Sunday, 5 October, 2008 , 02:50 AFP — UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condemned the attack by separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey near the Iraqi border that killed 15 soldiers, his spokesperson Michelle Montas said.

Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 18:44 AFP — Turkey said Saturday the destruction of separatist Kurdish rebels would take precedence over all other concerns after 15 soldiers and 23 militants died in clashes sparked by a rebel attack near the Iraqi border.

Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 18:26 AFP — Britain on Saturday condemned an attack by Kurdish rebels on Turkish forces that left 38 people dead and said it stood "shoulder-to-shoulder" with Ankara in its fight against the separatists.

Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 18:01 AFP — United Arab Emirates-based firms Dana Gas PJSC and Crescent Petroleum announced on Saturday that they had begun producing gas under a deal with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region over Baghdad's objections.

Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 16:40 AFP — Turkey's civilian and military leaders held emergency talks Saturday as Ankara vowed strong action after 15 soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels died in clashes sparked by a rebel attack near the Iraqi border.

Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 16:10 AFP — Turkish civilian and military leaders met here Saturday to discuss Ankara's response after 15 soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels were killed in heavy fighting sparked by a rebel attack near the Iraqi border.

Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 12:17 AFP — The European Union condemned Saturday an attack by Kurdish separtists on a military post in southeastern Turkey which left at least 15 soldiers dead.

Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 12:12 AFP — Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Saturday vowed a strong response after 15 Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels were killed in the deadliest clashes in a year after a rebel attack near the Iraqi border.

Thursday, 2 October, 2008 , 09:11 AFP — Nearly 40 people were arrested in a town in western Turkey following riots triggered by the death of two men who were deliberately run over by a Kurdish van driver, news reports said Thursday.

Monday, 29 September, 2008 , 12:15 AFP — Separatist militants with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday announced a temporary ceasefire during the post-Ramadan celebrations, a spokesman told a Turkish news agency.