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20,000 march in Berlin to demand PKK ban lifted

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 12:05

Some 20,000 people marched through central Berlin today to demand the German government lift its 20-year ban on the Kurdistan Workers` Party (PKK), organisers said.

Kurdistan Democratic Party wins regional polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 18:35

The Kurdistan Democratic Party won the regional parliamentary elections in Iraq`s autonomous region of Kurdistan, Iraq`s Independent High Electoral Commission said Wednesday.

Four killed in bombings in Iraq`s Kurdistan

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 19:20

At least four people were killed and some 29 wounded in multiple bomb explosions in the city of Arbil, the capital of Iraq`s autonomous region of Kurdistan Sunday, a Kurdish official said.

Iraqi Kurd forces vote for regional assembly

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 23:42

Tens of thousands of security forces in Iraq`s self-ruled northern Kurdish region flocked on Thursday to polling centers to vote, two days ahead of the area`s fourth election for local parliament since 1992.

Bombs in Iraq kill 26, mostly Shi’ite pilgrims

Last Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 14:29

Insurgents unleashed a string of bomb attacks mainly targeting Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims across Iraq, killing at least 26 people.

Suicide attack in Turkey; police officer killed

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 17:14

Fighting between Turkish forces and Kurdish rebels who seek self-rule has surged in recent months.

Turkey military killed 25 militants in Iraq

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 09:11

The Turkish Army also destroyed dozens of shelters for the PKK rebels, several ammunition depots and vehicle with anti aircraft guns.

Turkey: 13 held for blast that killed nine

Last Updated: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 11:48

Thirteen suspects have been detained in connection with a car bombing during Eid-ul-Fitr in Turkey that killed nine people.

Gunmen raid homes, kill 6 people in northern Iraq

Last Updated: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 18:47

The attacks came two days after a relentless assault across Iraq killed at least 93 people and wounded many more.

Over 90 dead in attacks: Iraq officials

Last Updated: Friday, August 17, 2012, 09:14

Since the beginning of August, more than 190 people have been killed in violence across Iraq

Wave of attacks in northern, central Iraq kill 24

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 17:45

More than 120 people have been killed in violence across Iraq since the start of August.

Kurdish rebels kidnap Turkish lawmaker

Last Updated: Monday, August 13, 2012, 10:07

The rebels of the Kurdistan Workers` Party, or PKK, are fighting for autonomy in the Kurdish-dominated southeast region.