Iraq: al-Maliki’s rivals jockey to replace him
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA FILE – This Dec. 3, 2011 file photo shows Iraq’s Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki talks during an interview with The Associated Press in…
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Clinton: ‘Not prepared’ to back working with Iran
By KEN THOMAS HiIlary Rodham Clinton smiles as she arrives at a book signing for her new book “Hard Choices,” at Harvard Book Store, Monday, June 16, 2014, in Cambridge,…
Kerry: US open to talks with Iran over Iraq
By MATTHEW LEE FILE – This June 12, 2014 file photo shows Secretary of State John Kerry listens during a meeting between President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Tony…
Young Iraqis volunteer to fight surging militants
By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMEER N. YACOUB Iraqi men board military trucks to join the Iraqi army at the main recruiting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June. 14, 2014, after…
Iran’s president: Ready to help Iraq if asked
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves after a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Rouhani says the international sanctions regime has crumbled and will…
IRAN’S PRESIDENT REGRETS FOOD RATION PROBLEMS
By NASSER KARIMI In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani sits in a meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl…
GLOBAL “ELDERS” URGE IRAN TO BUILD ON NUCLEAR DEAL
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI Kofi Annan, former U.N secretary general, center, reads a statement at the conclusion of his meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran, Iran,…
SYRIAN PEACE TALKS STUCK OVER ASSAD’S FUTURE
By MATTHEW LEE and ZEINA KARAM U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon prior to the Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan.…