Friday, 23 December, 2011 , 20:16 AFP — Turkish authorities released an AFP photographer Friday, three days after he was detained as part of a probe into journalists suspected of colluding with Kurdish rebels.

Friday, 23 December, 2011 , 15:13 AFP — The leader of Iraqi Kurdistan said Friday that a contract the autonomous region signed with US energy giant ExxonMobil was constitutional and claimed Iraq's premier had initially given his assent.

Friday, 23 December, 2011 , 03:04 AFP — The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday condemned the arrests of up to 29 journalists and what they described as "the ongoing media repression" in Turkey.

Wednesday, 21 December, 2011 , 10:30 AFP — Turkish troops killed 21 Kurdish rebels in clashes during the last six days, local security sources said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 21 December, 2011 , 10:04 AFP — Turkish troops killed 21 Kurdish rebels in clashes during the last six days, local security sources said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 21 December, 2011 , 09:58 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday called on authorities in the autonomous Kurdish region to hand over Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is wanted on allegations of running a death squad.

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Tuesday, 20 December, 2011 , 18:42 AFP — European security body OSCE on Tuesday denounced the arrests of several journalists in Turkey, including an AFP photographer, over suspected links with Kurdish rebels.

Tuesday, 20 December, 2011 , 13:48 AFP — Turkish police arrested an AFP photographer and several other journalists on Tuesday in an operation against people with suspected links with Kurdish rebels, the photographer's lawyer said.