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Storm Gathers Over Slain Journalist in Iraqi Kurdistan

Political feud fuels dispute over murder of student who criticised the government.

Execution of Kurds Arouses Unprecedented Sympathy

Province stages one-day strike for first time as national opposition leaders express support for minority.

Kurds Mull Iraqi Government Role

As post-election talks loom, negotiators keep their counsel on likely alliances.

Afghan Execution Protests Anger Iran

Neighbours at odds about reports Afghan refugees have been executed in Iran for trafficking narcotics.

Bombers Exploit Iraq's Political Uncertainty

Iraq hit by spate of bombings as process of forming new government drags on weeks after poll.

The Drug Courier Children of Herat

Airline Business Set for Take-Off?

Once-battered sector showing sharp signs of recovery, but faces a raft of problems.

Airline Dispute Raises Iraqi-Kuwaiti Tensions

Kuwait seeks 1.2 billion dollars in heated legal dispute with Iraqi Airways.

Male followers of the Qadriya sect engage in traditional acts of worship in Barzinja, a small mountainous village, east of Sulaimaniyah city in Iraqi Kurdistan. Sheikh Abdul-Qadir Gilani founded the sect in Baghdad in the late 11th century. Photo by Kamaran Najm/Metrography.

Sufi Gather in Iraqi Kurdistan

Thousands of followers of an ancient Sufi sect gathered for a traditional religious ceremony on April 30 in Barzinja, a small, mountainous village in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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