Thursday, 24 January, 2013 , 17:51 AFP — A Turkish court Thursday sentenced sociologist Pinar Selek to life in prison for terrorism, after three previous trials had acquitted her of having a role in a 1998 explosion that killed seven people.

Thursday, 24 January, 2013 , 16:13 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan voiced confidence on Thursday that ExxonMobil would stick to a controversial energy deal after rare talks between the US firm and Baghdad sparked speculation that it would backtrack.

Thursday, 24 January, 2013 , 14:17 AFP — Syrian troops bombarded besieged districts of Homs on Thursday, as clashes raged for the fifth day a row in the "capital of the revolution" where 73 people have been killed since Sunday, a watchdog said.

Thursday, 24 January, 2013 , 12:41 AFP — The alleged killer of three Kurdish women activists shot dead in Paris made more than 10 visits to Turkey in recent years, local media reported on Thursday, quoting police sources.

Wednesday, 23 January, 2013 , 16:09 AFP — Kurdish organisations in France and Iraq on Wednesday claimed that the alleged killer of three female activists shot dead in Paris must have been a shadowy double agent working for Turkey.

Wednesday, 23 January, 2013 , 11:13 AFP — ExxonMobil has met officials from Iraqi Kurdistan, a statement said, after rare talks with Baghdad, which has decried a controversial deal between the US giant and the autonomous region.

Tuesday, 22 January, 2013 , 14:20 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his government was determined to settle the three-decade Kurdish conflict and would guarantee safe passage for rebels wishing to leave the country.

Monday, 21 January, 2013 , 22:25 AFP — The driver of a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader shot dead in Paris with two other female activists has been charged with their murder, a French prosecutor announced Monday.

Monday, 21 January, 2013 , 18:44 AFP — The driver of a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader shot dead in Paris with two other female activists has been charged with their murder, a French prosecutor announced Monday.

Monday, 21 January, 2013 , 18:38 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held talks with ExxonMobil's chief on Monday, a rare meeting with the US energy giant whose disputed deal with the autonomous Kurdish region has drawn Baghdad's ire.