Thursday, 16 April, 2009 , 13:09BAGHDAD (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.
Monday, 6 April, 2009 , 16:14Kurdishrights.org | 4 April 2009
Protests broke out in the city of Agri in the mostly Kurdish region of Turkey when it was announced that 3000 votes had been voided during the elections last weekend. Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party protested the discarding of votes after their party lost the city elections by a very close margin to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Monday, 6 April, 2009 , 15:52The Associated Press | 4 April 2009
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkish news agencies say a Kurdish demonstration turned deadly in southeast Turkey as police clashed with thousands of protesters trying to reach the village of an imprisoned Kurdish rebel chief to mark his 60th birthday.
Friday, 27 Mars, 2009 , 18:23Cnn.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.
Monday, 16 Mars, 2009 , 11:11Reuters.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.
Monday, 16 Mars, 2009 , 10:59Upi.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.
Monday, 16 Mars, 2009 , 10:54Nytimes.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.
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.
Thursday, 12 Mars, 2009 , 15:51AFP | 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.
Sunday, 8 Mars, 2009 , 17:22Telegraph.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.
