Iraq asks Kurd rebels to stop fighting Turkey, Iran
(Reuters) - Iraq wants Kurdish rebels based in its northern region of Kurdistan to stop using the area to launch attacks against neighbouring Turkey and Iran, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.
TVNZ-Iran has continued to fire shells into northern Iraq despite protests from Baghdad, threatening relations between the two neighbours, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said.
Iran dismisses reports of leaflets warning Iraq Kurds
(Reuters) - Iran denied knowledge on Wednesday of any leaflets warning villagers in northeastern Iraq to evacuate ahead of an Iranian military offensive against Kurdish rebels there.
Reuters-A call by Italy for Iran to immediately stop executions has boiled over into a diplomatic row, with Tehran accusing Rome of meddling in its internal affairs and Italy dismissing that as an exaggerated response.
DW-The German government has strongly rebuked France for signing a nuclear deal with Libya to build a reactor, saying it's politically problematic and can hurt German interests.
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(Reuters) - Iraq wants Kurdish rebels based in its northern region of Kurdistan to stop using the area to launch attacks against neighbouring Turkey and Iran, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.
TVNZ-Iran has continued to fire shells into northern Iraq despite protests from Baghdad, threatening relations between the two neighbours, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said.
(Reuters) - Iran denied knowledge on Wednesday of any leaflets warning villagers in northeastern Iraq to evacuate ahead of an Iranian military offensive against Kurdish rebels there.
BBC-Turkey and Iraq have agreed to "expend all efforts" to oust a Kurdish separatist group from northern Iraq.
Reuters-A call by Italy for Iran to immediately stop executions has boiled over into a diplomatic row, with Tehran accusing Rome of meddling in its internal affairs and Italy dismissing that as an exaggerated response.
BBC-Iran has sentenced two dissident journalists from its ethnic Kurdish minority for being "enemies of God".
DW-The German government has strongly rebuked France for signing a nuclear deal with Libya to build a reactor, saying it's politically problematic and can hurt German interests.