Iraqi troops to take control of former restive province From Barbara Starr | CNN Pentagon Correspondent | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S.-led coalition troops are scheduled to hand over control of a onetime hub of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq to Iraqi forces on M... (photo: Public Domain / Jumping cheese )CNN
Syria, Iran warm to Russia as U.S. tensions grow | : Syria's President Bashar Assad has publicly stepped up his outreach to old ally Russia in recent days, seeking aid to build up Syrian military forces and offering Moscow help in return - in an app... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)International Herald Tribune
Islamic principal ousted over sex allegations | The principal of an Islamic boarding school on Buffalo's East Side has been forced to resign after allegations that he was sexually involved with one of his students and that he claimed to have take... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)Buffalo News IslamicPhotosScandalSchoolStudents
Date tradition produces market for gourmet treats | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia It's a simple tradition centuries old and honored by millions: a bite of date taken at sundown. | This Muslim ritual is said to have begun with the Prophet Muhammad around the s... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)Richmond Times Dispatch MarketPhotosRamadanRiyadhTradition
Taliban gain new foothold in Afghan city | : The Taliban bomber calmly parked a white fuel tanker near the prison gates of this city one evening in June, then jumped down from the cab and let out a laugh. Prison... (photo: AP Photo / Allauddin Khan)International Herald Tribune AfghanistanPhotosPrisonTalibanWar
Star's Iran 'travel ban a rumour' | TEHRAN: Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who starred in a Hollywood movie, has left for the US, a colleague said yesterday, denying reports that she faced a travel ... (photo: AP Photo / Lucy Nicholson)Gulf Daily News ActorHollywoodIranPhotosStar
Sighting of new moon on Sunday | KUALA LUMPUR: The sighting of the new moon to determine the start of the fasting month of Ramadan for Muslims in Malaysia will be on Sunday. | The sites approved by the... (photo: AP Photo )The Star MalaysiaMoonMuslimsPhotosRamadan
Behind bars | They have committed no crime but over 220 children are in Afghanistan's prisons. | Three-year-old Wahid nervously clutched a dirty blue stuffed bunny, as the other chil... (photo: DoD / SGT. MICHAEL ZUK )The Star AfghanistanChildrenCrimePhotosWomen
Clooney, Pitt plan appearances in Venice | George Clooney and Brad Pitt plan two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week. | They were slated to appear last night at a fundraising event for their charit... (photo: Warner Bros.)The Providence Journal ActorsCelebritiesFilmPhotosSudan
