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• Violence still scars Iraq's Diyala after U.S. push
BAQOUBA, Iraq - The government offices in Iraq's Diyala province are encased in thick blast walls, a shield against suicide bombings. Nearby buildings are pockmarked from fighting between U.S. troops and Sunni insurgents. Diyala has proven one of the ...
• Contractor accused of human trafficking in Iraq
LOS ANGELES - The families of 12 Nepali men killed by Iraqi insurgents have filed a federal lawsuit accusing defense contractor KBR Inc. and a Jordanian subcontractor of human trafficking, saying the men were sent to work in Iraq against their will ...
• Bush's final G-8 summit may be harmonious
In fact, the president may have more clout at the gathering than his own low approval number — 29 percent in an AP-Ipsos poll conducted in mid-June — and the vast unpopularity of the Iraq war would suggest.
• Tucker Carlson
A longtime magazine and newspaper writer, Carlson has reported from around the world, most recently from Iraq and Lebanon. He has been a columnist for the New York magazine and Reader’s Digest
• Top Iraqi official detained at Baghdad airport
He was returning to Iraq from Lebanon where he sought medical treatment when he was detained, said Qaiser Watout, a member of al-Lami's committee.