Expressing religious freedom in a way banned under Saddam Hussein, nearly a million Shiites from around the world gathered in the streets of Karbala on Monday to lash their backs with chains and slice ...

KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite Muslims packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who became a ...

KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite Muslims packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who became a ...

2004-03-03 04:00:00 PDT Karbala, Iraq-- Blood streaming down their foreheads, rows of men in white robes strode past throngs of believers in the enormous plaza of the Imam Hussein shrine in this holy ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top Shiite cleric says more than 13 million have gathered in the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the annual commemoration marking the end of the mourning period for the ...

KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims have packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein who became a ...