Person: Bakhtiyar Amin

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Kurds dance in streets as Talabani named premier

THE Iraqi parliament yesterday picked Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the country's new interim president yesterday.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Iraq parliament elects new interim president

Iraq’s newly-elected parliament chose Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as its new interim president today, reaching out to the nation’s long-repressed Kurdish minority and taking one of the final steps toward forming Iraq’s first democratically elected government in 50 years.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2005

Iran denies fuelling Iraq insurgency

Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi today rejected claims that his country is undermining security in Iraq.

Sat, 31 Jul, 2004

Bin Laden aide surrenders to Saudis

A confidant of Osama bin Laden, seen on a videotape with the al-Qaida chief as he talked about the September 11 terror attacks, has surrendered to Saudi diplomats in Iran and has been flown to the Saudi capital.

Wed, 14 Jul, 2004