Tariq al-Hashemi pictured in Ankara in 2007. Iraq has reached a "crossroad," its fugitive vice-president told AFP Friday but strongly rejected the country's partition amid a deepening crisis stoking ... more 

Tariq al-Hashemi pictured in Ankara in 2007. Iraq has reached a "crossroad," its fugitive vice-president told AFP Friday but strongly rejected the country's partition amid a deepening crisis stoking sectarian tensions less