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Arab and Kurdish leaders trade barbs over Iraq unrest


Sunday, 16 August, 2009 , 19:57 AFP Arab and Kurdish politicians in northern Iraq traded accusations of responsibility on Sunday over a series of bloody bombings that have rocked the region in recent days.

Arab and Kurdish leaders trade barbs over Iraq unrest


Sunday, 16 August, 2009 , 14:43 AFP Arab and Kurdish politicians in northern Iraq traded accusations of responsibility on Sunday over a series of bloody bombings that have rocked the region in recent days.

Turkish policeman killed in Kurdish demo: report


Sunday, 16 August, 2009 , 10:53 AFP A policeman was stabbed to death during unrest at a Kurdish demonstration in southern Turkey, media reports said Sunday.

Turkey's Kurds mark 25 years of conflict


Saturday, 15 August, 2009 , 15:55 AFP About 25,000 Kurds gathered Saturday at the spot where Kurdish rebels launched a bloody insurgency against Turkish rule 25 years ago, calling for a peaceful settlement to the conflict.

Rebels urge Kurdish youth to join armed struggle: report


Saturday, 15 August, 2009 , 10:23 AFP A rebel commander urged Kurdish youths Saturday to join the ranks of its militants as the insurgency in Turkey's southeast marked its 25th year, a news agency close to the rebels reported.

Kurdish rebels urge Turkey to accept peace plan: report


Friday, 14 August, 2009 , 18:01 AFP Kurdish rebels waging a separatist campaign against Turkey called on the government Friday to accept a peace plan their jailed leader is due to announce, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported.

Kurdish rebels urge Turkey to accept leader's peace plan: report


Friday, 14 August, 2009 , 14:08 AFP Kurdish rebels waging a separatist campaign against Turkey called on the government Friday to accept a peace plan their jailed leader is due to announce, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported.

Senior MP proposes exile for Kurdish rebel leaders


Wednesday, 12 August, 2009 , 08:17 AFP A senior member of Turkey's ruling party has proposed that Kurdish rebel leaders be exiled and remaining militants pardoned as part of efforts to end the 25-year Kurdish insurgency, in remarks published Wednesday.

Kurdish mag sparks wrath by urging Jews to return to Iraq


Wednesday, 12 August, 2009 , 04:06 AFP A new magazine in Iraq's Kurdistan region has caused furore among conservative Muslims with a rousing call for Jews to leave Israel -- and come back to Iraq.

Two jailed in Iraq for planning to kill Kurdish writer


Monday, 10 August, 2009 , 19:12 AFP An Iraqi court has imposed six year prison terms on two men for planning to kill the editor of a Kurdish magazine which fights corruption, the publication said on Monday.