Wednesday, 6 February, 2013 , 14:39 AFP — An Ankara prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the alleged killer of three Kurdish women activists who were shot dead in Paris last month, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.

Wednesday, 6 February, 2013 , 00:09 AFP — Seen by some as emblematic of the Mediterranean landscape and cuisine, the olive tree in fact has its domesticated roots in Kurdish regions, said a study Wednesday that seeks to settle an age-old debate.

Monday, 4 February, 2013 , 17:11 AFP — A German court on Monday handed down a six-and-a-half year jail term to a Kurdish man whose son gunned down his sister in a so-called "honour killing" that shocked Germany.

Thursday, 31 January, 2013 , 15:44 AFP — Turkey's outlawed Kurdish PKK rebel group denied Thursday reports that its militants would withdraw from positions in the country as part of a planned truce, saying they were false and part of a "deliberate psychological war".

Thursday, 31 January, 2013 , 12:44 AFP — Turkey's outlawed Kurdish PKK rebel group denied Thursday reports that its militants would withdraw from positions in the country as part of a planned truce, saying they were false and part of a "deliberate psychological war".

Tuesday, 29 January, 2013 , 15:07 AFP — Iraq's top energy official repeated claims on Tuesday that the country's autonomous Kurdish region was "illegally" exporting oil, the latest in a long-running dispute between the two sides.

Tuesday, 29 January, 2013 , 10:48 AFP — Turkey's Kurdish rebels will declare a ceasefire and withdraw to their bases in northern Iraq in the spring as part of a deal brokered between their jailed leader and the country's intelligence agency, media reported on Tuesday.

Sunday, 27 January, 2013 , 14:58 AFP — The Iraqi oil minister on Sunday reiterated an ultimatum to US energy giant ExxonMobil: to choose between working in southern Iraq and a controversial exploration deal with the autonomous Kurdish region.

Sunday, 27 January, 2013 , 09:25 AFP — In this green, mountainous part of northwest Syria, the boom of shells vibrates every few hours through dozens of villages abandoned by their terrified Kurdish inhabitants.

Sunday, 27 January, 2013 , 02:25 AFP — With the latest wave of arrests, the number of lawyers behind bars in Turkey has reached 45, hitting those defending Kurds and far-left activists hard, and even emptying the offices of some law firms.