Iraqi Kurdistan is a self-ruling region, located in northern Iraq and comprised of three governorates out of the 18 governorates of Iraq; Erbil, Duhok and Sulaymaniya.
China, which says living standards in the region have improved markedly since it started ruling the region in 1951, has increased security in Tibetan areas since the 2008 unrest.
Under the terms of a 2002 International Court of Justice ruling, the region was awarded to Cameroon, and Obasanjo was criticized by the international community when Nigeria did not immediately comply by withdrawing its troops from the area in the subsequent years.
The fact of a woman ruling a region in the Seven Kingdoms is nearly unheard of and quite a progressive notion in the misogynist world of "Thrones".
Turkey is stronger than ever and there is sense of urge to be regarded as a power like the Ottoman Empire was in its day, ruling the region, demanding respect and wielding influence far beyond her borders.
Diệm put Cẩn in charge of central Vietnam, stretching from Phan Thiết in the south to the border at the 17th parallel, with Cẩn ruling the region as a virtual dictator.
IN ITS campaign to attract foreign investment, Iraq's self-ruling Kurdish region often promotes itself as the "gateway to Iraq".
But this operation, at the Tawke oilfield near Iraq's northern frontier with Turkey, will be beamed live to a giant screen in a new conference centre in Erbil, capital of Iraq's self-ruling Kurdistan region.
This was once a self-ruling, autonomous region, but Milosevic re-voked its autonomy in 1989 and has been tightening his oppressive screws ever since.
This was once a self-ruling, autonomous region, but Milosevic revoked its autonomy in 1989 and has been tightening his oppressive screws ever since.
