Sunday, 16 May, 2010 , 15:52 AFP — Iranian artillery bombarded parts of Kurdistan in northern Iraq where Kurdish rebels opposed to Tehran are said to be holed up, a local official said on Sunday.

Thursday, 13 May, 2010 , 18:04 AFP —

Thursday, 13 May, 2010 , 16:32 AFP — Dozens of journalists protested on Thursday to demand a probe into the murder of a young reporter who wrote highly critical articles about the rulers of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region.

Thursday, 13 May, 2010 , 15:24 AFP — Dozens of journalists protested on Thursday to demand a probe into the murder of a young reporter who wrote highly critical articles about the rulers of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region.

Thursday, 13 May, 2010 , 13:12 AFP — A Turkish court Thursday sentenced the former editor of a Kurdish-language newspaper to 166 years and six months in jail on charges of spreading propaganda for separatist rebels.

Tuesday, 11 May, 2010 , 10:18 AFP — Police have arrested a suspected Kurdish rebel allegedly planning bomb attacks against police buildings in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul, the Anatolia news agency reported Tuesday.

Monday, 10 May, 2010 , 13:59 AFP — A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded Monday in a bomb attack blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels in the country's southeast, near the Iraqi border, a security source said.

Sunday, 9 May, 2010 , 17:43 AFP — Kurdish parties have decided to jointly negotiate for posts in the Iraqi government which has yet to be formed after the March 7 election, the Kurdish regional president announced on Sunday.

Sunday, 9 May, 2010 , 17:38 AFP — Kurdish parties have decided to jointly negotiate for posts in the Iraqi government which has yet to be formed after the March 7 election, the Kurdish regional president announced on Sunday.

Saturday, 8 May, 2010 , 15:54 AFP — Two Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in roadside explosions blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels, the military said, as violence mounted in the country's restive southeast after a winter lull.