We've witnessed decaying air quality under drought conditions, but a recent devastating sandstorm across central and southern Iraq took things to another level. The episode is only the latest in a ...

Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms. Iraq has long suffered ...

A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday.

Trump taps ex-Fed insider Warsh to lead world's top central bank In his earlier stint at the Fed, Warsh had a reputation as an inflation hawk, but he now advocates for rates to be lowered. Reuters, ...