Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 09:25 AFP — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki believes a contract between US oil giant ExxonMobil and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region is dangerous and could lead to "wars," his spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 09:17 AFP — The Free Syrian Army Tuesday called on their "Kurdish brothers" to join rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's regime, while promising an end to injustices against Kurds in a future democratic Syria.

Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 06:55 AFP — Eight Turkish soldiers and 10 Kurdish rebels were killed early Tuesday in clashes in southeast Turkey, the local governor's office said.

Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 06:06 AFP — At least seven Turkish soldiers were killed and 15 wounded when Kurdish rebels attacked their post in southeast Turkey, local security services said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 02:19 AFP — Syrian Kurds of all persuasions, from soldiers who did not want to kill their own countrymen to those seeking to escape the violence, have found refuge across the border in Kurdistan in north Iraq.

Monday, 18 June, 2012 , 04:09 AFP — In June 2011, Iraqi Kurdistan passed a landmark law that criminalised female circumcision and domestic violence, but one year on, activists remain frustrated with its patchwork implementation.

Friday, 15 June, 2012 , 05:50 AFP — Turkish security forces have shot dead four Kurdish rebels who had crossed into southeastern Turkey from Syria, local officials said late on Thursday.

Tuesday, 12 June, 2012 , 14:35 AFP — A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a pro-Kurdish lawmaker to more than 14 years in prison for disseminating propaganda of an outlawed separatist group.

Tuesday, 12 June, 2012 , 10:03 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Kurdish would be taught in public schools, "a historic step" for Turkey.

Sunday, 10 June, 2012 , 09:33 AFP — Kurdish activist Abdel Basset Sayda, who was named on Sunday to lead the opposition Syrian National Council, is known for his integrity but insiders say he has little political experience.