thursday. – Andrew...

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The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time.The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department today denied charges by a House committee that it inappropriately encouraged a Texas-based oil company to strike an exploration deal with the Kurdish government...

reports. "Here is what I can tell you," Obama said. "I will bring our troops out one to two brigades a month. That's what I intend to do as president of the United States." He...

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., struggled Thursday in two separate news conferences to explain his plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. Obama said in the first press conference that he will "continue...

FARGO: Democrat Barack Obama struggled to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove US combat troops from the...

OMAHA, Neb. -- An Iraqi orphan who made national headlines after repeatedly saving the lives of American soldiers in Baghdad is reaching out for help.Johnny Hameed came to Boys Town from Iraq four...

Baghdad - Six months ago, anyone driving a truck at night on the highway linking Baghdad and Iraq's most southerly city of Basra would have needed nerves of steel, or to have been suicidal. Now,...

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has waded into controversy over his plans to withdraw US combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his...

The presumptive Democratic Party U.S. presidential nominee, Barack Obama, says he will begin ending U.S. troop involvement in the war in Iraq on his first day in office.Obama told reporters...

Saddam Hussein was deposed in 2003, Iraqi officials said Thursday.Abdullah's visit would be a significant step in Iraq's quest for more support from its neighbors.Sunni Arab nations have been wary of...

Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered U.S. flags in Michigan lowered Tuesday in honor of an Army National Guard soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan.Sgt. 1st Class Matthew L. Hilton of Livonia died...

The U.S. military says it flew thousands of spy flights over Colombian jungles trying to find and free three Pentagon contractors since their kidnapping in 2003.In the end, it was a daring operation...

BAGHDAD -- In a move to separate mosque and state, the Iraqi government said Thursday that Islamic houses of worship should be off limits for campaigning in provincial elections scheduled for the...

King Abdullah II of Jordan plans to visit Iraq soon in the first trip by an Arab leader since Saddam Hussein was deposed in 2003, officials said today.Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said...

Posted on: Thursday, 3 July 2008, 18:00 CDT To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Republican National Committee, +1-202-863-8614 WASHINGTON, July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being...

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama today said he would "refine" his position on withdrawal from Iraq after meeting with military commanders there this summer, then later insisted he had not...

Baghdad: The Iraqi government yesterday ordered that campaign materials in upcoming provincial elections can only feature pictures of candidates, in an apparent attempt to keep followers of cleric...

BURLINGTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey state trooper killed while serving with the Army in Iraq has received a funeral full of rites from both military and law enforcement. Maj. Dwayne Kelley...

Haaretz Iraq once hosted a thriving 2,600 year-old Jewish community that numbered some 130,000 people at the time Israel was created in 1948. Iraq has also provided Interpol with a list of the...

In the war zones, the oil deals are coming on stream. Afghanistan recently signed a major agreement to build an American-backed pipeline. It will traverse the Kandahar region where Canadian forces...

BAGHDAD (AP) - The Iraqi government has banned candidates in upcoming provincial elections from using pictures of people not running for office in their campaign materials. The ban announced today...

BAGHDAD - Iraq on Thursday said it would be guided by the principle of competition when awarding contracts to global energy companies hoping to cash in on the country's vast oil and gas fields. On...

BAGHDAD — Declaring that there will not be “another colonization of Iraq,” Iraq’s foreign minister raised the possibility on Wednesday that a full security agreement with...

DUBAI, 3 July 2008 (IRIN) - A new report by Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights sets out the number of deaths in different ethnic communities caused by direct or indirect attacks in Iraq between 2003 and...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet wants to ban parties from using pictures of figures who are not running for office at campaign rallies for local elections, the government's spokesman said on...

(AP) Iraq's foreign minister said Wednesday his government and the U.S. have almost finished negotiating a new security pact that could give Iraqis a role in planning and executing joint military...

McCain back in Ohio courting youth vote At the same time, he's also emphasizing some of his policies that appeal to independents and moderates.For example, speaking to Hispanic leaders last week,...

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Iraq's foreign minister says his government and the United States have "almost finalized" a long-term security pact.Hoshyar Zebari said Wednesday that Washington has shown, in his words, a "great...

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government has banned candidates in upcoming provincial elections from using pictures of people not running for office in their campaign...