Thursday, 17 May, 2012 , 15:03 AFP — Four Turkish soldiers were killed and one was injured in two separate clashes with Kurdish rebels on Thursday in the southeast of the country, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Thursday, 17 May, 2012 , 08:37 AFP — Three Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country, the Anatolia news agency reported on Thursday.

Sunday, 13 May, 2012 , 09:27 AFP — The Philippines has lifted an eight-year ban on its nationals working in Iraq, but only for the Middle Eastern country's autonomous Kurdistan region, the foreign ministry said Sunday.

Saturday, 12 May, 2012 , 12:54 AFP — The government of Iraq's Kurdish region fired back on Saturday over allegations by Iranian diplomats and officials that Kurdistan was playing host to Israeli intelligence.

Tuesday, 8 May, 2012 , 20:41 AFP — Top US officials are meeting in Washington this week with Syrian Kurdish leaders in a bid to build a "more cohesive opposition" to President Bashar al-Assad, the State Department said Tuesday.

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.