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Iraq prison commander ’embarrassed, ashamed’

March 29, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

ABU GHRAIB, Iraq - The brown paint is fresh, and it glistens even in the dim light. The air is cool and moves with the help of whirring ceiling fans....

Daniel W. Sivits, father of Spc. Jeremy C. Sivits, stands yesterday at the door of his home in Hyndman, Pa. He has said his son was trained by the Army to repair vehicles and was not prepared for working at a military prison camp during a war.

Army sets 1st court-martial in abuses

March 29, 2019 at 9:32 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Army officials announced yesterday that they would convene the first court-martial in what could be a string of public military trials in the abuse of Iraqi detainees...

Soldiers surround an Iraqi detainee in this photo obtained by The New Yorker, said to have be taken in December 2003, at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq.

Former prisoners recount stories of abuse

March 30, 2019 at 5:15 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - When American soldiers released him from Abu Ghraib prison in December, Hashem Mohsen Lazim chose to stay silent about what had happened to him there. He didn't...

U.S. humiliation has overshadowed Hussein’s horrors

March 29, 2019 at 10:29 p.m.

ABU GHRAIB, Iraq - The regime of Saddam Hussein sent Amr Abdul Atif to Abu Ghraib prison in 1999 for forging passports. The American military sent him there again in...

Video image of President Bush during an interview with the Al Hurra arabic-language TV network on May 5 at the White House.

Bush tries to quell Muslim uproar

March 29, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

WASHINGTON - In an attempt to quell the uproar in the Muslim world over American mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners, President Bush assured an Arabic language television network yesterday that "people...

For Jerusalem residents, life, and bus rides, roll on

August 21, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

JERUSALEM - She climbed aboard Bus No. 2 in the Old City without hesitating, her small grandchildren trailing behind, tired after a busy day touring a museum and the ancient...

At least 18 die as blast tears Jerusalem bus

August 21, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

JERUSALEM - At least 18 people were killed and scores wounded last night when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew up a bus packed with Jews heading home from prayers at...

Arab leaders vow fight on terror

August 21, 2019 at 3:59 p.m.

AQABA, Jordan - Arab leaders meeting with President Bush in Egypt yesterday promised to prevent financing of terrorism and help stem violence against Israel, preparing the way for a crucial...

Rona and Assaf Ramon, widow and eldest son of Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, pay respects at Lod Air Force Base near Tel Aviv.

Israel mourns the loss of a hero as first astronaut returns home

August 22, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

LOD AIR FORCE BASE, Israel - Near the end of the space shuttle Columbia's ill-fated mission, American astronaut David Brown sent a short e-mail to the wife and children of...

Students reflect Israelis' despair at Ramon's death

August 22, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

KIRYAT MOTZKIN, Israel - It took three years of waiting, but the high school students here were finally able to watch their science experiment about crystals soar into space with...

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