Sunday, 2 November, 2008 , 17:04 AFP — Dozens of protesters were arrested on Sunday as Syrian authorities broke up a demonstration by Kurdish parties in Damascus, a human rights group reported.

Sunday, 2 November, 2008 , 16:48 AFP — Turkish police clashed for a second day Sunday with thousands of Kurds protesting a visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the country's restive Kurdish-majority southeast.

Sunday, 2 November, 2008 , 08:58 AFP — A top Iraqi Kurdish leader has said the US military could have bases in northern Iraq if Washington and Baghdad fail to sign the controversial security deal, a local newspaper reported Sunday.

Saturday, 1 November, 2008 , 16:56 AFP — Hundreds of Kurds rioted Saturday in eastern Turkey and a suspected bomb blast rocked the offices of the ruling party as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the conflict-torn region.

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.