Monday, 8 December, 2008 , 17:33 AFP — Eleven young Kurds went on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of attacking two Turkish-owned bars and a cultural center in the southwestern city of Bordeaux last year.
Sunday, 7 December, 2008 , 20:09 AFP — Kurdish separatist rebels announced a unilateral nine-day ceasefire with the Turkish army from Sunday to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha feast, their spokesman Ahmed Danis told AFP.
Sunday, 7 December, 2008 , 14:59 AFP — Authorities in northern Iraq's Kurdish autonomous region have lifted two-year-old restrictions on Iraqis entering their zone from other parts of the country, a senior official said on Sunday.
Friday, 5 December, 2008 , 21:12 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Friday bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the army's general staff said.
Thursday, 4 December, 2008 , 17:53 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan is seeking compensation from Greece for having failed to prevent his capture by Turkish intelligence nearly a decade ago, a justice source said on Thursday.
Thursday, 4 December, 2008 , 14:09 AFP — A Turkish court here Thursday jailed Kurdish rights activist and former lawmaker Leyla Zana for 10 years for being a member of a separatist Kurdish rebel group and diffusing its propaganda.
Wednesday, 3 December, 2008 , 15:37 AFP — A gallows rope that once hung in Saddam Hussein's most notorious prison is part of a new exhibition that opened on Wednesday aimed at teaching young Iraqi Kurds about their tragic history.
Wednesday, 3 December, 2008 , 10:35 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday refused a request from the presidential council to suspend tribal councils that have sparked a bitter debate among the country's top leaders.
Monday, 1 December, 2008 , 20:02 AFP — A spate of attacks targeting security forces in the heart of Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul killed around 30 people on Monday -- the bloodiest day in Iraq in three weeks.
Monday, 1 December, 2008 , 19:56 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Monday bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the general staff said.
