ABC News Online: Kurdish referendum: President Barzani declares victory in independence vote amid threats
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani has declared a victory for the "yes" vote in the Kurdish independence referendum, amid ongoing threats of being cut off from Baghdad and a swathe of regional neighbours.
"You, the people of Kurdistan, you did not allow your will to be broken," Mr Barzani said.
Speaking in a televised address, Mr Barzani called on Iraq's central Government in Baghdad to engage in "serious dialogue … instead of threatening" the KRG with sanctions and for neighbouring countries to respect the will of millions of people who voted yes on Monday.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iraq warns Kurds as they claim victory in independence vote.
Syria to consider granting Kurds greater autonomy.
Iraq: ISIL kills seven soldiers in Anbar province.
In east Syria, civilians flee IS, and deadly air strikes.
Israel cuts jail term of soldier who killed prone Palestinian assailant.
‘This is a huge step for us’: jubilation as Saudi women allowed to drive.
Interpol votes to admit Palestine as full member.
ASIA
We are totally prepared': Trump says the U.S. will attack North Korea if it has to and it 'will be devastating'.
US Treasury ratchets up pressure on North Korea, sanctioning 10 banks.
S. Korean leader says N. Korea still has chance for peaceful resolution.
China imports 1.6 million tonnes of coal from North Korea in August despite ban.
Rockets hit Kabul airport after Mattis’s arrival.
Trump pushing Afghan president to close Taliban office in Qatar, sources say.
Rohingya crisis takes heavy toll on Myanmar economy.
Yingluck Shinawatra: ex-Thai PM sentenced to five years in jail. Thai ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra found guilty over rice subsidy policy.
AFRICA
Kiir tells South Sudan police to work with UN.
Libyan rights groups accuse UAE of war crimes.
Tortured, abused, deported: Cameroon accused of driving out Nigerians. Cameroon 'has forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees'.
Thousands march against corruption in South Africa.
Angola swears in Joao Lourenco as president.
Northern Togo: an unlikely place for a protest movement.
EUROPE
German election: Merkel facing tough red lines for coalition.
US and Russia quietly end diplomatict tailspin.
Spain to deploy police to prevent Catalan independence vote. Catalonia referendum: Spanish security forces move to 'neutralize' polling stations.
EU announces plan to take another 50,000 migrants from Africa and create new ways for them to safely reach Europe.
Thousands evacuated in Ukraine as ammunition depot explodes.
Ireland to hold abortion referendum in 2018, weeks before Pope Francis visits.
AMERICAS
‘Obamacare’ survives; GOP concedes on last-gasp repeal try.
Pentagon: 44 percent of Puerto Ricans lack clean drinking water.
Tillerson meets Cuban minister to discuss ‘health attacks’ on US diplomats. Cuba warns US against hasty decisions in mysterious diplomat illness case.
Trump to set refugee cap at 45,000.
US-Mexico border wall prototype construction starts.
Gunmen kill 14 at Mexico drug rehabilitation centre.
Otto Warmbier: Parents say US student was 'jerking violently' when returned from North Korea.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Russia says killed commanders of ex-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
U.S. deliberately withheld medical care at Guantánamo, federal lawsuit claims.
US Gen. Dunford: Six months from now, ISIS will have ‘less credibility’.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Washington pushes for major tax cuts.
Fears of a Transatlantic trade war erupt as the Defence Secretary warns Boeing could be cut out of MoD contracts in the Bombardier row.
Ryanair to cancel flights affecting 400,000 more passengers. Ryanair travel chaos is to last until next MARCH: Beleaguered airline axes 34 entire routes with 18,000 flights in a move that will affect 400,000 passengers.
