Sunday, 21 December, 2008 , 08:57 AFP — Turkey's public broadcaster will on January 1 inaugurate a television channel in Kurdish, a language banned in the country until the early 1990s, marking a fresh milestone in Ankara's fence-mending efforts towards the restive Kurdish community.

Wednesday, 17 December, 2008 , 14:57 AFP — Turkish warplanes and Iranian artillery pounded border areas of northern Iraq on Wednesday as they pressed an offensive against Kurdish rebels, an Iraqi Kurdish security forces spokesman said.

Wednesday, 17 December, 2008 , 14:52 AFP — A Turkish prosecutor has charged nine people over two deadly bomb blasts in Istanbul in July that claimed 17 lives and were blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels, Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.

Wednesday, 17 December, 2008 , 12:05 AFP — Turkish fighter jets on Wednesday bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the second raid in as many days, the military said in a statement.

Wednesday, 17 December, 2008 , 11:48 AFP — Turkish fighter jets on Wednesday bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the second raid in as many days, the military said in a statement.

Tuesday, 16 December, 2008 , 18:48 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Tuesday bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq, the military said.

Tuesday, 16 December, 2008 , 18:39 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Tuesday bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq, the military said.

Monday, 15 December, 2008 , 11:43 AFP — The Turkish government said Monday it will decide next year whether to end the solitary confinement of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Thursday, 11 December, 2008 , 11:37 AFP — Paris anti-terror prosecutors are hunting for two Kurdish PKK militants suspected of kidnapping a young woman near Paris to force her to join the rebel army, judicial officials and reports said Thursday.

Thursday, 11 December, 2008 , 09:17 AFP — A journalist from Iraq's Kurdish region has been pardoned after being jailed last month for a story allegedly favouring homosexuality, the Kurdish journalists' union said on Friday.