say in october and independence referendum certainly having a moment in time with kurds in iraq the latest to have their say on autonomy sunni now has the latest that's right and iraq's kurdish minority has voted in independence a referendum on the outcome will likely be yes when those official results are revealed that is despite plenty of international pressure both the u.s. and the u.n. are opposed to the pole. celebrate the holding of the independence referendum. on monday today we voted for the independence of kurdistan and it's a session from iraq. we want to change our iraqi identity to kurdish. i say goodbye to iraq and yes to independence. the non-binding vote was held despite pressure from all sides iraq's central

government said it would never accept the speeding up of the country internationally the united nations warns the kurds push for independence could ignite more regional conflicts by the us feared it would distract from the fight against so-called islamic states. that could say the fight is partly about acknowledging the contribution of their peshmerga fighters in confronting i.a.'s. god gives us this land and we have to protect it with our blood. we made sacrifices for the land and god willing the kurdish state will be announced soon and we are ready to sacrifice ourselves for it. iraq's neighbors also have significant populations of a heads need is there were a divide could fuel kurdish nationalism in their countries. so there are

a lot of. our attitude on this issue is very clear. regardless of the results with the clear this referendum and voyage. it is not in conformity with the current law in iraq. we declare it illegitimate. guide him a shrewd. turkey has tightened up security on its border to kurdistan where its carrying out military exercises. is also threatening to turn off the pipeline which carries oil from kurdistan through turkey to the outside world. top stories that we're following at this hour the winners of this year's right livelihood award of announced one of them an investigative journalist to expose corrupt government officials in azerbaijan. as the alternative nobel prize the

award recognizes defenders of the environment and human rights. and cesaro michel's beginning talks today to cobble together a new government that's after sunday's general election left her conservatives the biggest party in parliament but politically weakened after record losses. thanks for watching it over you can head to our website dot com for all the latest news and information around the clock we'll see you right back here at the top of the hour.

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seriously. as if you sent she had to take a lot of really smart remarks. course of time she absorbed all of this and made by the time she was chancellor saying for a look that to day has become the brand. new style trousers and a colored blazer topped off with a good haircut was set in two thousand and five the first she sported a bowl cut when she became party leader then chancellor a hairdryer became part of her styling programme. she won the power battle with her hair and with her critics too. but no matter how her hairstyle developed over the years her clothes remain the same the blazer is part of the chancellor's uniform it's got one cut but comes in many shades color psychologists

are challenged by the choice of hue big. they try to use it to determine her political intent. but doesn't show her hand the days color is simply an expression of how she feels. that she has three hundred sixty five. people copying her and she's become a model for women abroad they say hillary clinton did this during her last campaign when she appeared in colored outfits rather than black pants. and she was sending a political message as well to. have. the description of the nation's mother used to be used condescendingly but merkel is long been praised now for how she keeps even the bad boys in line and for how she pursues her policy with her demure yet sincere manner reducing debt and organizing

the budget plus how concerned she is and cares hollywood political campaigners like richard gere and george clooney seeker support and she seemed genuinely pleased when germany won the soccer world cup in twenty fourteen that put an end to criticism of.