World Mar 11 Kurdish president weighs broader role in Islamic State fight NEAR ZUMAR, Iraq -- Kurdish President Masoud Barzani looks out at the rolling hills beyond the sandbags of a forward command base near the Syrian border.
World Apr 25 Reporter witnesses bombings at Iraq election rally Iraqis have become used to the distant sound of cars exploding. This one was so close it sent thousands of people, in what is normally a football field, running in panic. Gunfire crackled in the air as I wondered whether…