Sunday, 12 August, 2012 , 19:44 AFP — Kurdish rebels abducted late Sunday an ethnic Kurdish lawmaker from the Republican People's Party (CHP) in the south-eastern city of Tunceli, security sources and local officials said.

Sunday, 12 August, 2012 , 19:30 AFP — French energy giant Total must end its dealings with the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq or sell its stake in a major southern oilfield, Iraq's top energy official told AFP on Sunday.

Sunday, 12 August, 2012 , 19:12 AFP — French energy giant Total must end its dealings with the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq or sell its stake in a major southern oilfield, Iraq's top energy official told AFP on Sunday.

Sunday, 12 August, 2012 , 19:06 AFP — French energy giant Total must end its dealings with the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq or sell its stake in a major southern oilfield, Iraq's top energy official told AFP on Sunday.

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Saturday, 11 August, 2012 , 12:56 AFP — Turkey has been dealing with Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region as though it were an independent state, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in a statement released on Saturday.

Saturday, 11 August, 2012 , 12:08 AFP — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Saturday that Syria must not become a haven for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels battling Turkey.

Thursday, 9 August, 2012 , 10:58 AFP — A Turkish soldier was killed and 11 others were wounded Thursday in an attack on their military vehicle in the western Turkish province of Izmir, Anatolia news agency reported, citing local officials.

Thursday, 9 August, 2012 , 07:01 AFP — A Turkish soldier was killed and seven others were wounded Thursday after an attack on their military vehicle in the western Turkish province of Izmir, NTV news channel reported.

Wednesday, 8 August, 2012 , 16:13 AFP — The oil flow from the Turkish-Iraqi pipeline will resume Wednesday following a blast that damaged the pipeline, Turkey's energy minister said.