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SDMC has operationalised a new dog sterilisation centre as the civic body completed the census of stray dogs, which has pegged their number at 1,89,285. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Iraqi animal lovers start online adoption page to save Baghdad's...

So far creator has managed to find homes for some 25 animals after posting their pictures online on the social media...

9 Oct 2017 4:09 AM GMT

French photographer Laurent Van der Stockt (left) receives the Paris Match Visa dOr award on Sept 9, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Belgian Laurent Van der Stockt wins international photojournalism...

He won the Visa d'Or for News, the most prestigious award handed out at the "Visa Pour L'Image" festival.

10 Sep 2017 6:35 AM GMT

Three paramilitary soldiers were killed and as many injured today in multiple landmine blasts at a check-post in north-western Pakistan. (Representational | Photo: AP)

Talk therapy may help soldiers combat insomnia

Studies show that up to 20 per cent of active military personnel have insomnia.

28 April 2018 2:35 AM GMT

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Iraqi shrine tablets offer blessings, cures and a living

The tablets, known as turbah or soil in Arabic, come in many shapes - round, square, lozenge, half-circle - with...

23 April 2018 12:58 PM GMT

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Far from war, Basra's cats lap it up in their own hotel

A veterinary student has turned his home into what he calls Iraq's first cat hotel.

4 April 2018 10:24 AM GMT

Iwais journey in the Arab world began 30 years ago, on his bosses orders. (Photo: AFP)

Japan's ambassador Fumio Iwai: Iraq's loving social media celeb...

Iwai has been in post in Baghdad for less than 3 yrs, but his fan base reaches far beyond heavily fortified walls of...

19 July 2018 2:03 PM GMT

In their long hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi intelligence teams secured a break in February 2018 after one of the Islamic State leaders top aides gave them information on how he escaped capture for so many years, said two Iraqi security officials. (Photo: File)

ISISâ€‰leader Baghdadi's aide was key to his capture: Iraqi intel...

The Nusra Front and Islamic State were rivals who fought bloody battles against each other in the Syrian war.

28 Oct 2019 5:23 AM GMT

Another 100 protesters suffered injuries in two days of rallies in Hillah, just south of Baghdad, when security forces used tear gas against them. (Photo: AP)

Anti-govt demonstrators torch Iran consulate amid deadly protests

Iraq's capital have been gripped by the largest grassroots protests since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam...

28 Nov 2019 9:49 AM GMT

Ill faith actors that manipulate elections and government officials are constantly watching users around the globe. (Representational Image)

Iraq women deal with revenge porn, leaked selfies as 'sextortion'...

The young Iraqi woman received a wave of similar messages after hackers infiltrated her FB, Snapchat and Insta and stole...

20 Nov 2019 4:54 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa. (Photo: File)

US urges early Iraq elections, halt to violence against protesters

The committee said snipers were active near protest sites and hunting rifles were used against demonstrators as well.

11 Nov 2019 7:47 AM GMT

The United States once described Sadr as the most dangerous man in Iraq. (Photo:AP)

Iraq protesters pour into streets for biggest protest day since Saddam

In Baghdad, protesters had set up checkpoints in the streets leading into and surrounding Tahrir Square, redirecting...

2 Nov 2019 11:13 AM GMT

A boat safari at Kabini.

19 kids among 94 dead as Iraq ferry sinks in Tigris River

Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi decreed three days of national mourning as he visited the site of the tragedy.

22 March 2019 6:11 AM GMT