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U.S.-led Iraq war ushered in years of chaos and conflict
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was meant to topple a dictator who had...
Factbox-With explosions in Iran, Islamic State attempts a comeback
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDUBAI (Reuters) -Islamic State, the Sunni Muslim militant group which claimed responsibility for two...
Demolition of 300-year-old Iraq mosque minaret for road expansion enrages locals
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe demolition on Friday of a 300-year-old minaret of a mosque in Iraq's southern city of Basra to make way for road expansion has enraged locals, religious and cultural authorities who condemned ...
10 great destinations lost to modern travellers
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThere are many reasons to read Fyodor Dosdoevsky’s masterpiece Crime and Punishment – but one is its compelling picture of St Petersburg in the mid-19th...