KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq on Tuesday, police said, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority Shi'ites, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. Full story
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew in December 2011. Full story
At least 70 people have been killed in a wave of car bombs in Iraq, raising concerns the country may slip back into civil war. NBC’s Annabel Roberts and Richard O’Kelly report.
A string of car bombings in Baghdad that targeted Shi’ite neighborhoods killed at least 40 people Monday at markets and bus stops.
The UP panel discusses how issues turn into scandals for presidential administrations and the ways presidents should strategize to deal with them. The panel also explains how the Republicans are trying to capitalize on the three current scandals and block President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda.
A series of explosions targeting mainly Shiites across Iraq has raised fears about a return of the sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war in 2006-2007. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
The former secretary of defense talks about his new book, “Rumsfeld’s Rules,” and the Benghazi attacks, saying he does believe there was a cover-up by the Obama administration. He also reflects on some of his controversial decisions during his tenure in the Bush administration.
Republicans held their ninth hearing on Benghazi this week in an attempt to uncover some grand Obama Administration coverup. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff at the State Department during General Colin Powell's term, joins Ed Schultz to give his take.
As more details of a humanitarian crisis unfold, The New Yorker’s Dexter Filkins joins Alex Wagner and the NOW panelists for a closer look at President Obama’s options when it comes to Syria.
Some Iraq war hawks are clamoring for President Obama to take action in Syria. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell discusses with MSNBC.com Executive Editor Richard Wolffe.
Residents stand amid rubble at blast scene in Tuz Khormatu town in northern Iraq May 21, 2013. Three persons were killed and 52 others were injured after two car bombs were set off in Tuz Khormatu on Tuesday, according to the police. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
Mourners pray over the coffin of a victim killed in one of Monday's bomb attacks, during a funeral in Najaf, around 160 km south of Baghdad May 20, 2013. More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medic
Mourners carry the coffin of a victim killed in one of Monday's bomb attacks, during a funeral in Najaf, around 160 km south of Baghdad, May 20, 2013. More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics s
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATHMourners pray over coffins of victims killed in Monday's bomb attacks, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km south of Baghdad, May 20, 2013. More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'it
