The biggest palm oasis in the world is now formally claimed by the Iraqi city of Karbala, which surpassed Al-Ahsa in Saudi ...

In Iraq, the date palm and its bounty are national icons, but they are being battered by drought, as farmers do their best to ...

Bare feet pressed against the rough trunk of a palm tree, his back supported by a metal and fabric harness, Ali Abed begins ...

Iraq is home to some of the world's most ancient ... The eight marble reliefs show finely chiselled war scenes, grape vines and palm trees. They date back to the Assyrian King Sennacherib, who ...

But the biggest rat Corrigan has ever heard of was a one-pound, 13-ounce creature that hailed from Iraq. He has a standing ... suspected of having wiped out palm trees by eating all the nuts.

Ezili Dantò is said to have appeared on a palm tree here in 1849 ... wounded warriors—U.S. combat veterans who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan—and their families, sponsored by the ...

There are a few off-limits areas, such as the borders with Iraq and Syria ... crystal-clear water and palm-tree-fringed shorelines. But it’s best to avoid the southern part of the country ...

Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery speech before a half-empty hall at the United Nations.

"Following a series of attacks against US persons in Iraq and Syria ... bullet holes and shrapnel dot the facades, the palm trees are shredded and broken. "It's been a long two weeks of fighting.

Dan Thomas has been a weather fanatic for as long as he can remember. As a small child, in his hometown of North Andover, MA, he loved to stare out the window, watching New England's powerful ...

President Clinton, President Obama, distinguished guests; the Kennedy family, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and extended family, it's been an emotional journey listening to all of you.