Sunday, 3 July, 2011 , 09:54 AFP — The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region has warned that ties with Tehran could suffer if Iran continues cross-border shelling against opponents, in a statement Sunday.

Tuesday, 28 June, 2011 , 14:45 AFP — A grenade lobbed at her car in nothern Iraq wounded former housing minister Bayane Dezehi on Tuesday, a police official said.

Tuesday, 28 June, 2011 , 14:21 AFP — Iraq's oil-rich Kirkuk province has started buying electricity from a private supplier in autonomous Kurdistan, its governor said Tuesday, after a spat with Baghdad over power shortages.

Tuesday, 28 June, 2011 , 13:05 AFP — Turkey's new parliament opened in a tense atmosphere Tuesday as the main opposition and Kurdish deputies boycotted the ceremony in protest over lawmakers kept in prison.

Monday, 27 June, 2011 , 10:07 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has sent peace proposals to Ankara aimed at ending 26 years of deadly conflict, a senior militant was quoted as saying Monday.

Monday, 27 June, 2011 , 06:52 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels opened fire on a military vehicle in eastern Turkey, killing a soldier and wounding three others, Anatolia news agency reported Monday.

Sunday, 26 June, 2011 , 14:31 AFP — A Turkish court Sunday rejected pleas to free two detained Kurdish politicians facing terrorism charges after they won seats in a parliamentary election earlier this month.

Sunday, 26 June, 2011 , 10:19 AFP — A Turkish court Sunday rejected pleas to free two Kurdish politicians facing terrorism charges from jail after they won seats in a parliamentary election earlier this month.

Saturday, 25 June, 2011 , 20:11 AFP — A Turkish court on Saturday rejected applications to free three Kurdish activists who were elected to parliament from jail, awaiting trial for terror-related charges, Anatolia news agency reported.

Thursday, 23 June, 2011 , 12:42 AFP — Newly elected Kurdish lawmakers announced Thursday they would boycott Turkey's parliament, infuriated over an electoral board decision to strip one of them of his seat.