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Iran foils Kurdish rebels bomb attack: media


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.

Man held in Spain for throwing shoe at Turkish PM


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.

Turkey under fire over journalist trial


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.

Four Kurdish rebels killed in Iran


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.

Curfew on election campaign in northern Iraqi province


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.

Curfew on election campaign in northern Iraqi province


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.

Three shot in Iraqi Kurd pre-election clash


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.

Kurds, police clash in Turkey on rebel capture anniversary


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.

Kurds clash with Turkey police on rebel capture anniversary


Monday, 15 February, 2010 , 13:04 AFP Hundreds of Kurdish demonstrators clashed with police here Monday in a protest marking the anniversary of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture.

Turkey arrests 86 over links to Kurdish rebels


Saturday, 13 February, 2010 , 16:02 AFP Turkish police Saturday arrested 86 people suspected of links with Kurdish separatist rebels in operations in ten provinces across the country, security sources said.