Even as the first western journalist to interview Ayatollah Khomeini, I had no inkling of what was to come. Perhaps we should have learned from history, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre ...

The relationship between dogs and humans is extraordinary, especially in the military.

The country is a mess. A megalomaniacal leader demands total fealty from not only the citizens of the country he leads, but from all of the subordinate levels of government beneath him. Anyone who ...

Saddam Hussein was hanged on December 30, 2006, following his conviction for crimes against humanity in a controversial trial. Witnesses described chaotic scenes as the former Iraqi dictator spoke his ...

For the Persian Gulf’s oil-rich and mostly cosseted residents, Iran’s pummeling has been as unexpected as it has been terrifying. Many expats have beaten a retreat home, as Iran launched missile and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. President Trump’s military operation against Iran risks repeating the unforeseen consequences of the Iraq war ...

As a child growing up in 1990s Iraq, Hasan Hadi feared one particular day each year: when teachers would pick children who had to prepare gifts for Saddam Hussein's birthday, a compulsory national ...

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AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. RNC agrees to drop effort to purge ~225,000 NC voters under settlement. State Board will continue the 'Registration Repair' program ...

BOSTON >> Groups representing park conservationists, historians and scientists filed a lawsuit today seeking to prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from scrubbing information from parks ...

When Xi Jinping rang in the new year from Beijing, he called on China to remember the legacy of Yan’an, the rural stronghold where Mao Zedong transformed revolutionary guerrilla fighters into a ...

It was a bitterly cold, overcast winter day when China’s senior-most general left for a meeting with hundreds of high-ranking Communist Party officials, including their leader, Xi Jinping. Gen. Zhang ...