German theologian and journalist Matthias Kopp — spokesman for the German Bishops’ Conference and a consultant to the Vatican Dicastery for Communication — was in Iraq this past week to ...

Iraq looms as a complex test for the new Trump administration. Will it be a hawk that pries loose a weakened Iran's grip or an isolationist that withdraws the remaining American troops, whose ...

Scientists found a “horned” creature with over 250 eggs near a forest stream and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Sheng‑Chao Shi via Xiao, Xi, Shi, Li, Zhu, Maimaiti ...

Last year, NASA canceled the VIPER (“Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover”) in a move that scandalized proponents of a return to the moon. The space agency was just $84 million ...

Central bank action comes after U.S. Treasury meetings in Dubai Banks banned from U.S. dollar transactions to prevent smuggling Iran views Iraq as its economic lung Iraq in crosshairs as Trump to ...

The growing number of deals between the West and Iraq highlights growing Western involvement in Iraq's crucial energy sector. Following the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2023, Iran was able to firmly ...

The Horned Viper has a venomous bite that can cause tissue damage and internal bleeding. Its horned appearance helps it blend into the desert sand. The Desert Monitor lizard is large and aggressive.

DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings with U.S. Treasury officials in efforts to ...

Iraq's parliament today passed several laws that critics say will effectively legalise child marriage for girls as young as nine. The amendments to Iraq's personal status law will give Islamic ...

Local officials confirmed to VOA on Thursday that a mass grave containing the remains of 17 people has been found in Hawija town, west of Iraq's disputed province of Kirkuk. Pary Nuri, an adviser ...

Approaching Gring’s Mill, Janet saw something in the water. Jim focused his binoculars on a great horned owl face down, dead, in the creek. “At first we thought bird flu,” Jim said ...