Friday, 26 February, 2010 , 16:10 AFP — French police arrested 11 people suspected of recruiting young fighters into the armed Kurdish separatist movement PKK, widely branded a terrorist group, an official said on Friday.

Friday, 26 February, 2010 , 12:42 AFP — Kurdish journalists covering the campaign for Iraq's March 7 general election have been subjected to attacks and have had their movements restricted, media groups said on Friday.

Wednesday, 24 February, 2010 , 18:34 AFP — Iran said on Wednesday it has foiled a bombing attack on defence ministry factory by an outlawed Kurdish group, accusing arch-foe Washington of backing them, local media outlets reported.

Tuesday, 23 February, 2010 , 10:54 AFP — A Syrian man of Kurdish origin has been arrested in southern Spain for throwing a shoe at visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, police said Tuesday.

Monday, 22 February, 2010 , 21:49 AFP — An international press freedom group on Monday criticised Turkey over the trial of a Kurdish journalist who is threatened with 525 years in jail.

Sunday, 21 February, 2010 , 12:16 AFP — Iranian security forces killed four members of an outlawed Kurdish group in an ambush on Sunday in West Azerbaijan province, the intelligence ministry said in a statement carried by local media.

Friday, 19 February, 2010 , 16:27 AFP — Electoral authorities on Friday imposed a curfew on campaigning in a northern Iraqi province that has become a fierce battleground for Kurdish votes ahead of the country's general election.

Friday, 19 February, 2010 , 14:19 AFP — A curfew on campaigning was imposed Friday in a province of northern Iraq that has become a fierce battleground for Kurdish votes in the run-up to the country's March 7 general election.

Thursday, 18 February, 2010 , 10:40 AFP — Security forces loyal to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's Kurdish party were accused on Thursday of having shot and wounded three people from a rival bloc in a clash at a political meeting in northern Iraq.

Monday, 15 February, 2010 , 16:13 AFP — Hundreds of Kurdish demonstrators clashed with police across Turkey on Monday in protests marking the anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.