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By all appearances, Colonel Raad Abbas Jasim seems like a typical police chief. The white star and eagle on his uniform denote his seniority. Officers rush into his office to get his signature on warrants. When citizens have a beef, it's his desk they pound.

Coming home again isn't easy for an Iraqi-American

When an Iraqi expatriate was preparing to return to the United States after a brief visit to his native land this summer, his hotel bill totalled more than 160,000 Iraqi dinars.

Leak of possible attack exposes differences in opinion

Another German-made submarine joins its fleet

Residents largely cut off from the Palestinian Authority say Israel is trying to drive them off the land by demolishing homes and withholding services

Rival factions appear to be getting comfortable in a state of limbo

A ragtag team of chain-smoking young activists has emerged as the latest hero of Egypt’s opposition

Abductions trigger brain drain