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Iraqi school for Roma is basic, but gives hope


Sunday, 5 December, 2010 , 02:59 AFP It might look modest, but the tent that acts as a class room and the car that doubles as an office are, for the Roma who attend lessons there, the first school of its kind in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Iraq's Sunnis eye Kurdish-style autonomy


Saturday, 4 December, 2010 , 01:42 AFP Iraq's Sunnis, many of them angry that their favoured political bloc failed to win the premier's post in a power-sharing deal, are increasingly turning to the concept of forming an autonomous region.

Iraq's Aziz gets 10 years in prison for Kurd killings


Monday, 29 November, 2010 , 13:39 AFP An Iraqi court sentenced former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz to 10 years in prison on Monday for the killing of minority Faili Kurds during the rule of Saddam Hussein.

Iraq's Aziz gets 10 years in prison for Kurd displacement


Monday, 29 November, 2010 , 13:17 AFP An Iraqi court sentenced former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz to 10 years in prison on Monday for the displacement and killing of minority Faili Kurds during the rule of Saddam Hussein.

Iran says two rebel leaders killed in Kurdish city


Sunday, 21 November, 2010 , 12:30 AFP Iranian security forces have killed two "terrorists" in clashes in the Kurdish-populated western city of Sanandaj, the intelligence ministry said on Sunday.

Iran defuses two bombs in Kurdistan province: report


Tuesday, 16 November, 2010 , 18:55 AFP Iranian authorities have defused two bombs hidden in the western city of Sanandaj in Kurdistan province, Press TV quoted a provincial official on Tuesday as saying.

Syrian Kurds denied right to health: UN rapporteur


Sunday, 14 November, 2010 , 19:36 AFP The UN rapporteur on the right to health Anand Grover said on Sunday that some 300,000 Syrian Kurds were deprived of health care and urged the authorities to resolve the issue.

Turkey to hire professional soldiers to fight rebels


Tuesday, 9 November, 2010 , 12:27 AFP Turkey is to recruit 50,000 professional soldiers to its conscript army for anti-terrorist missions against Kurdish rebels, Defence Minister Cecdi Gonul was quoted as saying Tuesday.

Ethiopian housemaid trades broom for song stardom in Iraq


Saturday, 6 November, 2010 , 14:12 AFP Ethiopian housemaid Mahlet is changing her name to Maha and cutting her first video clip after proving to her Iraqi boss that she can sing better than she can clean.

Radical Kurdish group claims Istanbul suicide bombing


Thursday, 4 November, 2010 , 12:27 AFP A radical Kurdish group claimed responsibility Thursday for a suicide attack in Istanbul at the weekend that wounded 32 people, in a statement posted on its website.