| 2,000-Year-Old Christian Community in Iraq Gains a Spiritual First in Baghdad
Iraq?s shrinking Christian population now has a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, the first in Iraq in modern times.
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The move will intensify economic assistance to Sunni groups, particularly in Anbar Province, who have turned against homegrown insurgent groups.
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His playful but subtly cutting lyrics about growing up in an Islamic state have made Mohsen Namjoo the most controversial figure in Persian music today.
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An independent commission is expected to recommend remaking the Iraqi police force to purge it of corruption and militants suspected of complicity in sectarian killings.
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The I.A.E.A. report has exposed a new divide between the United Nations inspectors and the United States over how to contain Iran?s atomic program.
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The surprise declaration was widely taken as a tacit acknowledgment of the damage done to the Mahdi Army?s reputation by two days of Shiite in-fighting.
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The celebration of the birthday of Imam Mahdi, the savior of the Shiite faith, is receiving plenty of attention from the government of Iran.
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Despite a stepped-up commitment to take in Iraqis who are in danger because they worked for the U.S., few are signing up to go, officials say.
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A power struggle between rival Shiite groups erupted Tuesday during a religious festival in Karbala, as street battles were waged amid crowds of pilgrims.
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It was unclear how closely the leaders of the two states moved toward a foundation for a final settlement on the core issues of contention between their peoples.
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The announcement on Sunday has been hailed as evidence of movement toward national reconciliation by the widely-criticized Shiite-led administration.
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