Thursday, 27 October, 2011 , 09:23 AFP — Turkey's defence minister said Thursday a major operation launched against Kurdish rebels in retaliation for an attack that killed 24 soldiers had ended, Anatolia news agency reported.

Thursday, 27 October, 2011 , 08:05 AFP — Turkey's defence minister said Thursday a major operation launched against Kurdish rebels in retaliation for an attack that killed 24 soldiers had ended, Anatolia news agency reported.

Thursday, 27 October, 2011 , 07:55 AFP —

Wednesday, 26 October, 2011 , 11:08 AFP — Residents of remote villages flattened by Turkey's powerful earthquake say they are digging out bodies with their own shovels after being left to fend for themselves by the authorities.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 16:06 AFP — Crowds of Kurds pelted journalists and police with stones in the quake-hit city of Van on Tuesday as their anger at the Turkish media's coverage of the disaster boiled over.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 15:10 AFP — The Turkish army Tuesday denied that tanks crossed into Iraq, in a statement posted on its website.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 15:02 AFP — The Turkish army Tuesday denied that tanks crossed into Iraq, in a statement posted on its website.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 14:30 AFP — No Turkish forces have entered north Iraq, border guards and Kurdish rebels said on Tuesday, despite an eyewitness report that Turkish troops were moving through the country's northernmost province.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 12:32 AFP — Crowds of Kurds pelted journalists and police with stones in the quake-hit city of Van on Tuesday as their anger at the Turkish media's coverage of the disaster boiled over.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 10:52 AFP — No Turkish forces have entered north Iraq, border guards and Kurdish rebels said on Tuesday, a day after Turkish security sources said troops, tanks and military vehicles had crossed the frontier.