Wednesday, 17 August, 2011 , 08:26 AFP — Kurdish rebels killed eight Turkish soldiers on Wednesday in an ambush in the southeast of the country, according to television reports.

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Monday, 15 August, 2011 , 15:03 AFP — Denmark-based Kurdish broadcaster Roj TV went on trial in Copenhagen Monday on charges of supporting "terrorism" with its broadcasts to Kurds in 68 countries.

Monday, 15 August, 2011 , 08:10 AFP — Turkey has denied the capture of a senior leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), after media reports quoting Iranian officials sparked confusion.

Saturday, 13 August, 2011 , 21:11 AFP — Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash between the army and Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey, a military source said Saturday.

Saturday, 13 August, 2011 , 15:28 AFP — Turkish authorities found the remains of 13 suspected Kurdish and leftist rebels in mass graves Saturday in eastern Turkey, local security sources said.

Saturday, 13 August, 2011 , 11:53 AFP — Kurdish rebels on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a pipeline in eastern Turkey that has cut off Iranian gas shipments to Turkey.

Saturday, 13 August, 2011 , 10:46 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels have abducted a Turkish soldier and a local official in the country's mainly Kurdish southeast, security sources said Saturday.

Saturday, 13 August, 2011 , 01:53 AFP — In Kurdistan, where conservative mores still dominate despite its reputation as a haven compared to the rest of Iraq, one female MP is fighting a lonely battle: legalised prostitution.

Friday, 12 August, 2011 , 10:51 AFP — An attack on a pipeline in eastern Turkey cut off Iranian gas shipments to Turkey overnight and it may take up to a week before they resume, the energy ministry said Friday.