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Saddam's TV Appearance Brings Popularity Surge

Support for the former dictator appears to strengthen after his self-confident debut in court.

End of the Road for Old Cars

Drivers of battered old taxis see their business swept away by a flood of newly imported vehicles.

Kurds Demand English

Changing conditions in Kurdistan mean greater opportunities for those who command proficiency in the language.

Lethal Games

Parents warned that allowing children to play with toy guns near US troops could end in tragedy.

US Army Press Chief Riles Locals

TV viewers infuriated by what they see as his positive spin on events.

Fallujans Defend Their Defenders

Residents in the rebellious town don’t care whether the fighters are foreign or domestic.

Al-Qaeda's Kurdish Allies Find Home in Iran

Kurdish Islamic militants driven out of northern Iraq seem to be regrouping just across the Iranian border.

Traditional Songs Acquire Nationalist Flavour

Women hear new versions of traditional songs protesting the American presence in their land.

Iraqis Recall Golden Age

Discovery of ex-leader's body unleashes flood of memories and emotions.

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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