Thursday, 14 September, 2017 , 11:15 AFP — Iraq's parliament voted on Thursday to sack the governor of oil-rich Kirkuk over his decision for the northern province to vote in a Kurdish independence referendum opposed by Baghdad.

Thursday, 14 September, 2017 , 10:54 AFP —

Thursday, 14 September, 2017 , 08:13 AFP — Turkey on Thursday warned Iraqi Kurdish leaders that a planned independence referendum would "have a cost" as Ankara welcomed a vote by Iraq's parliament against the poll.

Tuesday, 12 September, 2017 , 18:09 AFP — Iraq's parliament on Tuesday voted against plans by Kurdish leaders to hold an independence referendum just two weeks before it was to be held, echoing regional criticism of the poll.

Tuesday, 12 September, 2017 , 16:59 AFP — Iraq's parliament's on Tuesday voted against plans by Kurdish leaders to hold an independence referendum just two weeks before it was to be held, echoing regional criticism of the poll.

Tuesday, 12 September, 2017 , 15:11 AFP — Iraq's parliament's on Tuesday voted against plans by Kurdish leaders to hold an independence referendum just two weeks before it was to be held, echoing regional criticism of the poll.

Tuesday, 12 September, 2017 , 10:02 AFP — The Iraqi parliament voted on Tuesday to oppose an independence referendum planned by Iraqi Kurdish leaders for later this month prompting a walkout by Kurdish lawmakers.

Tuesday, 12 September, 2017 , 09:40 AFP — The Iraqi parliament voted on Tuesday to oppose an independence referendum planned by Iraqi Kurdish leaders for later this month prompting a walkout by Kurdish lawmakers.

Tuesday, 12 September, 2017 , 09:26 AFP —

Friday, 8 September, 2017 , 14:53 AFP — A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party's former spokesman Ayhan Bilgen after his arrest in January, a party official said.