Maliki

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  Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Carnage Cut Short After Malaysia Star Takes Stunning Catch Near The Boundary

  Vaibhav Suryavanshi's carnage was on show, even though he failed to convert his start into a big knock.

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  Hillary Clinton Hits Back at Jeb Bush's Criticism on Iraq Policy

  Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton returned fire on Saturday at her Republican rival Jeb Bush's claim that a "premature" US pullout from Iraq fueled the rise of the Islamic State group.

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  Iran Dramatically Shifts Iraq Policy to Confront Islamic State

  As pressure built up for Nouri al Maliki to step down from the prime minister post in Iraq last month, Iran, his most ardent supporter stayed surprisingly silent as top Iranian officials worked to get him out.

• Nuri al-Maliki Refuses to Go As Iraqis Turn to New Leader

  An ever more isolated Nuri al-Maliki again protested his removal as Iraqi prime minister on Wednesday as his former sponsor in Iran publicly endorsed a successor who many in Baghdad hope can halt the advance of Sunni jihadists.

• Nuri al-Maliki Spurned as Iraq President Nominates New PM

  Iraq moved closer to ending Nuri al-Maliki's stubborn grip on power when his own political clan spurned him for another prime minister called to save the country from breakup.

• Nuri al-Maliki Defiant as His Special Forces Deploy in Baghdad

  Special forces loyal to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki were deployed in strategic areas of Baghdad on Sunday night after he delivered a tough speech indicating he would not cave in to pressure to drop a bid for a third term, police sources said.

• After Iraqi Army Crumbles, Maliki Turns to State TV for Help

  State television is working overtime to persuade Iraqis to help Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki confront an al Qaeda offshoot that has seized wide tracts of the country, but its unifying call has been blunted by his sectarian reputation.

• US Congratulates Iraq on Electing New President

  The United States on Thursday threw its weight behind the newly elected president of Iraq, Fuad Masum, and urged him to form a "cohesive government" to help fight Islamic militants.

• Iraq's Kurds Demand Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki's Resignation

  Iraq's Kurds said on Thursday Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was "hysterical" and not fit to run the country, further dimming the prospect of a new leadership uniting to face jihadist fighters.

• Sunnis, Kurds Abandon Iraq Parliament After No Replacement for PM Maliki Named

  Newly elected Iraqi lawmakers convene on Tuesday, under pressure to name a unity government to keep the country from splitting apart after an onslaught by Sunni Islamists who have declared a "caliphate" to rule over all the world's Muslims.