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Iraqi Kurds vote for independence

The vote has infuriated Baghdad and the Kurds' other neighbours. And there's no sign of peace talks.

The vote has infuriated Baghdad and the Kurds' other neighbours. And there's no sign of peace talks. Also in this programme/podcast: Saudi women are told they will be allowed to drive; the German election results leave Europe in the slow lane; dicing with death under a Balinese volcano.
Photo: An Iraqi Kurdish man waves a Kurdish flag in the Iraqi Kurdish capital, Erbil, after the independence vote.
Credit: AFP/Getty

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