Saturday, 1 November, 2008 , 16:08 AFP — A suspected bomb blast injured two people Saturday at a Kurdish-majority city in Turkey's restive southeast on the eve of a visit there by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officials said.

Saturday, 1 November, 2008 , 14:27 AFP — Two people were injured in an explosion Saturday in a Kurdish-populated city in Turkey's restive southeast, a day before a planned visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a security source said.

Saturday, 1 November, 2008 , 13:12 AFP — Two people were injured in an explosion Saturday in the city of Hakkari in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, a day before a planned visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a security source said.

Saturday, 1 November, 2008 , 10:00 AFP — Iran's appeals court has confirmed an 11-year jail term for a Kurdish rights activist and journalist after he was convicted of acting against national security, his lawyer told AFP on Saturday.

Saturday, 1 November, 2008 , 05:13 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leaders may have a preference for Republican candidate John McCain but they do not foresee any dramatic change in US foreign policy if Democrat Barack Obama wins the day.

Friday, 31 October, 2008 , 11:03 AFP — Over 120 militants have defected from the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) after Turkish air raids against the group's hideouts in neighbouring Iraq over the past month, the Turkish military said Friday.

Thursday, 30 October, 2008 , 19:06 AFP — The parliament in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, under pressure from feminist groups, passed a law on Thursday limiting the circumstances under which a man may have more than one wife.

Tuesday, 28 October, 2008 , 13:12 AFP — Turkish warplanes bombed Tuesday Kurdish rebel positions in neighbouring northern Iraq, the army said.

Sunday, 26 October, 2008 , 17:44 AFP — Fresh protests over the alleged mistreatment of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan ended in violence and arrests Sunday, Anatolia news agency reported.

Monday, 20 October, 2008 , 14:13 AFP — A protestor was killed Monday in eastern Turkey as police clashed with Kurdish demonstrators angered by the alleged abuse ofjailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, officials said.