FILE - In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 file photo, Iraq, in green, in action against Jordan, in red, during their friendly football match in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. FIFA says on Tuesday, Aug ...

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Basra stampede on Thursday, January 19. Four people have been killed after a stampede broke out outside a football stadium ...

Basra, in southern Iraq, contains much of the country’s oil wealth -- yet residents there are struggling just to survive. The city lacks basic services like clean water and reliable electricity, and ...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says the southern Iraqi city of Basra can host the national team’s return to playing World Cup qualifying games at home. Security concerns since the 1980s have forced Iraq to host ...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says the southern Iraqi city of Basra can host the national team's return to playing World Cup qualifying games at home. Security concerns since the 1980s have forced Iraq to host ...