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.

In terms of losses in human lives, 2014 has been a horrific year for Palestinians, surpassing the horrors of both 2008 and 2009, when an Israeli war against the Gaza Strip killed and wounded thousands. While some aspects of the conflict are stagnating between a...

The Senate Select Intelligence Committee report on torture has revived debate worldwide about the United States’ use of torture in the aftermath of 9/11. Some have applauded the report – including organizations such as Human Rights Watch and the Center for...

At least 228 were killed in Iraq. Twenty of the dead were found in an undated mass grave that must be several weeks old. Another 32 were wounded.