Wednesday, 25 June, 2014 , 07:47 AFP — Turkey's government is due to present a reform bill to parliament ahead of the August presidential elections in a bid to revive the stalled peace process with Kurdish rebels, a minister said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday.

Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 08:17 AFP — US Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Tuesday as he pressed an urgent diplomatic drive to stop the fractious country tearing apart.

Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 07:21 AFP — John Kerry arrived in Iraq's Kurdish region Tuesday in a US diplomatic drive aimed at preventing the country from splitting apart in the face of Sunni militants pushing towards Baghdad.

Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 06:29 AFP — US Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Tuesday as part of an urgent diplomatic drive to stop the fractious country tearing apart.

Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 06:02 AFP — US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Tuesday, part of a diplomatic drive aimed at preventing the country from splitting apart.

Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 05:56 AFP —

Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 03:10 AFP — Beneath the ancient citadel in Iraq's Kirkuk, the flag of Kurdistan -- green, white and red stripes overlaid with a yellow sun -- flaps alongside market stalls.

Monday, 23 June, 2014 , 17:54 AFP — US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pledged "intense" support for Iraq against the "existential threat" of a major militant offensive pushing toward Baghdad from the north and west.

Monday, 23 June, 2014 , 17:08 AFP — Two roadside bombs struck a patrol in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh on Monday, killing five Kurdish security forces members, a spokesman said.

Saturday, 21 June, 2014 , 15:32 AFP — Turkey said Saturday it will provide fuel to Iraq's Kurdistan region to make up for a shortage caused by a militant offensive that has shut down the country's biggest oil refinery.