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BAGHDAD – Forty inmates in a prison in eastern Iraq, including some convicted of terrorism charges, have escaped amid a riot that killed at least six police officers and 30 prisoners, Iraq’s Interior Ministry spokesman said Saturday. There were conflicting casualty reports on the attack at the Khalis prison in …

BEIRUT – Syria has been so contaminated with weapons and bombs that the lives of 5.1 million people, including 2 million children, are at constant risk, an international aid group warned in a report released on Tuesday. Handicap International, which helps the disabled during conflicts, called on all parties in …

As we observed the second anniversary of 9/11, the question naturally arose: Are we safer today than we were two years ago? But a simple “yes” or “no” oversimplifies a complex situation. A conditional “yes” is more appropriate. No one can deny that fighting terrorism around the world increases the …