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Turkish court charges five over deadly attack on police


Monday, 13 October, 2008 , 12:43 AFP A Turkish court on Monday charged and jailed pending trial five people in connection with a Kurdish rebel attack on a police bus in the country's southeast that claimed five lives.

Turkish air raid targets senior Kurdish rebels in Iraq: army


Sunday, 12 October, 2008 , 18:27 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed Sunday a Kurdish rebel hideout in neighbouring Iraq where senior militants were believed to be, the army said.

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebel base in Iraq: army


Sunday, 12 October, 2008 , 17:37 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed Sunday a Kurdish rebel hideout in northern Iraq where senior militants were believed to be, the army said.

Kurdish rebels claim deadly attack on police bus in Turkey


Sunday, 12 October, 2008 , 14:24 AFP The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility Sunday for a machine-gun attack on a police bus in southeastern Turkey last week that claimed five lives.

Istanbul 'suicide' attack foiled


Saturday, 11 October, 2008 , 21:21 AFP Turkish authorities claimed to have foiled a probable suicide attack by a suspected Kurdish militant in Istanbul on Saturday as the military stepped up bombing raids on rebel hideouts in northern Iraq.

Suspected Kurdish suicide bomber caught in Istanbul: governor


Saturday, 11 October, 2008 , 15:25 AFP Turkish police Saturday arrested a suspected Kurdish militant believed to be preparing a suicide attack in Istanbul, the city's governor said.

EU tells Turkey anti-rebel actions should not curb human rights


Saturday, 11 October, 2008 , 14:09 AFP The European Union's enlargement chief cautioned Turkey on Saturday that measures targeting Kurdish rebels should not curb human rights, Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkey bombs rebels targets in Iraq, stresses diplomacy with Iraqi Kurds


Saturday, 11 October, 2008 , 12:27 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring Iraq Saturday as the country's president said Ankara would pursue dialogue with Iraqi Kurds accused of harbouring militants in a safe haven.

Four Kurdish rebels killed in Iran: report


Saturday, 11 October, 2008 , 12:01 AFP Four Kurdish rebels have been killed in clashes with members of the Islamist volunteer Basij militia in a village in Kordestan province in western Iran, the state news agency IRNA reported Saturday.

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebels targets in Iraq: army


Saturday, 11 October, 2008 , 07:25 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring Iraq overnight, the latest in a series of raids after a bloody rebel attack on a Turkish border outpost last week, the army said Saturday.