Samawah

Home-turned-museum preserves soul of Iraq's Samawah city

The property's owner said the structure had been at risk of "falling into ruin" when he decided to turn it into a museum although the idea was opposed by other family members.

Iraq blasts, clashes leave at least eight dead

Six people were killed in three blasts in Iraqi capital Baghdad, medics say, even as Iraqi security forces shot dead two protesters in Baghdad and central Karbala cities.