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US envoy to Iraq urges Americans to invest in Kurdistan


Thursday, 14 September, 2006 , 07:35 AFP The US ambassador to Iraq has urged American companies to invest in the northern Kurdish regions, considered relatively safe for business compared with the rest of the war-torn country.

Turkey wary as Iraqi Kurds hoist Kurdish flag


Thursday, 14 September, 2006 , 04:26 AFP The decision by northern Iraq's Kurdish leaders to ban the national flag and hoist their own has increased disquiet in Turkey about the prospect of a de facto Kurdish statelet on its doorstep, diplomats and analysts here say.

Fatal bomb in Turkey exploded by accident: officials


Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 , 16:41 AFP Ten people including seven children were killed in the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast when a powerful bomb went off accidentally in a crowded park, officials said Wednesday.

FRANCAIS SERVI Powerful bomb kills 10 in Turkey, Kurdish rebels under suspicion


Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 , 16:37 AFP Ten people including seven children were killed in the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast when a powerful bomb went off accidentally in a crowded park, officials said Wednesday.

Extreme right-wing group claims Turkey bombing, police unconvinced


Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 , 16:29 AFP A little-known extreme right-wing group said Wednesday that it was behind a deadly bombing in southeastern Turkey, but sources close to the police dismissed the claim as unconvincing.

Iraq releases Kurdish politician with PKK links


Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 , 15:29 AFP An Iraqi Kurdish politician with links to Turkey's outlawed PKK guerrillas was released on Wednesday in northern Iraq after being held for six days in connection with a murder case.

US seeking 'effective, visible' measures against Kurdish rebels: envoy


Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 , 14:19 AFP The United States is seeking "visible" measures to counter Iraq-based separatist Kurdish rebels and eliminate the threat they pose to NATO ally Turkey, a special US envoy said here Wednesday.

Powerful bomb kills 10 in Turkey, Kurdish rebels under suspicion


Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 , 11:33 AFP Ten people including seven children were killed in the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast when a powerful bomb went off accidentally in a crowded park, officials said Wednesday.

Deadly Turkey bomb exploded accidentally: officials


Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 , 10:08 AFP A powerful bomb that killed 10 people at a crowded park in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast exploded acidentally while being carried to another location, officials said Wednesday.

Powerful bomb kills 10 in Turkey's main Kurdish city


Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 , 07:53 AFP Ten people, including seven children, were killed and 14 injured when a powerful bomb late Tuesday rocked Diyarbakir, the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast.