Saturday, 8 November, 2008 , 15:24 AFP — A suspected Kurdish militant believed to have been plotting a bomb attack was arrested Saturday in the western Turkish port city of Izmir, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Wednesday, 5 November, 2008 , 19:56 AFP — An explosion on Wednesday shook a building housing offices of the ruling Justice and Development Party in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, Anatolia news agency reported.

Monday, 3 November, 2008 , 15:27 AFP — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has said that American troops can set up bases in northern Iraq's Kurdish region only if the Shiite-led government in Baghdad gives its approval.

Monday, 3 November, 2008 , 10:59 AFP — Nearly 200 Kurdish protesters who were arrested after staging a protest in the Syrian capital at the weekend have been freed, a human rights group said on Monday.

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.