UK soldiers' families can sue over Iraq deaths
LONDON (AP) -- The families of several British soldiers killed or injured in Iraq can sue the government for failing to protect them, the country's highest court ruled Wednesday....

Chevron secures Iraqi Kurdish oil deal
BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. oil giant Chevron says it has signed a deal with Iraq's Kurdish regional government to expand its oil exploration territory in the northern self-rule region....

Iraq increasingly drawn into Syrian battlefield
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Signs are growing that stretches of Iraq and Syria are morphing into a single battlefield for militants, exacerbating Iraq's slide into renewed deadly chaos a year and a half after U.S. troops pulled out....

Iraqi Shiite fighters' Syria role raises tensions
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi Shiite fighter's family is urging him to stop risking his life by traveling to Syria, saying he's done his part defending the holy shrine of Sayida Zeinab outside Damascus. Abu Mohammed al-Moussawi isn't listening....