Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 16:15 AFP — Turkey's prime minister Wednesday pledged more investment for the country's restive Kurds but stopped short of any commitment sought by Kurdish leaders for a political solution to bloody conflict.
Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 12:02 AFP — Turkey's prime minister Wednesday pledged more investment for the Kurdish community as he prepared for his main rally in the conflict-wracked southeast ahead of parliamentary polls in June.
Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 11:00 AFP — Turkey's prime minister Wednesday pledged more investment for the Kurdish community as he prepared for his main rally in the conflict-ridden southeast ahead of parliamentary polls in June.
Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 10:54 AFP — Iraqi Muslim leaders have joined their Christian counterparts for prayers at a church in Kirkuk, in a public bid to ease tensions in the disputed northern city.
Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 08:30 AFP — Two landmines exploded on a road in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey Wednesday, killing one person, security sources said.
Monday, 30 May, 2011 , 08:49 AFP — Authorities in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Monday took issue with a Human Rights Watch report published last week that criticised the autonomous region for a "growing assault" on media freedoms.
Friday, 27 May, 2011 , 17:21 AFP — The family of a Kurdish mayor in southeast Turkey asked police Friday to find their son, fearing he has been abducted by separatist Kurdish rebels, police sources said.
Tuesday, 24 May, 2011 , 10:10 AFP — Human Rights Watch called on Tuesday for Iraqi Kurdish authorities to cease their intimidation of journalists, citing increased attacks on freedom of the press in the wake of recent protests.
Sunday, 22 May, 2011 , 14:54 AFP — More than a dozen bomb attacks in and around Baghdad on Sunday left at least 19 people dead, including 12 people killed in a suicide attack, and more than 80 wounded.
Sunday, 22 May, 2011 , 14:24 AFP — A senior Kurdish official on Sunday backed keeping US troops in Iraq beyond a year-end withdrawal deadline, voicing rare support for an extension just months before American forces must pull out.