Mar 13th, 2010 · Six days have passed since Iraq's nationwide elections, and there are still no real results. Last Sunday, about 62 percent of eligible voters defied threats of violence to cast a ballot. Guest host Jacki Lyden gets the latest from NPR's Quil Lawrence in Baghdad.
Mar 12th, 2010 · Bourne Identity director Paul Greengrass and leading man Matt Damon have re-teamed for Green Zone, a fictionalized account of the U.S. search for weapons of mass destruction in the first year of the Iraq occupation. Film critic David Edelstein reviews the political thriller.
Mar 7th, 2010 · Insurgents in Iraq had vowed to disrupt Saturday's parliamentary election, and as the voting began they launched a wave of attacks in Baghdad and other cities. At least 24 people have been killed and scores have been wounded. Host Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Quil Lawrence from Baghdad on nationwide parliamentary voting in Iraq.
Mar 7th, 2010 · There's violence in Iraq Saturday morning as the nation holds parliamentary elections. Polling places remain open, and the United Nations is keeping a close watch on the election. Host Liane Hansen talks to Ad Melkert, special representative of the U.N. secretary general to Iraq and head of the U.N. mission in Baghdad about the elections.
Mar 5th, 2010 · In four hours of evidence to Britain's inquiry on Iraq, the British prime minister repeatedly expressed regret over the lost lives of soldiers and civilians, and acknowledged mistakes were made. Brown said he believed the war was justified because Baghdad had breached international rules in failing to abide by U.N. resolutions.
Mar 4th, 2010 · National elections to select a new Parliament in Iraq have already been marked by violence. Bombs rocked Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 12 people amid early voting. As Sunday's main voting approaches, here's a preview of the election and what's at stake.
Mar 4th, 2010 · At least 17 people were killed as Iraqis cast early ballots ahead of Sunday's nationwide parliamentary elections. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are expected to take part in Thursday's early voting, and many of the victims were believed to be security personnel.
Feb 10th, 2010 · The order comes in the wake of a U.S. judge dismissing criminal charges against five Blackwater guards who were accused in the September 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad.