Kerry Meets Iraq's Kurdish Leaders in Push for Reforms

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says forming an inclusive government is the "central challenge" facing Iraq, as he continues consulting with leaders about reshaping the government and countering a Sunni Islamist militant surge. Kerry met Tuesday in Irbil with Massoud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in northeastern Iraq, who told the top U.S. diplomat that Iraq is "facing a new reality." Barzani said the Kurds are looking for "a...

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