Monday, 1 October, 2012 , 15:36 AFP — Two Kurdish brothers from Iraq, living as refugees in Switzerland, have been charged with taking part in a "terrorist" organisation linked to Al-Qaeda, the Swiss attorney general's office said Monday.

Monday, 1 October, 2012 , 14:23 AFP — Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has touched off speculation on his political future after dropping clear hints that he is eyeing the presidency to build on his near-decade in power.

Monday, 1 October, 2012 , 12:30 AFP — The Turkish government asked parliament Monday to renew the mandate for its armed forces to attack Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq for another year, amid an upsurge in clashes between the two sides.

Monday, 1 October, 2012 , 11:51 AFP — The Turkish government asked parliament Monday to renew the mandate for its armed forces to attack Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq for another year, amid an upsurge in clashes between tht two sides.

Sunday, 30 September, 2012 , 19:25 AFP — A suicide bomber blew up a car in the Kurdish city of Qamishli on Sunday, state television said, in the first such attack in Syria's mainly Kurdish northeast, which has largely kept out of the conflict between rebels and the regime.

Sunday, 30 September, 2012 , 15:29 AFP — A suicide car bomb rocked the Kurdish city of Qamishli on Sunday, state television said, in the first such attack in Syria's Kurdish region which has kept out of the conflict between rebels and the regime.

Sunday, 30 September, 2012 , 13:51 AFP — A suicide car bomb rocked the Kurdish city of Qamishli on Sunday, state television said, in the first such attack in Syria's Kurdish region which has kept out of the conflict between rebels and the regime.

Sunday, 30 September, 2012 , 12:51 AFP — A suicide car bombing in Qamishli, a Kurdish city in northern Syria, killed at least four people Sunday, state television reported, but a human rights group said that eight members of the security forces died in the blast.

Sunday, 30 September, 2012 , 12:31 AFP — A suicide car bombing in Qamishli, a Kurdish city in northern Syria, killed at least four people Sunday, state television reported, but a human rights group said that eight members of security forces died in the blast.

Sunday, 30 September, 2012 , 12:03 AFP — A suicide car bombing in Qamishli, a Kurdish city in northern Syria, killed at least four people on Sunday, state television said.