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Rice urges Kurds to work for peaceful, unified Iraq


Friday, 6 October, 2006 , 18:22 AFP US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met the leaders of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Friday, urging them to cooperate with Iraqi Arabs in building a peaceful and unified country.

Two Turkish soldiers wounded in first clash since ceasefire


Friday, 6 October, 2006 , 13:26 AFP Two soldiers were wounded in eastern Turkey in the first clash with Kurdish rebels since the unilaterial declaration of a ceasefire five days earlier by the Kurdistan Workers' Party, security sources said Friday.

Rice leaves Iraq after delay due to aircraft fault


Friday, 6 October, 2006 , 11:41 AFP US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left Iraq on Friday after a delay of more than two hours due to aircraft technical problems, her spokesman said.

Rice departure from Iraq delayed by aircraft fault


Friday, 6 October, 2006 , 10:02 AFP US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was stuck in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil Friday because the plane she flew in on from Baghdad earlier in the day was damaged on landing, a member of her entourage said.

Rice tells Iraq's Kurds to share their oil


Friday, 6 October, 2006 , 08:53 AFP US Secretary of State Rice continued her surprise visit to Iraq on Friday with a trip to the Kurdish autonomous region in the north for talks on sharing of the country's oil wealth.

Iraq parliament condemns assassination of Kurdish colleague


Friday, 6 October, 2006 , 07:28 AFP Iraq's parliament condemned the assassination of a Kurdish deputy on Friday following the discovery of his body and that of his bodyguard in a Sunni neighborhood.

Rice visits Kurdish leader in northern Iraq


Friday, 6 October, 2006 , 07:13 AFP US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived Friday in Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan, for talks with regional president Massoud Barzani on efforts to ensure that Iraq's oil resources benefit the entire country, an AFP journalist traveling with her said.

Bush, Turkey's Erdogan discuss EU, terrorism


Monday, 2 October, 2006 , 17:19 AFP US President George W. Bush on Monday backed Turkey's push for European Union membership and hailed joint efforts to fight terrorism as he met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkish army vows to fight Kurdish rebels despite ceasefire


Monday, 2 October, 2006 , 10:49 AFP The Turkish military vowed Monday to fight on against Kurdish separatists despite a rebel ceasefire ordered at the weekend, saying that the only way out for them was to surrender.

Iraq Kurds in turmoil over Saddam spy allegations


Sunday, 1 October, 2006 , 17:50 AFP Iraqi Kurds were left reeling after two independent newspapers named scores of people who allegedly cooperated with Saddam Hussein's feared intelligence services, including many now in positions of power.