Tuesday, 27 July, 2010 , 14:16 AFP — Turkish officials on Tuesday blamed separatist Kurdish rebels for an attack that killed four police as ethnic tensions boiled over for a second day, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Monday, 26 July, 2010 , 10:56 AFP — The Turkish authorities have began releasing Kurdish children jailed for taking part in violent protests after a law aimed ar ending their plight took effect, Anatolia news agency reported Monday.

Monday, 26 July, 2010 , 07:26 AFP — Six soldiers were wounded Monday in a landmine explosion in southeast Turkey blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels, Anatolia news agency reported.

Sunday, 25 July, 2010 , 07:29 AFP — As US troops withdraw from Iraq, a large swath of the oil-rich north coveted by the Kurdish regional government remains a powder keg that threatens to explode in violence, experts here say.

Saturday, 24 July, 2010 , 10:13 AFP — A bomb blast blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels in eastern Turkey left four Turkish soldiers wounded, the Anatolia news agency reported Saturday.

Friday, 23 July, 2010 , 12:23 AFP — The Turkish army said Friday it had killed at least nine Kurdish rebels earlier this week in clashes after a bloody attack on a military unit at the Iraqi border.

Friday, 23 July, 2010 , 11:14 AFP — Turkey's military said Friday it was probing allegations that some of its officers were linked to separatist Kurdish rebels and might have helped them.

Thursday, 22 July, 2010 , 11:03 AFP — Turkey's parliament Thursday passed a law to curb the imprisonment of Kurdish children who take part in violent protests, a practice that has further poisoned ties with the restive minority.

Thursday, 22 July, 2010 , 09:36 AFP — Turkey's parliament Thursday passed a law to curb the imprisonment of Kurdish children who take part in violent protests, a practice that has further poisoned ties with the restive minority.

Wednesday, 21 July, 2010 , 18:48 AFP — Suspected Kurdish rebels blew up a pipeline carrying natural gas from Iran to Turkey, forcing the shutdown of the conduit, officials said Wednesday.