Saturday, 8 May, 2010 , 09:47 AFP — The Turkish air force has struck Kurdish rebel hideouts in neighbouring northern Iraq after an attack inside Turkey left two soldiers dead, the military said late Friday.

Friday, 7 May, 2010 , 13:05 AFP — Two Turkish soldiers and five Kurdish rebels were killed Friday in a clash in southeast Turkey close to the border with Iraq, a security source said.

Thursday, 6 May, 2010 , 15:08 AFP — The family of a Kurdish journalist and student who was kidnapped and killed held his funeral on Thursday, hours after his corpse was found.

Thursday, 6 May, 2010 , 14:46 AFP — Iraq's main Kurdish political bloc will accept the candidate for prime minister chosen by the new Shiite coalition of incumbent premier Nuri al-Maliki, a top official said on Thursday.

Thursday, 6 May, 2010 , 12:58 AFP — Iraq on Thursday invited international energy firms to submit bids in a September 1 auction of three gas fields, in a third major tender aimed at developing the war-torn state's oil and gas sectors.

Thursday, 6 May, 2010 , 11:12 AFP — A Turkish court has jailed 10 men for more than six years for passing intelligence to Kurdish rebels before a deadly attack on a military unit in 2007, a court official said Thursday.

Thursday, 6 May, 2010 , 09:56 AFP — An oil dispute between Iraq and the autonomous northern region of Kurdistan has been resolved, the central government's oil minister said in Baghdad on Thursday.

Wednesday, 5 May, 2010 , 16:03 AFP — Iraq inched towards a new government Wednesday with power set to be vested once more in the hands of Shiite religious parties that have close ties to Iran, pushing Sunni-backed secularists to the margins.

Wednesday, 5 May, 2010 , 09:57 AFP — Five Kurdish rebels, including two women, were killed after they battled Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in the western province of Kermanshah, Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

Sunday, 2 May, 2010 , 10:44 AFP — Turkish army chief Ilker Basbug vowed on Sunday to pursue the fight against separatist Kurdish rebels unabated after five soldiers were killed in militant attacks in two days.