Iran probes death in custody of Kurdish student: judiciary
10h12 - TEHRAN, Jan 29, 2008 (AFP) - Iran is probing the death of a Kurdish student who the authorities said committed suicide under detention in the northwestern city of Sanandaj, the judiciary said on Tuesday.

Iraq cuts off oil supplies to SKorea
05h22 - SEOUL, Jan 29, 2008 (AFP) - Iraq has stopped crude oil exports to South Korea in protest at an exploration deal involving Korean firms in Iraqi Kurdistan, officials said Tuesday.

Turkish warplanes bomb rebel targets in Iraq: army
12h29 - ANKARA, Jan 15, 2008 (AFP) - The Turkish military said its warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq Tuesday.

Three more charged in Turkey over deadly car bomb attack
11h53 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - A Turkish court Monday charged three more suspects in connection with a deadly car bomb attack here earlier this month, judicial officials said.

Student dies after Turkey bomb blast; toll hits seven: school
14h34 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 18, 2008 (AFP) - The death toll from a car bomb attack in Turkey's largest Kurdish-majority city this month climbed to seven on Friday as a teenager died from his injuries in hospital, his school said.

About 60 rebel targets destroyed in Turkish air strike in Iraq: army
12h35 - ANKARA, Jan 18, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish warplanes destroyed about 60 Kurdish rebel positions in neighbouring Iraq in a bombing raid earlier this week, the military said Friday.

Ten Kurdish rebels surrender in Turkey: army
11h27 - ANKARA, Jan 18, 2008 (AFP) - Ten Kurdish rebels have turned themselves in to the authorities in southeast Turkey, bringing to 21 the number of militants to surrender in the past month, the Turkish army said Friday.

Turkey bombs rebel targets in northern Iraq
14h35 - ARBIL, Iraq, Jan 15, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq on Tuesday in the latest in a series of cross-border air strikes, Turkey's military and northern Iraqi security forces said.

Turkish warplanes bomb rebel targets in Iraq: army
12h58 - ANKARA, Jan 15, 2008 (AFP) - The Turkish military said its warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq Tuesday.

Kurds demand redress for Anfal slaughter
17h32 - ARBIL, Iraq, Jan 14, 2008 (AFP) - Kurdish leaders at a ceremony on Monday for 371 victims of Saddam Hussein's genocide campaign demanded redress from the Iraqi government while families of the dead urged that those responsible be hanged.

Turkish PM can't predict end of Iraq offensive
14h45 - MADRID, Jan 14, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he cannot predict when his country's offensive against Kurdish guerrillas in neighboring Iraq, which began in mid-December, will end.

Iraq Shiite and Sunni MPs sign new 'unity' pact
15h14 - BAGHDAD, Jan 13, 2008 (AFP) - Parliamentary blocs representing Sunnis, Shiites and independents on Sunday signed on to a common platform stressing the need for Iraqi national unity and central control over oil reserves.

Bomb suspects remanded by Turkish court: sources
12h36 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 12, 2008 (AFP) - A Turkish court on Saturday remanded seven suspects in custody over a deadly car bomb in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir blamed on separatists, court sources said.

Seven jailed over deadly bombing in Turkey Kurdish city: court
09h37 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 12, 2008 (AFP) - A Turkish court on Saturday remanded seven suspects in custody pending trial over a deadly car bomb in Turkey's main Kurdish city blamed on separatist rebels, court sources said.

Second bomb attack foiled in Turkish city: governor
15h20 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 11, 2008 (AFP) - A second bomb attack plotted by Kurdish militants was foiled in Turkey's main Kurdish city following a powerful blast last week that killed six people, the local governor said Friday.

Kurds say Turkish army shells Iraq border area
10h25 - ARBIL, Iraq, Jan 11, 2008 (AFP) - The Turkish army on Friday pounded areas across the border in northern Iraq with artillery fire, continuing its assaults on suspected rebel positions, a Kurdish border guard official said.

Kurds say Turkish army shells Iraq border area:
09h53 - ARBIL, Iraq, Jan 11, 2008 (AFP) - The Turkish army on Friday pounded areas across the border in northern Iraq with artillery fire, continuing its assaults on suspected rebel positions, a spokesman for the Kurdish border guard said.

Kurdish suspect confesses to deadly bomb attack in Turkey: police
15h14 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 10, 2008 (AFP) - The main suspect in a probe over a deadly car bomb blast in Turkey's main Kurdish city has confessed to carrying out the attack on orders from the separatist PKK group, police and judicial officials said Thursday.

Iraq insurgents warn Norway against expelling leader
19h30 - BAGHDAD, Jan 9, 2008 (AFP) - The main Sunni insurgent coalition in Iraq on Wednesday said it would seek reprisals against Norway if it expels Mullah Krekar, the founder of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Islam.

Two more suspects detained after Turkey car bomb attack: officials
14h34 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 9, 2008 (AFP) - Turkey has detained two more people with suspected links to Kurdish rebels after a deadly car bomb attack, bringing to nine the number of suspects in custody, judicial officials said Wednesday.

Kurdish party granted extra time over links with rebels: lawyer
11h35 - ANKARA, Jan 9, 2008 (AFP) - Turkey's Constitutional Court on Wednesday gave the country's main Kurdish party extra time to prepare its defence against charges of alleged links with separatist rebels, a party lawyer said.

Turkish leader rules out "political solution" to PKK crisis
01h29 - WASHINGTON, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul indicated Tuesday that his country cannot, by itself, forge a "political solution" ending two decades of attacks by Kurdish rebels based in nearby northern Iraq.

US vows to help Turkey confront Kurdish rebels
22h14 - WASHINGTON, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday vowed to help Turkey battle Kurdish fighters based in Iraq, but urged its NATO ally to work with Baghdad on a "long-term political solution" to end the 20-year conflict.

US, Turkey, vow to confront PKK 'common enemy'
17h21 - WASHINGTON, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush and visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul vowed Tuesday to keep working together to confront outlawed Iraq-based Kurdish rebels that they branded a "common enemy."

Turkish police question Iraq-trained Kurd over deadly blast
16h42 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish police questioned Tuesday a suspected member of the Kurdish separatist PKK over a deadly car bomb here last week, officials and reports said, as the group apologised for the attack.

Bush, Gul to tackle Kurdish fighter issue
16h13 - WASHINGTON, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday pressed Turkey to work with Iraqi leaders to craft a "long-term political solution" aimed at ending years of attacks by Iraq-based Kurdish rebels on Turkish targets.

Turkey releases four men held over Diyarbakir car bomb
18h51 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 6, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish prosecutors released four suspects Sunday who had been held over last week's deadly car bomb attack in the main Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, justice officials said.

Iran kills rebels in Kurdish area: report
09h45 - TEHRAN, Jan 6, 2008 (AFP) - Iranian security forces killed a number of foreign-backed rebels in its western Kermanshah province, which has a substantial population of minority Kurds, the Fars news agency reported Sunday.

Turkish PM says PKK betrayed its own in attack
18h40 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 5, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday called a deadly car bomb attack in the southeastern Anatolia region a "betrayal" of Kurds by Kurdish rebels blamed for the act.

Turkish police hold four over deadly bombing
17h38 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 4, 2008 (AFP) - Turkish police have detained four suspects over a deadly car bomb attack in the main Kurdish city of Diyarbakir and more explosives have been seized, officials said Friday.

Police hold four over deadly bombing in Turkey
12h08 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 4, 2008 (AFP) - Police are holding four suspects in custody in connection with a car bomb attack in Turkey's main Kurdish-populated city of Diyarbakir that killed five people and injured 68, a prosecutor said Friday.

Police detain four over deadly Turkey bombing: prosecutor
08h28 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 4, 2008 (AFP) - Police have detained four people over a powerful car bomb attack in Turkey's main Kurdish-populated city that killed five people, Diyarbakir's chief prosecutor said Friday.

Car bomb kills five in Turkey's main Kurdish city
20h23 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - A powerful car bomb exploded Thursday near a military base in Diyarbakir, Turkey's main Kurd-dominated city, killing five people and wounding about 70, officials said.

Car bomb kills five in Turkey's Kurdish region
18h21 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - A powerful car bomb exploded Thursday near a military base in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, killing five people, hospital officials said.

Car bomb kills at least four in Turkey's Kurdish region
17h24 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - A powerful car bomb exploded Thursday near a military base in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast, killing four people, officials said.

Four killed, 68 injured in Turkey car-bomb blast: governor
16h55 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - Four people were killed and 68 others injured in a car-bomb explosion Thursday in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast, the governor said.

At least four killed in Turkey car-bomb blast: hospital
16h37 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - At least four people were killed and 35 injured in a car-bomb explosion Thursday in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast, hospital sources said.

At least three killed in Turkey car-bomb blast: hospital
16h15 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - At least three people were killed and 35 injured in a car-bomb explosion Thursday in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast, hospital sources said.

At least three killed in Turkey bomb blast: hospital
16h05 - ANKARA, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - At least three people were killed and 35 injured in a bomb explosion Thursday in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast, hospital sources said.

Some 20 injured in bomb attack in southeastern Turkey: police
15h41 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - A bomb exploded Thursday near a military base in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast, injuring at least 20 people, police said.

Several injured in bomb attack in southeastern Turkey: police
15h10 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - Several people were injured in a bomb explosion Thursday in Diyarbakir, the biggest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, local police said.