Senior US general in Turkey for talks on Kurdish rebels: official
11h27 - ANKARA, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - A senior US general arrived here Thursday on a a one-day visit for talks with his Turkish counterparts on efforts to root out Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, a US embassy official said.

Iraqi Kurdistan criticises central government oil plans: report
08h26 - MADRID, July 1, 2008 (AFP) - The minister of natural resources of Iraqi Kurdistan criticised the plans of the Iraqi government to award service contracts to foreign oil companies, in an interview published on Tuesday.

Ankara, Tehran ganging up against Kurds: rebel chief
14h28 - MOUNT QANDIL, Iraq, June 28, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish Kurd rebel chief Murat Karayilan on Saturday urged Turkey to hold talks with his guerrilla group rather than forming an anti-Kurdish alliance with Iran and Syria.

Kurdish rebel ambush kills civilian in Turkey: source
07h15 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, June 26, 2008 (AFP) - Kurdish rebels Thursday opened fire on a convoy of civilian vehicles carrying soldiers in southeast Turkey, killing a driver and wounding four troops, a security source said.

Three Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey: report
12h23 - ANKARA, June 25, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish soldiers killed three separatist Kurdish rebels in clashes Wednesday in the mainly Kurdish east of the country, a senior local official told the Anatolia news agency.

SKorea, Iraqi Kurdistan sign oil exploration deal
07h50 - SEOUL, June 25, 2008 (AFP) - A South Korean consortium has forged a deal to explore eight oilfields in Iraqi Kurdistan in return for major construction projects in the region, officials said Wednesday.

Germany bans Kurdish television channel
18h27 - BERLIN, June 24, 2008 (AFP) - Germany on Tuesday banned a Kurdish television station from broadcasting in the country because it promotes the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said.

Iraqi Kurds sign oil deals with Canadian firms
07h32 - BAGHDAD, June 24, 2008 (AFP) - Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said it has signed two oil contracts with Canada's Talisman Energy despite Baghdad's stiff opposition to such deals before a national oil law is drawn up.

Two Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey: security source
14h00 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, June 20, 2008 (AFP) - Two Kurdish rebels were killed Friday in fighting with Turkish soldiers in the Kurdish-populated east of the country, a security source said.

Turkish transsexual star on trial over army criticism
12h22 - ISTANBUL, June 18, 2008 (AFP) - One of Turkey's most popular singers went on trial Wednesday on charges of turning the public against the army, an offence punishable by a three-year prison term.

Three Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey fighting: report
10h37 - ANKARA, June 18, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish soldiers killed three separatist Kurdish rebels in a clash Wednesday in the Kurdish-populated east of the country, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkey bombards Kurdish rebels in Iraq: army
06h03 - ANKARA, June 17, 2008 (AFP) - The Turkish army said Tuesday it had crushed a group of Kurdish militants operating in northern Iraq by bombarding them from across its border.

Turkish soldier killed in mine blast blamed on Kurdish rebels: report
11h47 - ANKARA, June 12, 2008 (AFP) - A Turkish soldier was killed Thursday in the southeast of the country when he stepped on a landmine believed to have planted by separatist Kurdish rebels, Anatolia news agency reported.

Iraq road bomb kills three Kurdish security guards
10h50 - SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, June 12, 2008 (AFP) - A roadside bomb attack killed three security personnel from the Kurdish peshmerga forces deployed in the restive Diyala province of Iraq, a security official told AFP on Thursday.

Turkish parliament approves Kurdish-language TV channel
14h07 - ANKARA, June 11, 2008 (AFP) - The Turkish parliament on Thursday voted a bill to introduce a Kurdish-language channel on state television in line with a government promise to the Kurdish minority.