Thursday, 12 September, 2013 , 04:13 AFP — Near Iraq's northernmost point, close to Turkey and Iran, a national park of snow-capped peaks and forested valleys is drawing tourists and researchers keen to explore a hardly touched land.

Wednesday, 11 September, 2013 , 18:51 AFP — British energy giant BP has signed a deal with Baghdad on an oilfield at the heart of a dispute between the central government and Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq, officials said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 11 September, 2013 , 12:25 AFP — A woman was gunned down at a rally for Iraqi Kurdistan's main opposition party in the northern city of Sulaimaniyah, sources said Wednesday, 10 days ahead of regional parliamentary elections.

Wednesday, 11 September, 2013 , 11:55 AFP — Turkey's Interior Minister Muammer Guler said Wednesday that protesters were attempting to use the death of a young man during a demonstration to "spread chaos" as pockets of anti-government unrest flared once again in the country.

Wednesday, 11 September, 2013 , 01:19 AFP — Mired in a years-long war, a strongman uses chemical weapons against his own people -- the story is one the people of Halabja know all too well.

Monday, 9 September, 2013 , 18:06 AFP — Kurdish rebels have halted their pullout from Turkey, accusing Ankara of breaking its part of a ceasefire deal, but vowed to respect a truce, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported on Monday.

Monday, 9 September, 2013 , 10:49 AFP — Kurdish rebels have halted their pullout of Turkey, accusing Ankara of breaking its part of a ceasefire deal, but vowed to respect a truce, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported on Monday.

Monday, 9 September, 2013 , 09:13 AFP — Turkey's Kurdish rebels have halted withdrawing their fighters from Turkish territory, which is a key part of a peace plan, accusing Ankara of not abiding by the deal's terms, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported on Monday.

Monday, 9 September, 2013 , 09:00 AFP — Turkey's Kurdish rebels have halted withdrawing their fighters from Turkish territory, as agreed under a peace plan, accusing Ankara of not abiding by the deal's terms, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported on Monday.

Monday, 9 September, 2013 , 07:46 AFP — Turkey's Kurdish rebels have stopped withdrawing its fighters from Turkish territory, accusing Ankara of inaction over the peace process, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported on Monday.