Monday, 1 February, 2010 , 17:03 AFP — Turkey's main Kurdish party on Monday elected a human rights activist as its leader, two months after the country's top court banned its sister party, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Wednesday, 27 January, 2010 , 12:29 AFP — Dozens of Iraqis gathered at the grave of "Chemical Ali" in northern Iraq on Wednesday to praise the cousin and notorious henchman of Saddam Hussein who was executed for gassing thousands of Kurds in 1988.

Wednesday, 27 January, 2010 , 09:01 AFP — A European anti-torture delegation has visited Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan in prison in Turkey after he complained about living conditions, media reports said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 27 January, 2010 , 09:01 AFP — Dozens of Iraqis on Wednesday gathered at the grave of "Chemical Ali" the notorious cousin and henchman of Saddam Hussein who was executed for gassing thousands of Kurds in 1988, an AFP reporter said.

Wednesday, 27 January, 2010 , 08:19 AFP — Iranian armed forces have arrested the alleged killer of a local prosecutor after they clashed with Kurdish rebels, a senior provincial official was quoted as saying Wednesday by local media.

Tuesday, 26 January, 2010 , 19:26 AFP — US troops have started joint operations with Iraqi forces both Arab and Kurdish in disputed northern zones aiming to boost trust and reduce tensions between Sunni Arabs and Kurds, the army said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 26 January, 2010 , 15:56 AFP — Hundreds of Kurds took to the streets of the Iraqi town of Halabja on Tuesday to celebrate the execution of 'Chemical Ali', hanged for the gassing of some 5,000 of its residents in 1988.

Tuesday, 26 January, 2010 , 14:04 AFP — Hundreds of Kurds took to the streets of the Iraqi town of Halabja on Tuesday to celebrate the execution of 'Chemical Ali', hanged for the gassing of some 5,000 of its residents in 1988.

Tuesday, 26 January, 2010 , 13:54 AFP — Hundreds of Kurds took to the streets in the Iraqi town of Halabja on Tuesday to celebrate the execution of 'Chemical Ali', hanged for the gassing of some 5,000 of its residents in 1988.

Tuesday, 26 January, 2010 , 12:18 AFP — American troops have started joint operations with Iraqi and Kurdish forces in Iraq's disputed northern zones in an effort to dampen tensions between Kurds and Sunni Arabs, the US army said Tuesday.