1.
Study: More than half of pets overweight
KIRKUK, Iraq, June 9 (UPI) -- Arabs in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk said they don't like a set of U.N. recommendations for a power-sharing agreement with Kurds in the region.
The proposals drawn up by U.N. Special Envoy Steffan de Mistura have been rejected by committees representing Kirkuk's Arab population, which reportedly objected to an initial phase the proposal allowing the autonomous Kurdistan region to run cities in parts of the Mosul region, al-Sumaria Iraqi Satellite TV reported.
Arab participants in the meeting instead affirmed their support for the Arab unity bloc in Kirkuk, saying its policies best reflect the hopes and ambitions of Arab in the region.
De Mistura's second-stage resolutions cover disputed areas including Tal Afar, Sinjar, Shikhan and Khanqin while the third stage would be centered on the city of Kirkuk, al-Sumaria reported.
Arabs, Turkmen and Kurds have been disputing political control of Kirkuk, Iraq's fourth-largest city, since Kurdish forces briefly occupied it after the U.S. invasion of 2003 toppled former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
DETROIT, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day 2009 shouldn't receive life in prison for the failed attack, his legal adviser said.
|
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Hollywood's Paramount Pictures says director Michael Bay is to helm a fourth Transformers movie to be released in 2014.
|
BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
|
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Texas police said they arrested an 18-year-old woman who led them on a chase while wearing nothing but a pair of cowboy boots.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
