Iraq

Suspect Held Over Halabja

Sixteen years after the Kurdish town was hit by a poison gas attack, a man alleged to have supplied the chemicals could be brought to justice.

22 Feb 05

President appears to be taking advantage of West’s focus on Iraq to renew pressure on the media.

22 Feb 05

Human rights organisations are unconvinced by government claims that Hizb ut-Tahrir is preparing to fight for Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

21 Feb 05

Views of French diplomats on Iraqi war ignored in pro-US Uzbek press.

21 Feb 05

Western governments keep silent as number of disputed convictions rise.

21 Feb 05

Poverty driving young men to take dangerous, highly-paid work in Iraq.

21 Feb 05

An Afghan is cycling from Nangarhar to New York to tell the world it isn’t doing enough about his country.

21 Feb 05

Security chiefs vow to pursue “saboteurs” as explosions continue to shake the capital.

21 Feb 05

There are fears that the US attack on Iraq will shift international attention away from Afghanistan.

21 Feb 05

Religious leaders have been learning how to promote and maintain Afghanistan’s new stability.

21 Feb 05

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