“Never was there a greater need than now for all the religions to combine, to pull their wisdom and to give the benefit of that combined, huge repository of wisdom to international law and to the world.” The words are those of Christopher Weeramantry, former judge at...

At least 75 people were killed and 69 more were wounded. The most significant attack took place at a funeral just north of Baghdad.

In last year's New Year's column I contended that the Iranian nuclear issue is undoubtedly the most important question the United States would be facing in the coming year, and – for once – my prediction turned out to be largely correct. The ongoing negotiations,...

One hundred years ago last week, on Christmas Eve, 1914, German and British soldiers emerged from the horrors of World War One trench warfare to greet each other, exchange food and gifts, and to wish each other a Merry Christmas. What we remember now as the...

At least 292 people were killed today. Almost all of them were militants. More than six people were wounded.

Across Iraq, 31 people were killed and 33 were wounded.

The refugee crisis within Iraq only grows worse as 45 more are killed.

At least 52 people were killed and 14 were wounded across Iraq.

It’s strange how often football comes up in stories about World War I. Blood-poet Jessie Pope famously and obscenely compared the conflict to a game. And to many, the most memorable part about the Truce of Christmas,1914 was the football match played between British...

At least 170 were killed and 158 were wounded in recent violence, but several new mass graves have yet to be examined closely.