Just like in 2011, thousands of Syrians, in this case Alawites, wade through the river that serves as a border with Lebanon to escape the persecution by the allied forces of the new government. The ...

The road from Kungrad is nice, acceptably paved, and runs parallel to the fertile plain of the Amu Darya River. The channel ... one of the oldest in Central Asia. To walk through the stunning beauty ...

Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call to disarm sparked relief but also fears for the future among Kurds in Syria and Iraq, who long for peace after fighting hard for autonomy. In a ...

Officials said working under the Mithi River for such a project was a big challenge. It has never been attempted here under such soil conditions and hence there was no precedent of any kind.

But what takes years to build can collapse seemingly overnight. Iraq is the latest country in which many leaders are attempting to move out of Iran’s orbit. Last year, the Axis rapidly slid from ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s planning ministry on Monday released the official results of the country’s first nationwide census since 1987, revealing a nearly equal gender distribution and ...

This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo) This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo) FILE -Workers prepare to collect information from the ...

A New York man and a mustard and vinegar manufacturing company have pleaded guilty in federal court to discharging acidic water into the Souhegan River, federal officials said Monday. Charles ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — The final results of Iraq's first census in nearly 40 years released Monday show the population has reached 46.1 million. In 2009, an unofficial count estimated the population at 31.6 ...

"The rivalry is pretty big; whenever you play Red River, it's a big game," Blue said. "We know if we got the first seed, we get to play on the fresh ice with the early game." Grand Forks Central's ...

Vita Kelyman scored 13 points as Central Regional held off Toms River South, 39-36, in Toms River. It was the second straight win for Central, now 8-18.