Armed guards from the security company once known as Blackwater Worldwide are still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, even though it has no license to operate there and has been told by the State ...

Can Blackwater incidents shed light on contractors' mental health? Oct. 3, 2007 — -- Along with congressional hearings on allegations of recklessness against Blackwater USA security forces in ...

In that shooting, Iraq says, security guards employed by Blackwater killed 17 civilians (CNN) -- Erik Prince, founder of the Blackwater Worldwide security firm, announced Monday he has resigned as ...

Blackwater, the controversial private security company used extensively by the U.S. in Iraq, may have paid $1 million in bribes to Iraqi officials in late 2007, The New York Times reports. The bribes ...

WASHINGTON -- Four former Blackwater security guards were convicted Wednesday in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad, an incident that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the ...

The State Department will not renew Blackwater Worldwide's contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq when it expires in May, a senior U.S. official said Friday. The official told The Associated ...

BAGHDAD — The official Iraqi investigation into last month's Blackwater shooting has been submitted to the government and recommends the security guards face trial in Iraqi courts, and that the ...

Khalaf said Blackwater employees who have not been implicated in the 2007 shooting have the right to work in Iraq but must find a different employer. Two other U.S.-based security contractors working ...

BAGHDAD -- U.S. and Iraqi officials are negotiating Baghdad's demand that security company Blackwater USA be expelled from the country within six months, and American diplomats appear to be working on ...

While the Blackwater name may be removed from security operations surrounding U.S. diplomats in Iraq, American officials and members of the security community in Baghdad said the company’s men and ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said on Monday it would launch lawsuits in U.S. and Iraqi courts against a U.S. security firm accused in the 2007 killing of civilians in Baghdad, rejecting a U.S. judge's ...

(Adds Blackwater statement, industry comment) By Peter Graff BAGHDAD, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Iraq will deny a licence to Blackwater Worldwide, the private security firm accused of killing Iraqi civilians ...