KERBALA – Millions of mourners gathered at shrines and mosques in Kerbala and other parts of Iraq on Thursday to mark the climax of the annual ritual of Ashura with expressions of suffering. Huge crowds came from all over the world to commemorate the slaying of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), ...

A suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt in a market east of the Shi'ite holy city of Karbala on Friday, killing at least 20 and wounding 25, Iraqi security sources said.“A suicide bomber blew himself up in Musayyib market, causing 20 civilian martyrs,” an Iraqi interior ministry spokesman ...