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Four dead, 15 injured in attack on police bus in Turkey


Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 , 16:05 AFP others wounded Wednesday when suspected Kurdish militants, armed with assault rifles, attacked a police bus in Turkey's southeast, local officials said.

One dead, 14 injured in attack on police bus in Turkey


Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 , 15:18 AFP A police officer was killed and 14 other people were injured Wednesday when suspected Kurdish militants, armed with bombs and other weapons, attacked a police bus, security sources said.

At least three injured in attack on police bus in Turkey


Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 , 15:01 AFP At least three people were injured Wednesday when suspected Kurdish militants attacked a police bus with bombs and other weapons in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's Kurdish-populated southeast, security sources said.

Turkish parliament convenes to vote on Iraq strikes


Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 , 12:25 AFP Turkey's parliament Wednesday to vote on extending the government's mandate to order strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, days after 17 soldiers died in an attack near the border.

Iran jails woman activist on national security grounds


Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 , 12:12 AFP An Iranian appeals court has upheld the conviction of a women's rights campaigner in the ethnically Kurdish northwest on national security grounds but reduced her jail sentence to 18 months, her lawyer told AFP on Wednesday.

Turkey to vote on Iraq strikes after bloody rebel attack


Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 , 08:36 AFP Turkish lawmakers were expected to vote Wednesday for extending the government's mandate to order strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, days after 17 soldiers died in an attack near the border.

Turkey threatens Iraq raid after deadly Kurdish rebel attack


Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 , 14:53 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Tuesday to launch a fresh incursion into northern Iraq as warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets across the border after a deadly attack killed 17 troops.

Turkish PM threatens incursion into Iraq after rebel attack


Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 , 10:25 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Tuesday to launch an incursion into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels if necessary, after a bloody attack last week left 17 soldiers dead.

Turkish PM says incursion into Iraq possible 'if need be'


Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 , 09:23 AFP Turkey will launch an incursion into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels "if need be", Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday after a bloody attack last week left 17 soldiers dead.

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebels in Iraq, Turkey


Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 , 08:07 AFP Turkish warplanes Tuesday bombed more than 20 Kurdish rebel targets inside Turkey and across the border in northern Iraq, intensifying an onslaught triggered by a deadly militant attack last week.