Iraqi PM orders probe into how animal on Baghdad-bound flight was able to break of out crate in the cargo hold, leading UAE authorities to call in specialists to sedate it

As country marks Shiite holy day of Ashura, officials say accidental fire blacked out much of south and center, bombing cut off parts of north

Crowd tries to enter heavily fortified area following reports a Danish ultranationalist group burned a copy of holy book outside the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen

Iraq cuts off ties with Stockholm after Iraqi-born Christian stands on Islamic holy book outside Iraqi embassy in Swedish capital

Protesters in Baghdad break into Swedish embassy after Stockholm's refusal to prevent repeated anti-Muslim protest

Demonstrators angered at latest plans to burn holy book un Stockholm set small fire in compound; Sweden says all diplomats and workers safe

'Our people in Iraq hold the most important key to the liberation of our prisoners,' prisoner committee chief says of Elizabeth Tsurkov

Elizabeth Tsurkov may have interviewed her Iraqi abductors in Baghdad for her research, Arab sources claim

Violence in northern town of Afrin is the latest in a monthslong escalation between opposing groups in Syria and Iraq

London daily Asharq Al-Awsat says Islamic Republic looking to swap Elizabeth Tsurkov, possibly for prisoner Israel says is Revolutionary Guard operative