Russia Takes War Crimes Education Lead
Chechen conflict triggers Russian debate on the rights and wrongs of war.
22 Feb 05
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Drama in Crisis
Artistic freedom has come with a high price for theatre groups and actors across the country.
22 Feb 05
Men Rue Lifting of Female Travel Ban
Conservative male attitudes frustrate women’s desire to travel abroad.
22 Feb 05
Recovering Raided Treasures
A group of artists are determined to track down paintings and sculptures looted from the capital’s flagship arts centre.
22 Feb 05
Capital Rides Property Boom
Lifting Saddam’s restrictions on who could own land in Baghdad has created an unexpected surge in prices.
22 Feb 05
Children Held for Ransom
Crack police unit struggles to stop gangsters grabbing children to extort payment from their families.
22 Feb 05
Ethnic Groups Tussle Over Northern City
Turkomans and Arabs object to Kurdish plans to draw oil-rich Kirkuk into a separate autonomous region of Iraq.
22 Feb 05
Taming the Islamists in the North
Ansar al-Islam and Komal may have been cast to the winds, but some members remain committed to the Islamic cause.
22 Feb 05
Dinar Surges in Value
The rising price of the new currency fuels hopes of a strong economic future.
22 Feb 05
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