WorldIsis hijacks football World Cup hashtagsIslamists leading the jihadist advance in Iraq are using the World Cup to seek recruits and spread their propaganda via social media, according to reports.22 Jun 10:57 PM
WorldIraq crisis: What is Isis?In a short amount of time it's overtaken al-Qaida as the most powerful and effective extreme jihadi group in the world. So who is behind Isis?22 Jun 08:01 PM
WorldSunni fighters hunt for wivesIsis says its men have been ordered not to bother local people if they are Sunni, but in many places they are imposing their puritanical social norms in the towns they have captured.22 Jun 03:49 AM
WorldDon't meddle, Saudi envoy tells Britain, USSaudi Arabia has warned against Western or regional intervention in Iraq, as the country's ambassador to London joined international calls for a new government to be established in Baghdad.20 Jun 11:22 PM
WorldEx-general: Strikes may be warrantedThe United States should launch targeted military attacks against an emerging "terrorist army" in Iraq if the security of the West is jeopardised, the former head of coalition forces in the country said yesterday.20 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldGas and fuel supplies under threatHeavy fighting was continuing around Iraq's main oil refinery in the city of Baiji, 400km north of Baghdad, where Islamists first tried to gain control last week.19 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldUS tells Iraq: Get rid of PM if you want our helpThe US has told senior Iraqi officials that their Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, must leave office if it is to intervene militarily to stop the advance of Sunni extremists.19 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldSymbol of success now fallen cityIt was once the emblem of United States military success in Iraq - the city where American forces defeated their adversaries twice.18 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldCIA facing intel gaps in Iraqi huntThe CIA and other spy agencies are scrambling to close intelligence gaps as they seek to support possible military or covert action against ISIS.18 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldGovernment claims fail to ease fearThe Sunni revolt led by Isis shock troops is getting ever closer to Baghdad, amid fears the capital itself might soon be engulfed by the violence.18 Jun 05:00 PM
CommoditiesConflict in Iraq risk to oil stabilityEscalating violence in Iraq threatens to unleash an oil price spike that would put an end to the greatest period of price stability for nearly half a century, BP's chief economist has warned.17 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldIraq close to sectarian slaughterIraq is breaking up, with Shia and ethnic minorities fleeing massacres as a general Sunni revolt, led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) sweeps through northern Iraq.17 Jun 07:00 AM
WorldMassacre photos 'authentic'Iraq's war of sectarian vengeance has its first pictures of record: images that show Sunni extremist fighters massacring army soldiers.16 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldBlair claims on Syria rubbishedFormer British Prime Minister Tony Blair was criticised over a claim that the current generation of political leaders is to blame for the violence engulfing Iraq.16 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKey: NZ unlikely to help in IraqNew Zealand is not likely to be part of a military intervention in Iraq, according to Prime Minister John Key.15 Jun 09:29 PM
WorldBlair: Take action or face terror attacksTony Blair said Britain needed to take action in Iraq and Syria to stop a 'total disaster' that could see jihadist fighters returning to strike in their own country.15 Jun 07:05 PM
OpinionEditorial: Results of toppling Saddam can be seen nowThe success of ISIS militants nor the swiftness of their advance through Iraq shouldn't come as a big surprise - the seeds were sown as soon as Saddam was toppled.15 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldIran could join forces with USIranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the country is ready to assist Iraq in its battle against extremist Sunni Islamists.14 Jun 08:12 PM
CommoditiesIraq unrest pushes up oilEscalating violence in Iraq has spooked world sharemarkets and pushed up oil to its highest price in nine months.13 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldMilitants capture northern capital as security forces fleeIslamic militants have captured Iraq's northern capital, Mosul, in a devastating defeat for the Iraqi Government, whose forces fled the city, discarding weapons and uniforms.11 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldIraq ready to legalise childhood marriageChildren in Iraq could be legally married before the age of nine under legislation tabled this week that introduces new religious restrictions on women's rights.09 Apr 06:07 AM
WorldThe 10 most brutal places in the worldChina carries out more executions than any other country, a new report has estimated.28 Mar 03:32 AM
WorldShocking photos spark military probeShocking images depicting US soldiers burning the bodies of what appear to be Iraqi insurgents have sparked a military probe.15 Jan 09:41 PM
WorldTruck bomb, attacks kill at least 48 in IraqA truck bomb tore through an outdoor vegetable market in northeastern Iraq, the deadliest of a series of attacks that killed at least 48 people, officials said.21 Nov 07:28 PM
WorldSuicide bombing in Iraq kills 35 in busy cafeA suicide bomber has slammed his explosive-laden car into a busy cafe in Iraq's capital, part of a day of violence across the country that killed 45 people, authorities said.21 Oct 01:00 AM
WorldUN: Nearly 1,000 Iraqis killed in SeptemberAn Iraqi sheik cradled his grandson's tightly wrapped body, his face grim and his eyes downcast, trailed by men bearing the coffin of the infant's mother.02 Oct 01:13 AM
TravelIraq: Peace calls new pilgrimsIraq reaches out to travellers as the 'cradle of civilisation', writes Prashant Rao.25 Sep 03:00 AM
