Iraq Travel News

Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime planned to use an anti-tank rocket to attack the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague, the Czech Republic's counterintelligence service said Monday.

The U.S. embassy in Baghdad has given 515 archaeological items to the Iraq Museum, Antiquities Department chief said.

We cannot afford to take our eyes off of Iraq as we focus more on Afghanistan. If we leave before a stable, functioning government and society have developed, we risk losing not only Iraq but all of the Middle East, including Afghanistan, to extremist and anti-U.S. forces.

After a controversial healthcare vote in Washington, senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden took off for Baghdad, kicking off a two-day tour that would give them a better sense of the country's political climate.

MAN: A Spider-Man balloon moves through Columbus Circle near the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York Days before he is expected to order more troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama paid tribute to the US military yesterday, lamenting families with an empty seat at their Thanksgiving table.

Iraq's prime minister on Thursday warned that a political dispute likely to postpone January elections was a threat to security, but said American troops would not have to delay their timetable for leaving because of the vote.

It appears as if 18 deaths, a congressional probe and new military marching orders were not enough to end a rash of electrocutions in Iraq.

While they were dining in Baghdad with Ambassador Christopher Hill, Sens. Merkley and Wyden said Monday they were interrupted every 10 minutes with updates on the parliamentary debate over the terns if the proposed January elections.

BAGHDAD: Iraq is on the verge of a boom in project finance as power plants, shopping malls and general infrastructure investment starts to kick in and violence continues to subside, the country's trade bank said.

A leaked Government report on "lessons learnt" after the Iraq war reveals "appalling" failures that left the British Army ill-equipped for battle and the subsequent occupation, it has been reported.

Sen. Roland Burris, an Illinois Democrat, left Saturday for a trip to Iraq to examine security and political developments in the region, an aide said today.

Iraq's bioweapons program that President Bush wants to eradicate got its start with help from the United States two decades ago, according to government records getting new scrutiny in light of the discussion of war against Iraq.

"a special place" for Iraq, and French companies will get preference if they invest and do business in the country, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Iraq's pivotal national elections were thrown back into turmoil and potential delay Wednesday after Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi vetoed part of an election law and sent it back to parliament.

Iraq's path toward political stability after years of war threatened to veer off course Wednesday when a vice president vetoed part of a key election law, a move likely to delay a national vote slated for January.

Sam Pierce isn't surprised his son, Jeremy Pierce, is handling adversity well. The now 23-year-old Jeremy has shown a stubborn persistence since he was a boy.

Tariq Al-Hashimi says the law is unfair to Iraqis who were forced to flee the country.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped in on U.S. troops in Iraq on Monday, thanking them for the sacrifices they and their families are making.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped in on U.S. troops in Iraq on Monday, thanking them for the sacrifices they and their families are making.

Deborah Tainsh kept a journal the entire time her stepson, U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick Tainsh, was deployed in Iraq.