Friday, 13 November, 2009 , 15:35 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish politicians, locked in dispute with the Baghdad government, will lack unity for the first time when fighting January's general election, due to the rise of a new opposition force.

Thursday, 12 November, 2009 , 13:37 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish regional government said on Thursday it is willing to probe allegations that its forces had abused ethnic minorities, but rejected claims by Human Rights Watch of widespread abuse.

Wednesday, 11 November, 2009 , 15:00 AFP — Sweden's Supreme Court rejected Wednesday Turkey's extradition request for a citizen it accused of murder and membership in the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Wednesday, 11 November, 2009 , 14:53 AFP — Iran hanged on Wednesday a Kurdish activist convicted of "armed action" against the Islamic republic, Fars news agency reported, quoting the justice chief in Kurdistan province.

Wednesday, 11 November, 2009 , 11:49 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will brief lawmakers Friday on a government plan aimed at granting Kurds more freedoms and ending a 25-year deadly insurgency, media reports said.

Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 , 20:30 AFP — Turkey on Tuesday said its plan to end a 25-year Kurdish insurgency focused on democratic rights, as opponents accused the government of giving into "terrorists" and undermining national unity.

Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 , 18:12 AFP — Turkey Tuesday said improving democratic rights was key to its plan to end a 25-year Kurdish insurgency, as the government tried to win over opponents who accuse it of giving into "terrorists" and undermining national unity.

Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 , 16:20 AFP — Turkey's parliament met Tuesday to hear the government unveil a plan to end a deadly 25-year Kurdish insurgency, a project the opposition views as a threat to the country's unity.

Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 , 13:54 AFP — An oil dispute between Iraqi Kurdistan and the central government in Baghdad is unlikely to be resolved by the elections on January 21, 2010, the autonomous region's leader said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 , 11:54 AFP — The Turkish government will on Tuesday set out to lawmakers its vision on ending a deadly 25-year Kurdish insurgency -- a project that opposition parties say amounts to giving in to "terrorists" and undermining the country's unity.