Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 22:29 AFP — Turkey's military on Wednesday imposed a curfew in parts of the southeast after at least 21 people were killed in pro-Kurdish protests over the government's failure to act against jihadists attacking the Syrian border city of Kobane.

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 21:54 AFP — President Barack Obama conferred with commanders Wednesday on the "difficult" fight against Islamic State jihadists as the US military warned air power alone could not prevent the group from seizing a key Syrian border town.

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 18:13 AFP — Turkey detained dozens of Kurds who crossed the border from the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on suspicion of links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), officials said on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 17:22 AFP — The Pentagon warned Wednesday US air power on its own could not prevent Islamic State jihadists from capturing the Syrian border town of Kobane, even as US warplanes kept up bombing raids in the area.

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 16:58 AFP — Turkey's military on Wednesday imposed a curfew in parts of the southeast after at least 19 people were killed in pro-Kurdish protests over the government's failure to act against jihadists attacking the Syrian border city of Kobane.

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 16:54 AFP — Thousands of Kurds demonstrated Wednesday in front of the UN headquarters in Arbil to demand international support for the Syrian town of Kobane as it tries to resist a deadly jihadist assault.

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 16:38 AFP — Street clashes pitting Kurds against radical Muslims left 23 people wounded in Germany, police said Wednesday amid fears that fighting in Syria and Iraq could further inflame passions.

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 15:46 AFP — Street clashes pitting Kurds against radical Muslims left 23 people wounded in Germany, police said Wednesday amid fears that fighting in Syria and Iraq could further inflame passions.

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 15:42 AFP — US and coalition warplanes kept up bombing raids on Islamic State jihadists near the Syrian border town of Kobane on Wednesday, as America's top military officer acknowledged difficulties in tracking the militants from the air.

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 15:36 AFP — Turkey detained dozens of Kurds who crossed the border from the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on suspicion of links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), officials said on Wednesday.