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Russia: Syria rebels getting chemical training in Afghanistan

Russia on Friday accused Syrian rebels of receiving chemical weapons training in lawless regions of Afghanistan and planning attacks on the territory of Iraq. Duration: 00:55

Oct 11, 2013

Suicide bombers target Shiites in Iraq

Suicide bombers attacked a series of sites in Iraq on Sunday including a primary school, a police station in a Shiite village in the north of Iraq, and a mosque where Shiite pilgrims were gathered killing dozens. Duration: 00:34

Oct 7, 2013

Iraq Kurds dream of independence but differ on details

Voters in Iraq's Kurdish region may have had differing views at the ballot box during weekend polls, but there is one dream which unites virtually all of them: an independent state. Duration: 00:53.

Sep 24, 2013

Iraq's Kurds vote amid rows, regional tensions

Iraq's Kurds voted in Arbil on Saturday in their first election in four years as their autonomous region grapples with disputes with Baghdad while fellow Kurds fight bloody battles in neighbouring Syria. Duration: 01:03

Sep 21, 2013

With Iraq leader in Berlin, party struggles at home

As Iraq's president recovers in Germany from a stroke, his political party at home faces a stiff challenge from an emboldened opposition in upcoming Kurdish elections, with some forecasting a disastrous showing. The struggles facing Jalal Talabani's bloc, which for decades has held a duopoly on power in the autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, could prove instructive for parties across the country. Duration: 01:01

Sep 20, 2013

Iraq Kurds to vote amid domestic, regional tensions

Iraq's Kurdish region goes to the polls on Saturday, grappling with a swathe of disputes with the central government while fellow Kurds fight bloody battles across the border in Syria. Duration: 00:34

Sep 19, 2013

Iran exile appeals to UN for Iranians detained in Iraq

Sep 19, 2013

Baghdad blast site inspected after deadly attack

Scenes of Iraqi citizens inspecting the site of an explosion on September 12, 2013 that went off the previous day near Tamimi mosque, a Shiite place of worship, in Baghdad's northern neighbourhood of Kasra. Dozens were wounded in the violence, and locals exacted a grim revenge on one man suspected of being a second attacker in the mosque bombing, which comes amid Iraq's worst bloodshed since 2008. Duration: 00:28

Sep 12, 2013

Oil Prices to Rocket Even Without Syria Crisis?

Indian oil minister Veerappa Moily is expected to announce fresh measures to control fuel consumption in India on 16 Septemeber, amid concerns of a US-armed military intervention in Syria.

Sep 6, 2013

Terror Threat: US Issues Worldwide Travel Alert; Overseas Embassies to be Closed over Security Fears

The United States State Department has issued worldwide travel alert to its citizens, warning them of a possible terror attack in the month of August, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.

Aug 3, 2013

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Edward Snowden and Top 5 Government Whistleblowers of All Time

We steal a look in past and bring the top With Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who revealed the mass surveillance program PRISM by US authorities, being tried for espionage against his government, here we steal a look at the past and bring the top five whistleblowers who despite facing a chance of lifetime imprisonment went against their governments and revealed the shameful secrets.

Jun 26, 2013