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Fragments unearthed in Turkey killing probe: source


Friday, 3 April, 2009 , 09:20 AFP Investigators have dug up 15 bone fragments in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast where victims of extrajudicial killings were allegedly buried, a local judicial source said on Friday.

SKorean firms vow to continue oil exploration in Iraq


Friday, 3 April, 2009 , 08:35 AFP South Korean firms said Friday they would continue drilling for oil in an autonomous region of Iraq despite a decision by the central government to ban them from taking part in tenders.

Iraq penalises two S Korean oil firms for Kurd deal


Thursday, 2 April, 2009 , 15:16 AFP Iraq's oil minister penalised two South Korean oil firms on Thursday, banning them from taking part in Iraqi tenders after they signed a billion-dollar contract with the Kurd regional government.

Three charged in Turkish probe over missing Kurds: source


Thursday, 2 April, 2009 , 13:55 AFP A Turkish court charged three people Thursday over alleged summary killings of Kurds in the 1990s, as investigators excavated a suspected burial site, a judicial source said.

Korean oil deal with Kurds illegal: Iraq minister


Thursday, 2 April, 2009 , 12:44 AFP Iraq's oil minister told the South Korean ambassador on Thursday that an oil deal last year between Seoul and the Kurdish regional government is illegal.

Two charged in Turkish probe over missing Kurds: source


Thursday, 2 April, 2009 , 09:19 AFP A Turkish court charged two people Thursday on charges of involvement in alleged summary killings of Kurds in the 1990s, as investigators excavated a suspected bural site, a judicial source said.

Syria jails members of banned Kurdish party: rights group


Monday, 30 March, 2009 , 15:43 AFP The state security court has imposed prison sentences on four Kurds for being members of a banned party, a Syrian human rights group said on Monday.

Danish prosecutors probe Kurdish TV: diplomat


Monday, 30 March, 2009 , 10:10 AFP Danish prosecutors met Turkish officials last week in a probe into a Denmark-based Kurdish television channel that Ankara wants banned, the Danish ambassador said Monday.

US military builds new jail in northern Iraq


Sunday, 29 March, 2009 , 17:17 AFP A new prison has been inaugurated in northern Iraq capable of holding 3,000 detainees, the American military said in a statement on Sunday.

Rebel Kurds slam Iraq's Talabani over arms ultimatum


Sunday, 29 March, 2009 , 13:11 AFP Turkish Kurd rebels in northern Iraq slammed President Jalal Talabani on Sunday for giving an ultimatum during a visit by his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul for them to lay down their arms.