They were on their way to Karbala in Iraq to take part in the ... Seven of the injured people are in critical condition and ...

At least three people were shot dead when protesters attacked the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala on Sunday night. The protesters, who demanded that Iran stop interfering in ...

Karbala, where Hussein and his brother Abbas are buried in two enormous mausoleums facing each other, is an epicenter of Shia Islam. Pilgrims freely expressed their suffering, weeping and wailing ...

Mourning processions will be taken out in various cities and towns across country to pay homage to martyrs of Karbala. Additional measures have been taken for security of processions.

At least 31 people have been killed in a stampede during commemorations for the Shia holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, officials say. A health ministry spokesman said another 100 ...

Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a Sufi shrine in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP on Friday. “A man fired on pilgrims taking part in ...