Friday, 10 October, 2014 , 10:09 AFP —

Friday, 10 October, 2014 , 08:37 AFP — Kurdish militia fought to hold off Islamic State group jihadists in the battleground Syrian border town of Kobane on Friday as pressure grew for action by neighbouring Turkey.

Thursday, 9 October, 2014 , 20:55 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Thursday that the peace process with Kurdish rebels would not be derailed by "sabotage", after at least 27 people were killed in protests over the government's policy on Islamic State (IS) militants.

Thursday, 9 October, 2014 , 16:23 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Thursday that the peace process with Kurdish rebels would not be derailed by "sabotage", after at least 23 people were killed in protests over the government's policy on Islamic State (IS) militants.

Thursday, 9 October, 2014 , 13:15 AFP — Kurdish fighters appeared to control most of the Syrian border town of Kobane Thursday amid continued US air strikes on Islamic State jihadists, the US military said.

Thursday, 9 October, 2014 , 11:12 AFP — Deadly protests in Turkey over the government's policy on Islamic State (IS) militants are aimed at sabotaging the fragile peace process between Kurdish rebels and Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday.

Thursday, 9 October, 2014 , 09:59 AFP — Over 1,000 Kurds again took to German streets overnight, watched by riot police, a day after 23 people were hurt in clashes between Kurds and radical Muslims, police said Thursday.

Thursday, 9 October, 2014 , 08:09 AFP — Pro-Kurdish protesters angered by the Turkish government's lack of action against jihadists in Syria clashed for the third night running with police as the death toll from the violence rose to 22, officials said Thursday.

Thursday, 9 October, 2014 , 02:07 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.

Thursday, 9 October, 2014 , 01:51 AFP — US-led warplanes on Wednesday intensified bombing raids against jihadists advancing on the strategic Syrian border town of Kobane, in a desperate bid to help Kurdish forces who are holding out despite the Islamic State group's three-week assault.