The entire country of Iraq, often called the cradle of civilization, is on a list of most endangered cultural sites, joining sites from 55 countries that include a Modernist building in New York ...

Baghdad has a growing list of landmarks dedicated to Iraq's eight-year with Iran, its war against a U.S.-led coalition in the 1991 Gulf War or symbolizing the country's support for the Palestinians.

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced its 2008 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites today. This year’s list highlights buildings and other heritage sites that are threatened by ...

Nearly six years after Iraqis and U.S. soldiers toppled grandiose monuments erected by Saddam Hussein, Iraq plans to put up 100 new art works it hopes will stand as affirmations of a new era of peace.

Archaeologists in Iraq excavated a 2,600-year-old temple and found shrines, a stone monument and written tablets, photos show. Photo from the Penn Museum Ancient invaders tore through a massive ...