Thursday, 24 March, 2011 , 14:19 AFP — Authorities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan area are building 11 dams and plan dozens more, the region's agriculture minister said Thursday, a move that could raise tensions over water.

Thursday, 24 March, 2011 , 13:23 AFP — Thousands of Kurds, led by lawmakers, took to the streets in southeast Turkey Thursday for the first of a series of planned protests for broader rights and an end to military conflict.

Tuesday, 22 March, 2011 , 16:04 AFP — A policeman was shot dead and five people injured during a demonstration Tuesday in the town of Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan, a security official said.

Monday, 21 March, 2011 , 11:52 AFP — The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region called Monday for a raft of reforms after protests against nepotism, corruption and a political stranglehold by the two main parties.

Saturday, 19 March, 2011 , 15:03 AFP — Four Kurdish rebels have been killed and two members of the Turkish security forces wounded in fighting in the southeast of the country, Turkish military headquarters said on its Internet site Saturday.

Friday, 18 March, 2011 , 19:16 AFP — Three Kurdish rebels were killed Friday in clashes with the Turkish army in southeastern Turkey, while two rural guards were injured, security sources said.

Thursday, 17 March, 2011 , 13:55 AFP — A man held in prison without trial for 11 years in Iraq received a five-year jail term on Thursday on "terrorism charges" but will not be freed due to the time already served, a security official said.

Thursday, 17 March, 2011 , 13:23 AFP — A man held in prison without trial for 11 years in Iraq received a five-year jail term on Thursday on "terrorism charges" but will not be freed due to the time already served, a security official said.

Tuesday, 15 March, 2011 , 14:26 AFP — Three Kurdish rebels were killed Tuesday in a battle against army soldiers in southeastern Turkey following a threat from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to end its truce.

Sunday, 13 March, 2011 , 12:17 AFP — Syrian Kurdish blogger Kamal Hussein Sheikho was released Sunday from jail but remains on trial for publishing reports allegedly harmful for the country, a rights group said.