Iraq: Egypt's envoy abducted

Gunmen seized Egypt's top envoy to Iraq, officials and witnesses said Sunday, in an apparent bid to discourage the country's Arab neighbors from bolstering ties to the embattled US-backed......

38 corpses found in Iraq

The bodies of 38 men shot execution-style were found dumped around an abandoned chicken farm, a trash-strewn lot and an insurgent stronghold west of the capital, police said Sunday. The grisly......

Iran's dangerous double game

Part I: Al Qaeda and the Iranian connectionPart II: Iran's hand in the Afghan messAnother Al Qaeda leader in Iran is Sulaiman Jasim Abu Ghaith. He was Al Qaeda's spokesman until the summer of 2002.......

Iran's hand in the Afghan mess

Part I: Al Qaeda and the Iranian ConnectionAyman al-Zawahiri was released in the summer of 1997. He joined Osama bin Laden in Jalalabad and re-established his links with the Iranians secretly. By......

Fans celebrate Dhoni's new innings in life

Cricket fans here burst crackers and distributed sweets to celebrate Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wedding with childhood friend Sakshi Singh Rawat on Sunday. The fans came out in streets......