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A day after Iraq's oil minister announced Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) confirmed it was freezing a controversial exploration deal in Kurdistan, the autonomous region's natural resource minister said Baghdad is lying.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) has confirmed its intention to freeze a controversial deal with the Kurdish government. That may lead Baghdad to let the U.S. company compete again for exploration contracts.

If you have a reputation of a prank master among your friends and you think that you haven't pulled the best one yet, roll your sleeve up for Sunday is the April Fool's Day.

The top U.S. diplomat is also set to meet with ministers from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates before heading for talks with Turkish, Arab and Western leaders on the Syria crisis.

'Dancing With The Stars' contestant Gavin DeGraw is freaking out over the possibility of being eliminated from the hit ABC show.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday that arming anyone in Syria could lead to a proxy war. Maliki made his comments during a speech at an Arab League summit in Baghdad, adding that diplomacy and a serious national dialogue are the only ways to stop the year-long violence in Syria.

The Weinstein Co. lost an appeal to get the movie's rating changed to PG-13 by one vote, and decided to release the documentary without a rating.

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), the largest U.S. and global producer of oil has been dethroned from its top spot.

An Iranian organization called the Mojahedin-e-Khalq, or MEK, considered a terrorist organization by the United States, is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to former American officials and politicians. But where is the money coming from?

Emergency dispatchers answering 911 calls can develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder even if they are not directly witnessing tragic events, a new study shows.

Arab League foreign ministers met in Baghdad, Iraq on Thursday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria, where a year of violence that has resulted in more than 9,000 deaths.

Federal authorities filed criminal charges Wednesday against a JetBlue Airways pilot who ranted about religion and the Sept. 11 hijackings and pounded on a locked cockpit door before passengers subdued him in a midair uproar.

JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon was considered a consummate professional who wanted to be a motivational speaker and was working on leadership coursework. Then came the meltdown.

Who is Clayton Osbon, the captain behind the meltdown on JetBlue Flight 191.

The CEO of JetBlue, Dave Barger, said on Wednesday that the company will investigate the incident on Tuesday where a Las Vegas-bound JetBlue Flight 191 was diverted in an emergency landing to Amarillo, Texas because the pilot, Captain Clayton Osbon, had a meltdown while in the air caught on video by passengers.

Excavated at a 42-hectares site of Abu Tbeirah, located around 12 miles from the city of Ur, the tomb may provide insights into the Sumerian civilization that flourished in southern Mesopotamia, the modern day Iraq, from 4000 to 3100 BC until the Akkadian Empire took over around 2270 BC.

Syria has accepted UN envoy Kofi Annan's six-point proposal to end violence, a sudden development in the long-standing crisis, which the US has welcomed with caution and a general sentiment of skepticism.

President Barack Obama sought to diffuse criticism Tuesday about overheard remarks he made to Russia President Dmitry Medvedev about having more flexibility to reach an agreement about a missile defense shield after the election.

The 2013 budget, penned by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, would institute the Buffet Rule, while suspending emergency war funding and Bush-era tax cuts.

Oslo courts have convicted Mullah Krekar, an Iraqi-born Islamist cleric, to five years in prison for posting online death threats against Kurdish immigrants and Norwegian officials.

Al Jazeera decided not to broadcast Mohammed Merah's video of the Toulouse massacre.