Canada.com | By Jordana Huber, Canwest News Service
 
TORONTO — A Kurdish music star stopped at gunpoint by police after a motorist thought they'd seen a gun in his car said he is considering legal action.

TODAY'S ZAMAN | ANKARA

Amid renewed talks of a solution to the decades-long Kurdish problem in the Turkish capital, observers have expressed their concern over possible incidents that might outrage the public and may eventually derail the ongoing process.

AP | By SELCAN HACAOGLU

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's government said Wednesday it is prepared to grant more rights to the nation's Kurds in an effort to end the 25-year insurgency by Kurdish rebels.

The Associated Press | ANNE GEARAN (AP National Security Writer)

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — A combat brigade of 5,000 American troops may be brought home early from Iraq if the trend of reduced violence holds, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

The Times | timesonline.co.uk

The Kurdish leader proposing to end a 25-year-long conflict with Turkey that has cost 30,000 lives believes his peace offer is a once in a generation opportunity that must be grasped by both sides.

KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) — Ten Iraqi policemen were killed when a massive car bomb tore through a bus in the northern city of Kirkuk on Wednesday underscoring the fragility of recent security gains.

The Kurdish region of Iraq has seen gains in human rights, but security forces "regularly abuse their authority" and women continue to be targets of violence, Amnesty International said Tuesday.

Bbc.co.uk

Security forces in the Iraq's northern Kurdish provinces are operating "beyond the rule of law", a report by Amnesty International has warned.

BAGHDAD (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.