With sectarian violence soaring once again and the conflict in Syria spilling across the border, Iraqi leaders warn that civil war is approaching. PBS asks a former US ambassador to Iraq  and Iraq's former deputy ambassador to the UN if there...

At least 23 people have been killed during a raid by Iraqi security forces on a Sunni Muslim protest camp near Kirkuk. Dozens more were left injured after a gun battle reportedly erupted between troops and demonstrators, intensifying the country'...

New revelations have emerged in Egypt that members of the Army participated in the forced disappearance, torture and killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Despite the allegations, Preside...

Deadly clashes erupted between Egyptian Coptic Christians and Muslims at a funeral for four Christians killed in sectarian violence, which also claimed the life of a Muslim. The funeral clashes at the main cathedral marked the third day of sectari...

Burma is being urged to hold accountable those responsible for sectarian violence in March, mainly targeted at Muslims, that left at least 43 people dead, dozens injured, and thousands homeless. The attacks in the central Burmese town of Meikhtila...

Tens years after the US invasion of Iraq, On TV reports that stability is nowhere to be found. Targeted bombings and sectarian violence are leading Iraqis to protest against the policies of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government in growing nu...

As the tenth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq nears, the Guardian speaks to analysts and key players and finds their assessment of the war's legacy is bleak. Iraq is deeply corrupt and sliding towards authoritarianism, and the conflict h...

A series of car bombs exploded within minutes of each other as Iraqis were out shopping in and around Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 35 people in mainly Shiite areas. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

A general strike closed many stores and banks in the Pakastani city of Karachi today. The strike was held to protest against sectarian violence that is dominating the city, killing more than 2,000 people in the past year.

Several groups of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are making desperate attempts to escape to neighboring Thailand in cramped boats with little food or water. Persecuted in their home country, Rohingya refugees hopeful for an answer to their plight a...