Monday, 11 May, 2009 , 17:48 AFP — Five Kurdish rebels died after Iranian soldiers bombed northern Iraq, Turkish authorities said Monday, adding that nine shells also landed in Turkey's southeast corner.
Saturday, 9 May, 2009 , 19:07 AFP — Five people were killed Saturday in a suspected landmine blast on a rural road in southeast Turkey where Kurdish rebels are active, security sources said.
Saturday, 9 May, 2009 , 12:28 AFP — Another person has been arrested over the killing of 44 people at a Kurdish wedding in southeast Turkey this week, bringing the number of suspects to 11, Interior Minister Besir Atalay was quoted as saying Saturday.
Saturday, 9 May, 2009 , 12:02 AFP — Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will begin exporting crude oil for the first time on June 1, the regional government said.
Thursday, 7 May, 2009 , 07:28 AFP — A Turkish court on Thursday charged another two people over the massacre of 44 people at a Kurdish wedding in southeast Turkey, bringing the number of suspects to 10, court officials said.
Wednesday, 6 May, 2009 , 20:10 AFP — Canadian oil exploration firm Heritage Oil on Wednesday announced a major oil discovery in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, estimated to contain up to 4.2 billion barrels.
Wednesday, 6 May, 2009 , 19:36 AFP — A Turkish court charged eight suspects Wednesday over the slaying of 44 people in a machine gun massacre at a Kurdish wedding party blamed on members of a government-sponsored militia force.
Wednesday, 6 May, 2009 , 12:48 AFP — A wedding party massacre in Turkey's Kurdish southeast has put a spotlight on a paramilitary force that critics say abuses its mandate of fighting separatist rebels and should be dismantled.
Wednesday, 6 May, 2009 , 10:04 AFP — Ten Kurdish rebels were killed in a Turkish air strike last week targeting Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in northern Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 6 May, 2009 , 07:24 AFP — Eight suspects have been charged over the killing of 44 people at a wedding party in Turkey's Kurdish southeast, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday, quoting a senior local official.
