Tuesday, 8 May, 2012 , 16:29 AFP — Thousands took to the streets of the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil on Tuesday as a rally to demand swift punishment for a magazine editor who ran a story decried as "against Islam" turned violent.

Tuesday, 8 May, 2012 , 13:15 AFP — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki insisted Tuesday that Kirkuk had an Iraqi identity during a cabinet meet boycotted by Kurdish ministers whose autonomous region lays claim to the disputed city.

Tuesday, 8 May, 2012 , 07:59 AFP — Five Kurdish rebels were killed Tuesday in a clash with Turkish security forces in Kurdish majority southeast, Anatolia news agency reported.

Monday, 7 May, 2012 , 17:40 AFP — Two Kurdish rebels were killed Monday in fighting with security forces in Turkey's predominantly Kurd southeast, the local governor told the Anatolia press agency.

Friday, 4 May, 2012 , 14:07 AFP — The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said on Friday he fears a return to a culture of violence, the latest in a series of remarks critical of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in recent weeks.

Friday, 4 May, 2012 , 08:21 AFP — Clashes erupted in southeastern Turkey on Friday, killing three soldiers and two Kurdish rebels in the restive region, local officials said.

Friday, 4 May, 2012 , 07:33 AFP — Three Turkish soldiers were killed early on Friday in a firefight with Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country, local security sources said.

Monday, 30 April, 2012 , 15:47 AFP — The brother of a young Kurdish woman admitted Monday to gunning her down in a so-called "honour killing" that shocked Germany, at the start of the trial of five siblings, a court said.

Monday, 30 April, 2012 , 13:41 AFP — The brother of a young Kurdish woman admitted Monday to gunning her down in a so-called "honour killing" that shocked Germany, at the start of the trial of five siblings, news agency DPA reported.

Friday, 27 April, 2012 , 19:53 AFP — A suspected former financial manager working for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party in Europe was arrested in Germany on Friday in the city of Cologne, officials said.