Monday, 2 November, 2009 , 18:36 AFP — The Turkish government said Monday it would set out a reform project next week to improve the rights of the country's Kurdish minority.

Monday, 2 November, 2009 , 09:17 AFP — US Vice President Joe Biden and president Massud Barzani of Iraqi Kurdistan have pressed the need for a key election law to be passed in Baghdad, Kurdish authorities said on Monday.

Sunday, 1 November, 2009 , 19:51 AFP — Three women and a child died in floods that hit the north of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Sunday, a provincial governor and military officers told AFP.

Sunday, 1 November, 2009 , 17:57 AFP — The prime minister of the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan called on MPs Sunday to cut ministers' and top officials' wages by 10 percent and allocate those funds for investment, a lawmaker said.

Friday, 30 October, 2009 , 19:29 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stressed the importance of ties with Iraq, which he termed Ankara's gateway to the Gulf, on a historic visit to Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday.

Friday, 30 October, 2009 , 16:35 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu arrived in the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq on Friday, as part of Ankara's efforts to end a conflict with Kurdish rebels based across its southern border.

Wednesday, 28 October, 2009 , 11:10 AFP — Lawmakers in the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan swore in a new government on Wednesday in a session clouded by several MPs walking out after a refusal of separate votes for each minister.

Tuesday, 27 October, 2009 , 15:05 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Iraq's Kurdistan region soon as part of Ankara's efforts to end a conflict with Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, officials said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 27 October, 2009 , 13:42 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan risks losing a large part of his support base and deepening social tensions as his plan to expand Kurdish rights and end a bloody insurgency faltered at the outset, analysts said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 27 October, 2009 , 10:18 AFP — A Kurdish member of Turkey's parliament was sentenced to 18 months in jail Tuesday for "terrorist" propaganda, according to court records seen by AFP.