While their parents generally went straight into public sector jobs after graduation, the job market for Iraqi youths has become starkly different in the post-Saddam Hussein era.

Enlarge this image A resident walks in to cast her vote at a polling station in Maine on June 12, in the state’s primary elections. Maine is one of 17 states that has yet to apply for election security money allocated this year by congress. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP When Congress approved giving $380 million to …

Congress is giving states $380 million to bolster the security of the 2018 elections. But getting that money out to local election officials has been a slow and laborious process. (Image credit: Charles Krupa/AP)

Congress is giving states $380 million to bolster the security of the 2018 elections. But getting that money out to local election officials has been a slow and laborious process. (Image credit: Charles Krupa/AP)

Desperately trying to justify the killing of unarmed protesters, Israel once again uses its ‘human shields’ mantra.

After months of speculation and observation, draft night is nearly upon us. From blue-chippers to second-round sleepers, The Crossover’s Front Office reveals its final Top 100 rankings ahead of the 2018 NBA draft.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian was killed on Monday when a part of Israel’s fortifications on the Gaza border blew up as he tampered with it, the Israeli military said. The 24-year-old man’s death in northern Gaza followed a more than two-month surge in tensions along the frontier, where Israeli troops have killed at least 125 Palestinians …

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest metropolis, early on Monday morning, killing three people, halting factory lines in a key industrial area and bursting water mains, government officials and broadcaster NHK said.

A look into how symbolism and imagery dictate views of political events and what obstacles this causes for journalists.