Bodies found at Turkish helicopter crash siteFriday, 27 Mars, 2009 , 18:23

Cnn.com | By Ivan Watson

ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Forty-eight hours after a harrowing distress call from a helicopter crash survivor in the mountains of eastern Turkey, Turkey's interior minister said Friday that rescuers have finally discovered the wreckage.


  

Skull found at suspected mass grave in TurkeyMonday, 16 Mars, 2009 , 11:11

Reuters.com | Sat Mar 14, 2009

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish investigators found a skull, burnt clothes and bones during excavations at a suspected dumping ground for victims of extra-judicial killings in the south east, state-run Anatolian news agency reported.


  

Talabani not expected to seek re-electionMonday, 16 Mars, 2009 , 10:59

Upi.com | March 15, 2009

BAGHDAD, March 15 (UPI) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is unlikely to seek re-election later this year but will remain active in politics, says the 75-year-old leader's Web site.


  

Iraqi President Sets Off Talk on Role of Iraqi KurdsMonday, 16 Mars, 2009 , 10:54

Nytimes.com | March 15, 2009 | By ALISSA J. RUBIN

BAGHDAD — President Jalal Talabani’s office confirmed Saturday that he would not seek a second term, setting off speculation over a battle for his successor and whether the Kurds would retain the post of president, one of the three top jobs in the Iraqi government.


  

Monday, 16 Mars, 2009 , 10:51

Newsweek Web Exclusive | 11 Mar 2009 | Lennox Samuels

As the U.S. military plans to withdraw from Iraq, a weakened rogue element remains a threat.


  

Iranian shelling kills Kurdish child on Iraq border: mayorThursday, 12 Mars, 2009 , 15:51

AFP | 11 January 2008

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iranian shelling of Kurdish border villages in northern Iraq left one child dead, a local official told AFP on Wednesday.


  

Calais refugee film makes illegal immigration 'noble' Sunday, 8 Mars, 2009 , 17:22

Telegraph.co.uk | 1 Mar 2009

A film about a 'lovable' Calais refugee who swims across the Channel in a bid to sneak into Britain has been released in cinemas in France.


  

Iraq Kurds complete unification of ministriesSunday, 8 Mars, 2009 , 17:21

AFP | Feb 24, 2009

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) — The two main Kurdish parties have completed the unification of their government in the autonomous region of northern Iraq, one of the main groups announced on Tuesday.


  

Friday, 6 Mars, 2009 , 15:27

March 4, 2009 | Upi.com

BERLIN, March 4 (UPI) -- The president of the Kurdistan Regional Government embarked on the second leg of his European tour with a visit Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.


  

Politician defies law, speaks Kurdish in TurkeyWednesday, 25 February, 2009 , 17:51

The Associated Press | 23 February 2009 | By SUZAN FRASER

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Kurdish politician defied Turkish law on Tuesday by giving a speech to Parliament in the Kurdish language. State-run television immediately cut off the live broadcast.