Gulf states, Yemen condemn US Senate plan to divide Iraq (AFP)

An Iraqi boys runs through a gap in a concrete wall separating the Shiite and Sunni neighbourhoods of al-Shula and al-Ghazaliyeh in Baghdad, 15 September. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has condemned a US Senate non-binding resolution to divide Iraq on ethnic and religious lines, saying it would complicate matters further in the war-torn country.(AFP/File/Ali Al-Saadi)AFP – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Friday condemned a US Senate non-binding resolution to divide Iraq on ethnic and religious lines, saying it would complicate matters further in the war-torn country.


US air raid in Baghdad kills 10: Iraqi officials (AFP)

US soldiers search a house in Baquba, 27 September. A US air strike has killed at least 10 people, including women and children, in a building in a mainly Sunni area of Baghdad.(AFP/Alexander Nemenov)AFP – A US air raid has killed at least 10 people, including women and children, in a building in a mainly Sunni area of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said Friday.


Turkey, Iraq sign counterterrorism pact (AP)

Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay, left, greets his Iraqi counterpart Jawad al-Bolani as he arrives for talks to discuss Turkish concerns over separatist Kurdish rebels holed up in bases in northern Iraq, in Ankara, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. Turkey is seeking an anti-terrorism cooperation agreement with Iraq that would engage its neighbor in cracking down on the rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, which has been attacking targets in Turkey from bases in northern Iraq. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP – Turkey and Iraq on Friday signed a counterterrorism pact aimed at cracking down on separatist Kurdish rebels who have been attacking Turkey from bases in Iraq.


Iraqi Leader rejects division of nation (AP)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki looks back as he sits in his seat during the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)AP – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday rejected a U.S. Senate proposal calling for the decentralization of Iraq’s government and giving more control to the country’s ethnically divided regions, calling it a “catastrophe.”


Turkey, Iraq sign anti-terrorism deal (Reuters)

A Turkish military helicopter flies over the town of Sirnak in the mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey with Cudi mountain on the Iraqi border in the background June 9, 2007. Turkey and Iraq signed an anti-terrorism deal on Friday targeting Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, but failed to agree on a plan that would have let Turkish troops chase militants across their shared border. (Osman Orsal/Reuters)Reuters – Turkey and Iraq signed an anti-terrorism
deal on Friday targeting Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq,
but failed to agree on a plan that would have let Turkish
troops chase militants across their shared border.


PRESS RELEASE: GameXa Announce The Launch Of The First Virtual Currency Trading Platform (gamesindustry.biz)

GameXa, ( www.gamexa.com) an innovative new gamer to gamer marketplace for virtual currency trading has launched. The online service enables gamers to trade currency with their peers in a safe, secure environment with an easy-to-use interface.

FKI to improve trading performance (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

FKI rallied Friday after the engineer reported turnover up around 7% during the first half and said it remains well positioned to improve its trading performance in the current year.

Australian Currency Mixed Asian Trading (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) – Australian dollar is mixed ahead of the European dealings on Friday. The Aussie is higher against the US dollar and the euro but down versus the kiwi. Against the Japanese yen, the Aussie has reversed its early Asian losses completely.

Australian Currency Choppy Against Euro (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) – In trading against the euro on Thursday, the Australian currency saw little direction.

Swiss Currency Shows Weakness Against Euro (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) – In trading against the euro, the Swiss franc saw weakness into trading on Thursday mid-morning. The currency fell to 1.6576 as action progressed.