UR/BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) -Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilisation, with thousands of years of history at risk of disappearing as Iraq's ancient ...

BAGHADAD (Reuters) - Pope Francis is due to hold an inter-religious prayer service at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Ur when he visits Iraq next week - an event local archeologists hope will draw ...

UR/BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) — Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilization, with thousands of years of history at risk of disappearing as Iraq’s ancient ...

For the past six years, American and coalition forces have been battling Iraqi insurgents in and around Ur and throughout Iraq. Previously Iraq's most famous tourist destination, the ziggurat complex ...

A German archaeological team has uncovered graves, skeletal remains, and pottery at the ancient site of Ashur in northern Iraq, as part of an ongoing excavation in coordination with Iraq's Ministry of ...

In addition to the drawdown of thousands of American troops from Iraq, there is a massive logistics operation underway to determine what equipment the U.S. will send home, what it will move to ...