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Some 150 Kurds on trial in Turkey over rebel links


Monday, 18 October, 2010 , 09:09 AFP A Turkish court began the trial Monday of 151 Kurds, among them popular politicians, who risk lengthy jail terms for allegedly being the urban wing of separatist Kurdish rebels.

Turkish soldiers kill three Kurdish rebels: security source


Thursday, 14 October, 2010 , 15:06 AFP Turkish soldiers killed three Kurdish rebels in a security operation Thursday in the east of the country, a local security source said.

Kurds get their way at Asian film festival


Wednesday, 13 October, 2010 , 03:00 AFP Kurdish film programmer Mustafa Gundogdu rests his head on his hand for a moment as he considers the fate of his culture and of his cinema.

Turkish parliament extends mandate for Iraq strikes: report


Tuesday, 12 October, 2010 , 17:32 AFP Turkey's parliament on Tuesday extended the government's mandate to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels holed up in neighbouring northern Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported.

'The ball is in your court' on EU bid, France tells Turkey


Tuesday, 12 October, 2010 , 11:43 AFP French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner urged Turkey on Tuesday to push ahead with reforms in order to advance its lagging accession negotiations with the European Union.

Biden calls Iraqi Kurdish leader


Friday, 8 October, 2010 , 21:51 AFP US Vice President Joe Biden on Friday called Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani as tortuous efforts continued to form a government seven months after Iraq's elections.

Kurdish rebels kidnap three workers in Turkey: official


Friday, 8 October, 2010 , 13:29 AFP Separatist Kurdish rebels have kidnapped three workers from a road construction site in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, officials said Friday.

Danish prosecutor asks court to ban Kurdish TV


Thursday, 7 October, 2010 , 16:50 AFP A Danish prosecutor on Thursday asked a court to ban Roj TV, a Copenhagen-based Kurdish TV network, accusing it of supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a listed terrorist organisation.

Danish prosecutor asks court to ban Kurdish TV


Thursday, 7 October, 2010 , 11:03 AFP A Danish prosecutor on Thursday asked a court to ban Roj TV, a Copenhagen-based Kurdish TV network, accusing it of supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), listed as a terrorist organisation.

Turkey's Kurd rebels extend truce by one month: report


Thursday, 30 September, 2010 , 16:11 AFP Separatist Kurdish rebels based in Iraq extended a truce with Turkey by one month on Thursday, but warned that the conflict will not end until Ankara entered negotiations.