Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 10:16 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan was set to call a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict with Turkey that has cost tens of thousands of lives.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 08:27 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan was set to call a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, raising expectations for an end to a three-decade conflict with Turkey that has cost tens of thousands of lives.

Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 04:02 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan was set to call a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, raising expectations for an end to a three-decade conflict with Turkey that has cost tens of thousands of lives.

Wednesday, 20 March, 2013 , 11:36 AFP — Despite their longstanding wish for a single homeland called Kurdistan, the Kurds are today scattered over four countries spanning half a million square kilometres: Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.

Wednesday, 20 March, 2013 , 04:02 AFP — Turkey's armed Kurdish rebellion is poised to enter a historic ceasefire on Thursday, the Kurdish New Year, at the command of a single man only a handful of people have seen since 1999.

Monday, 18 March, 2013 , 20:37 AFP — The head of Turkish intelligence, Hakan Fidan, is the driving force behind the state's clandestine peace talks with a jailed Kurdish rebel chief that aim to end a bloody three-decade insurgency.

Monday, 18 March, 2013 , 19:49 AFP — Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has confirmed he will call for a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, the start of the Kurdish New Year, a lawmaker said after meeting the jailed PKK chief.

Monday, 18 March, 2013 , 17:23 AFP — The following is a chronology of events in Turkey's bloody Kurdish insurgency:

Monday, 18 March, 2013 , 17:03 AFP — Abdullah Ocalan, the charismatic Kurdish separatist leader dubbed the "nemesis" of the Turkish state, is now seen as the best bet to end decades of armed insurgency.

Monday, 18 March, 2013 , 16:19 AFP — Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has confirmed he will call for a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, the start of the Kurdish New Year, a lawmaker said after meeting the jailed PKK chief.