Nowrouz Festivities held in Iran
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani speaks during during celebrations for Nowrouz (Persian New Year) on March 27, 2010 in Tehran, Iran. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian
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At least two people died and dozens other were injured Wednesday in three bomb attacks in Kurdish areas near Kirkuk, Iraq, officials said.
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Iraq's Kurds, part of the world's largest stateless ethnic group, are pushing closer to what has long seemed the impossible dream of independence.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was flown to Germany Thursday to be treated for a stroke he suffered this week, his office said.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is responding to treatment after he was hospitalized, Iraqi officials said.
If Iraq's stricken president, onetime guerrilla leader Jalal Talabani, dies or is permanently incapacitated following his stroke, the violence-torn country faces political turmoil a year and a day after U.S. military forces completed their withdrawal.
The United Nations said it was concerned about the state of affairs in Iraq, where violence is increasing a year after U.S. forces left.
Iraqi officials said Tuesday that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was in critical but stable condition after suffering a stroke late Monday.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was hospitalized in Baghdad after suffering a stroke, Iraqi TV reported Tuesday.
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