Killer of German teen raped another girl: Prosecutor
An Iraqi man suspected of the rape and killing of a 14-year-old German girl is also under investigation for raping an 11-year-old German girl in a refugee shelter in the town of Wiesbaden.
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Iraq declares final victory over IS
Iraq declares final victory over IS
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared final victory over Islamic State after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country, three years after the militant group captured about a third of Iraq's territory.
Death toll climbs after Mid-East quake
Death toll climbs after Mid-East quake
More than 120 people have been killed in Iran and at least several others in Iraq after a powerful 7.3 quake.
NZ congratulates Iraq on Mosul 'milestone'
NZ congratulates Iraq on Mosul 'milestone'
New Zealand has congratulated Iraq and pledged more funding after Isis forces were defeated in the city of Mosul, Iraq.
Mosul battle to end in days: Iraqi general
Mosul battle to end in days: Iraqi general
The battle to wrest full control of the Iraqi city of Mosul from IS will be over in a few days, the Iraqi military said.
Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City
Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City
Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul as they battled to retake the quarter from Islamic State militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their self-declared caliphate.
352 civilian casualties in fight against IS
US-led fight on IS has killed 352 civilians: Pentagon
At least 352 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the US military said in a statement.
Iraqi police accuse IS of chemical weapons attack
Iraqi police accuse IS of chemical weapons attack
Iraqi police accused Islamic State of using chemical weapons against their forces in Mosul, but said that had not stopped them making new ground towards the militants' last stronghold in the city.
Dozens die in Baghdad bomb blast
Dozens die in Baghdad bomb blast
A suicide bomber driving a minibus has blown himself up outside a cafe in a mainly Shi'ite Muslim district of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 38 people, police and medics said.
Meanwhile, back in Baghdad...
Meanwhile, back in Baghdad...
The media spotlight on the Arab world shifts focus almost every month: counterrevolution in Egypt, civil war in Syria, an American raid in Libya ... It rarely stays on Iraq for long, because the violence there has been going on so long that it has become part of the scenery. But just be patient a little longer.
Dozens die in Baghdad blasts
Dozens die in Baghdad blasts
Bombs have exploded across the Iraqi capital, killing at least 38 people, police say, as suspected Sunni Islamist militants pursue a campaign to provoke intercommunal conflict.
Does seeing help believing?
Does seeing help believing?
New Zealanders and other Western countries have during the past few years increasingly questioned their military role in Afghanistan.
Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings
Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings
More than 70 people have been killed in a wave of bombings in markets in Shi'ite neighbourhoods across Baghdad in worsening sectarian violence in Iraq.
Dozens dead in Iraq violence
Dozens dead in Iraq violence
Insurgents have struck cities across Iraq with car bombs, suicide attacks and gun battles, killing more than 70 people in worsening sectarian violence.
Scores killed in Iraq bomb attacks
Scores killed in Iraq bomb attacks
More than 70 people have been killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq, police and medics say, extending the worst sectarian violence since US troops withdrew in December 2011.
Bombs kill at least 22 in Baghdad
Bombs kill at least 22 in Baghdad
At least 22 people were killed in a series of blasts in Shi'ite neighbourhoods of Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said, as Iraq's precarious sectarian balance comes under growing strain.
34 dead in Iraq bombings
34 dead in Iraq bombings
Five car bombs killed at least 34 people in Shi'ite areas of Iraq, police and medics said, as sectarian and ethnic tensions intensify ahead of provincial elections in April.
Suicide bomber kills 27 in Iraq
Suicide bomber kills 27 in Iraq
A suicide bomber driving a car has killed at least 27 Shi'ite Muslims at a bus station in the Iraqi town of Mussayab, police and medics say, as they were gathering to return home from a religious rite.
More than 30 die in Iraq blasts
More than 30 die in Iraq blasts
Coordinated bomb attacks have killed more than 30 people across Iraq, the latest violence in an insurgency the government has failed to quell more than nine months after the last U.S. troops withdrew.
Scores die in Iraq violence
Scores die in Iraq violence
A series of bombings and shootings has killed more than 70 people across Iraq in a bloody day of attacks underscoring the country's struggle with a stubborn insurgency more than half a year after the US military withdrew.